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INTRODUCTION & STUDIES : AN OVERVIEW, 20012-13

Shri Ram Naresh Yadav
His Excellency the Governor of Madhya Pradesh and Chancellor of Jiwaji University, Gwalior

His Excellency Mr. Ram Naresh Yadav the Governor of Madhya Pradesh and Chancellor of Jiwaji University, Gwalior was born on 1 July, 1928 at Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh. He belonged to a simple family. His father was a teacher. He was a successful lawyer in Azamgarh court. An ardent follower of socialist leader Raj Narain, he was interested in social work and lateron joined politics and was elected to Loksabha in 1977. He remained Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1977 to 1979. He was from Janata Party later he joined the Congress. He was appointed Governor of Madhya Pradesh on 26th August, 2011 by President Pratibha Patil and was sworn into office on 8 September, 2011.

Hon’ble Governor Mr. Ram Naresh Yadav in his inaugural address to Budget session of Madhya Pradesh Assembly in March 2012 stressed that farmers of Madhya Pradesh are working very hard on account of which growth rate in the agricultural sector was much more than the average national growth i.e. the state has achieved a growth rate of 10 per cent in the last three years and this amounted to unprecedented success. All this was the result of the hard work put in by the farmers in Madhya Pradesh and the long term policies of the State Government.

He also emphasized the role of industries and said there was an unprecedented atmosphere for investment in the industrial sector and in the field of information technology. International companies had set their foot in the state for the first time. The Governor said that to help in establishment of new industries, the State Government has drawn up a plan for setting up nine industrial areas at a total cost of Rs. 300 crore.

His Excellency the Chancellor and Governor of Madhya Pradesh has high hopes from the University Education system. He holds the teachers in high esteem, and looks forward towards the youth and students as becoming strength of the nation. He has taken keen interest in streamlining the university system, of the state.

Welcome Note
From the desk of Vice-Chancellor

I feel pleasure in welcoming you to Jiwaji University, one of the finest institutions of higher learning in Central India. The University is situated in the city of Gwalior, which is the MUSICAL-CULTURAL capital of India. Gwalior has traditionally been the seat of power in India for several centuries, and has a unique heritage of great kings, saints, literates, visionaries and reformers. On one hand, India is re-emerging on the global scene and marching towards becoming an economic power and while on the other hand Gwalior is emerging as a hub for various facets of education. The University is poised to be an intellectual nerve center for this rapid growth and development.

Jiwaji University combines the best of ancient wisdom of India with futuristic mantra of 'Think Global and Act Local'. You will find that continuity co-exists here with the change and traditional excellence thrives with the contemporary. It is to be mentioned here that the University is well placed to grapple with the challenges of creating thought and action in a wide range of spheres so as to progressively respond to the emerging societal needs of our country. We endeavor to inculcate in our students the sprit of competitive efficiency, an ability to re-invent themselves dynamically in their pursuit of global excellence. Our historic and serene campus is located in the North-East of Gwalior. You will find the lush green placid environs, state of art facilities, and an ideal atmosphere to pursue learning and conduct research.

Madhya Pradesh has proved its excellence in almost all fronts including higher education, information technology, biotechnology, and management. Several multinationals and research institutes are seeking this state for its resources such as technical skills, business acumen and wealth of knowledge. To touch the greater heights in various aspects of sciences, social sciences, management and technical education and to become a world-class institution, Jiwaji University proposes to start a Multidisciplinary Research Park at its campus. This would serve as a knowledge hub with active links with neighboring educational institutions, research institutes and business houses along with leading international Universities as research partners.

At the National level, Jiwaji University has signed Memorandum of Understanding with research institutes in recent years. The MOU would facilitate joint research, exchange of faculty and students. Jiwaji University is also planning to sign MOU with some of the foreign Universities in near future.

I am proud to record the excellent work done by our teachers in moulding the younger generation of tomorrow. Efforts are being taken to groom our students to become quality professionals so as to meet the standards of modern industry. The students are exposed to the current happenings in their specialized fields by way of international / National Seminars, Symposia and Conferences.

Each and every student brings his / her unique culture, tradition and perceptions to our University. I, personally welcome you to the Jiwaji University – Come and Contribute to this rich heritage and take away a unique learning experience, making it your gateway to success.

