Departmental Projects
To meet Common Expectations of different stakeholders in the University
- UGC –SAP (DRS-1):Total Grant Received – 58.5 lakhs
- DST-FIST:Total Grant Received – 105 lakhs
ਖੋਜਾਰਥੀ ਅਤੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਿਗਰਾਨ
Research Scholars and Their Guides
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
The Department of Forensic Science, Punjabi University, Patiala has entered into Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the following for education, training and research.
State Forensic Science Laboratory, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Department of Home, Govt. of Rajasthan, and its Regional Forensic Science Laboratory Setups (RFSL).
The Directorate of Forensics Services, Junga, Shimla Hills, Himachal Pradesh.
Collaborations and Collaborative Research
Active academic and research collaborations are as follows without any involvement of grant:
- CFSL Chandigarh (http://www.cfslchandigarh.gov.in/)
- FSL Delhi (http://tte.delhigovt.nic.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_fsl/FSL/Home/Regional+Forensic+Science+Laboratory)
- FSL Mohali (Punjab)
- FSL Junga (H.P)
- WildLife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttrakhand (http://www.wii.gov.in/)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (https://www.aiims.edu/)
- SFSL Jaipur (Rajasthan)
Awards and Patents
Prof. O.P. Jasuja
- Patent – Title of invention: Spray formulation for detecting latent fingerprint on sticky side of adhesive tape.
Award/Special Assignment, Special position achieved
- Prof. R.M. Sharma: Member, Explosive standards working group, US Department of Homeland Security.
- Prof. R.M. Sharma and Prof. M.K. Thakar: Members Forensic Questioned Document Examiners Regulatory Authority, Dept. of Home, Govt. of Punjab.
- Dr. Rajinder Singh: Visiting Professor at College of Medicine and Forensics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi, China.
- Dr. Rajinder Singh: Chair Professor at Criminal Justice College in East China University of Political Science and Law at Shanghai, China.
Faculty Recognition
- National committees
- International committees
- Editorial boards
- Resource person in various Institutes of National and International repute
Outstanding Alumni of the Department
- Dr. Vijay Sharma, Director, Organ Transplant, Cornell Medical College, NY, USA.
- Dr. Arun Sharma, Director, FSL, Himachal Pradesh.
- Dr. Seema Sharda, Director, FSL, Punjab.
- Dr. Anil Sharma, Director, CFSL, Kolkata, West Bengal.
- Dr. Sukhminder Kaur, Director/ , CFSL, Chandigarh.
- Dr. M.B. Rao, Director (Retd.), FSL Madhuban, Karnal, Haryana.
- Dr. Bablinder Kaur, Director (Retd.), CFSL, Kolkata, West Bengal.
- Dr. Narinder Bhargav, Commandant IRB, Ludhiana.
- Mr. H.M. Bhatnagar, Director (Retd.), FSL, Punjab.
- Mr. Jasbir singh, Judge(jr. divison )Amloh
- Mr. Jasbir singh, Superintendent, Central and Excise & Custom Department, Banglore
- Mr. Anuj Sharma, Superintendent, Central and Excise & Custom Department, Ludhiana.
Competitive Examinations (UGC/NTA)
- Junior Research Fellowship:13
- Lectureship: 30
- UGC-BSR: 10
- Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship:01
- UGC-MANF: 02
- UGC-NSC: 01
Placement/Alumni Profile
The students from this department have been successful in diverse fields and have achieved great heights. They are occupying positions such as:
- Scientists and Professors in India as well as foreign universities/institutes/companies of repute
- Managers in various sections in pharmaceutical companies and consultancies
- Director and other positions in various related government departments
- Armed services
- Forensic Consultants in India and Abroad
- Entrepreneurs
Seminars/Conference/Symposia Organized
- International Symposium on “Advances in Fingerprint Identification” (Feb. 8-10, 2008). UGC Sponsored.
- International Symposium on “Emerging Trends in Forensic Science” (Feb. 22-24, 2010), UGC sponsored.