I am hopeful that the information you are looking for will be available in the pages ahead or on our web site “www.jiwaji.edu”. You may contact the specific School of Studies or Centers to gather the detailed information about the specific course in case of further clarification.

I wish you all the best in your quest for excellence.

Prof. Mazaahir Kidwai
Vice-Chancellor

University Officials

Jiwaji University - An Overview

Jiwaji University Gwalior came into existence on May 23, 1964, through M.P. Govt. Ordinance no. 15 of 1963. Late Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, the then President of India, laid the foundation stone on 11th December 1964 at a sprawling campus of over 225 acres of land at Naulakha Parade ground. This was a generous contribution of Scindia family, in particular Kailashwasi Maharaja Shrimant Jiwaji Rao Scindia and late Rajmata Shrimati Vijayaraje Scindia. The institution was christened after the name of Kailashwasi Shrimant Jiwajirao Scindia as a standing memorial to his persona. The motto of the university is embedded in its logo Vidya Prapyate Tejah.

About Gwalior

Gwalior is an ancient and improtant city of the Madhya Pradesh. It is named after Rishi GALAV. It is located at the main track of North-Central railways and very well connected to all parts of the country. Trains staring from Delhi run towards Chennai, Banglore, Goa, Trivendrum, Kanyakumari, Mumbai, Pune, Bhuwaneshwar, Raipur, Bilaspur, Vijaywada, Hyderabad, Vishakhapattanam, etc. stop at Gwalior. Various trains strat from Gwalior towards Kolkata, Mumbai, Baruani, Kota, Varanasi, Allahabad, Kanpur, etc. It is also well connected by road and situated at Agra-Bombay highway. It is 120 Kms. south of Agra and 317 Kms. from Delhi.

It is famous for its sangeet gharana, named Gwalior Gharana. It is belived that the famous Gayak Tansen was from this city. Padam Vibhushan Ustad Amjad Ali Khan was bornand brought up and trained in Gwalior. Ancient Gwalior huge fort has its own archeological and historical importance. Sun temple, a repilika of Konark temple of Orisa was built by Birlas has its religious and tourist importance. A big TIGRA DAME a huge water resirvor forms the major source of drinking water for the city is an another attraction of the region.

University Jurisdiction

The territorial jurisdiction of the University is spread over the districts of Gwalior, Bhind, Morena, Sheopur Kalan, Datia, Shivpuri and Guna. In the beginning, the university had 25 affiliated colleges but today more than 350 Government, Government aided and Private colleges are giving education to the students under its jurisdiction. These colleges are of Medical, Engineering, Science, Education, Nursing, Management, Arts and Commerce etc.

Growth

It is now almost forty seven years that University has witnessed a logarithmic phase of growth. It has also seen the strides that can parallel to any other national/ international academic instutions. The university fraternity has contributed with full strength for the growth of this institution which is flourshing and fragrancing in the tough terrain of Chambal and Gwalior region and promoting the higher education for the better quality of life of the people.

During the IX–Plan, the University volunteered for assessment and accreditation by National Assessment and Accreditation council (NAAC) of UGC. The committee has appreciated the approach of inter-disciplinary teaching, extra curricular activities, health and public awareness programs, healthy student-teacher relations, transparent admission procedure, cosmopolitan student profile, judicious use of resources and quality of research. The university has been accredited with "FOUR STAR" status. The university has now once again prepering for NAAC accredation as earlier assesment period has expired. The UGC XI plan committee has also appreciated the performance of the university at various fronts.

VVIPs Visits

The university has witnessed the presence of various dignitoris in its campus. Some of them are Late Prof. Radha Krishnan, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpai, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Dr. Balram Jakhar, Dr. Rameswar Thakur, Ex- Governor and Kuladhipati, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, Dr. S S Dharkar, Padam Bhushan Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Padam Bhushan Pandit Kishan Maharaj, Dr. R Chidamberam, Prof. P.K. Iyangar and Prof D P Agrawal,Hon’ble Justice Sri Syed Rafat Alam, Chief Justice of M.P., Hon’ble Justice Sri K.K. Lahoti, Hon’ble Justice Sri S.K. Gangele etc.