- National Symposium on “Education and Research in Forensic Science: Issues and Challenges”, 15-16 March, 2012
- International Symposium on “Emerging Paradigms in Forensic Science (March 7-9, 2013), UGC –SAP sponsored”.
- National Symposium on “Forensic Odontology”, 19-20 January, 2014
- National Conference on “Questioned Document Examination”, 10-12 January, 2015
- One day National Seminar on “Forensic Toxicology” under UGC-SAP on Sept. 5th, 2015
- National Conference on Forensic Science, 19-21 December 2016
Infrastructure
- Classrooms
- Teaching practical labs
- Library cum museum
- Forensic DNA lab
- Microscopy lab
- Various analytical instrumentation labs like FT-IR, AAS, GC, GC- MS, UV-VIS Spectrophotometer
Classrooms
AC Classrooms – Well equipped with audio video facility - Independent classrooms for M.Sc. 1st, 2nd seminar room.
Teaching Practical labs
AC Classrooms – Well equipped with audio video facility - Independent classrooms for M.Sc. 1st, 2nd seminar room.
Laboratories
ਮਾਈਕਰੋਸਕੋਪੀ
Microscopy
UV Spectrometer
ATR-FTIR Spectrometer
Atomic Absorption
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer
Computer and Cyber Forensics Lab
Computer Facilities
- Desktop computer with internet facility to every teacher.
- Power Point Presentation facility in all class rooms.
- Internet facility provided through Wifi/LAN to teachers, students and other employees with individual login.
- Photocoping facility for teachers and students.
- General computer lab for students and researchers with scanning and printing facility
Year wise Male-Female Distribution
Reservation Status
Student Evaluation
Ph.D Completed
Research Scholars
Promotion of research
- Regular monitoring by departmental research board.
- Granting leave to attend training workshops.
- Motivation to submit research proposals to funding agencies.
- Motivation to present papers in National and International conferences.
- Financial assistance for research activities
To achieve holistic development
Beside providing excellent knowledge in the subject through regular teaching, students are also given following inputs:
Forensic Science Society
- Forensic Science society was established with the aim of providing a platform for curricular and extra-curricular activities and to properly channelize the energy of the students.
- The membership of the society is obligatory for all M.Sc. students, research scholars and staff members.
- All the members contribute to run the activities of the society.
- The affairs of the society are managed by student- secretary under the guidance and supervision of teacher in-charge and president of Forensic Science Society.
- The activities of the society include organization of departmental sports, cultural programmes, seminars etc.
Guest Lectures organized in the department
- Mr. M.S. Verma, GEQD (Retd.), Hyderabad.
- Dr. J.K. Modi, Consultant, NICFS, Delhi.
- Dr. Rohtash Bhardwaj , Professor, Department of Statistics , Punjabi University Patiala
- Mr. Tirtha Das Gupta, Photography expert
- Prof. Vandana Sharma from Psychology Department
- Dr. Nirmal Singh, Department of Pharmaceutical and Drug Studies , Punjabi University Patiala
- Prof. Pradeep, KMC, Manipal
- Prof. Harish Dasari, Head Department of Forensic Medicine, GMC-32 Chd.
- Dr. Akash Aggrawal, Department of Forensic Medicine, GMC, Patiala
Environment Consciousness
- Energy conservation - It is common practice at our department that maximum output with minimum energy consumption.
- Waste management – we store and dispose off our e-waste and chemical waste through the standard university level procedure.
- Motivational lectures by faculty – members regularly delivered lectures to students of college and schools on environmental issues (water harvesting, tree plantation, etc).
Strengths
- Well furnished infrastructure.
- Well equipped laboratories with open access to everyone.
- Specialized faculty to give the students an exposure to the entire department.
- National and international collaborations and publications.
- Decentralization concept – every staff member and student participation in policy decisions.
- High quality of research.
- Updated academic curriculum, interdisciplinary teaching & research, guest faculty.
Future Plans
- To attract and groom young talent
- Strengthen infrastructural facilities in the form of more teaching staff and analytical facilities to have more research projects.
- To start new specializations.
- To avail more job opportunities to students.