Visits of Academic Dignitaries

Outstanding academicians Dr.R. Chidambaram; Ex. Principal Scientific Advisor, Govt. of India, Prof. P.K.Iyengar, Prof. S.K.Joshi, DR.V.C.Sahani, Director, BARC, Prof. P.N.Tandon, NBRC , Dr. K.P.S. Gill, Ex. Chairman Indian Hockey Federation, Padamvibhushan Prof. B. N Dhawan, Formar Director CDRI, Prof. A.N.Mitra, Prof. P. Pushpangadan, Prof. D.P.Agrawal, Mr. Ved Prakash, Secretary, UGC and many eminent academicians from India and abroad visited the University and provided an academically enriched environment in the University.

Programmes Taught

The academic activities in the university campus were started with Postgraduate teaching and research in 1966 by establishing Schools of Studies in Botany and Zoology. This was followed by the establishsment of other School of Studies viz. Physics, Chemistry, Ancient Indian Histroy, Culture & Archaeology, Economics, Mathematics, Commerce and Management. School of Studies in Library & Information Science, Indira Gandhi Academy of Environmental Education, Research & Ecoplanning, Biochemistry, Earth Science, Political Science and Public Administration were added at later dates. The MBA and BBA programmes were also started under the faculty of Commerce and Management. BTM, MBA programme in Tourism & Travel Management and School of Languages have also come up. The UGC sponsored Department of Adult, Continuing and Extension Education were established a post graduate course in Extension Education and Social Work.

To cater to the needs of society, the University continued started a good number of courses under Self Supporting Programme, e.g., Microbiology, Biotechnology, Electronics, Computer Science, Instrumentation & Industrial Analysis, Computer Applications, Environmental Chemistry, Chemical Sales & Marketing Management, Business Economics, Financial Administration. The M.Sc. Neuroscience programme was initiated in 2001with DBT-HRD support. The UGC innovative course in Remote Sensing & GIS was also started from the session 2002-2003. In addition, courses in Yoga and Jyotirvigyan have also been inducted from the same session. In 2003–2004, the university has started number of new courses, e.g., Biomedical Technology, Molecular and Human Genetics, e-Commerce, Food Technology, Medicinal Plants and Herbal Resource management, Journalism and Mass Communication, PGD Marketing Management: Advertising and Sales Administration. The School of Studies in Languages is imparting teaching for various courses leading to degree, diploma and certificate courses in Hindi, English, Sanskrit, French and M.Phil. in Sanskrit, Hindi and English. In academic session 2010-11, the university has started three new programmes viz. MBA Hospital administration, MBA Heritage Tourism Management and M.A. Education. In 2011-12, the students shall bitness again four more academic programmes: PGD in Retail Management, PGD in Financial Administration, PGD in Forensic Science and Bacelor of Hotel Management & Catering Technology (BHM&CT).

Department of Physical Education has emerged on national scenario by organizing national tournaments in various events in sports. The deparment is imparting education for M.P.E., B.P.Ed. and C.A.F. courses. Large playgrounds with all facilities for outdoor games and a gymnasiun for indoor games have made possible to organise various tournaments and encouraged the students to actively participate in university sports activities. School of Studies in Pharmaceutical studies runs courses for B.Pharma, and M.Sc. in Biomedical Technology.The Institute of Engineering imparts education in B.E. Electronics and B.E. Chemical Engineering. A five years integrated course of B.A.LL.B. and LL.M are being running in the Institute of Law. Under the guide lines of Distance Education Council New Delhi, University has established an Institute of Distance Education to promote education for the students of remote areas through distance mode of learning.

Majority of the courses in the School of Studies are based on semester system in which continuous evaluation of the students is carried out which keeps them busy in their studies round the year. The University also running M. Phil courses in most of the conventioanal subjects. All School Of Studies and Centres are imparting education in basic, advanced and Job oriented courses.

Research Activities

Several research projects sponsored by the Government of India and the State Government funding agencies, like UGC, DST, CSIR, DOE, DAE, DBT, ICMR, ICHR, MPCOST, CCRUM, MPSBB-Bhopal etc. have been sanctioned and completed successfully by various schools of studies. At present 50 projects worth Rs.10 crores are in operation in the faculties of Art, Social science, Commerce & Management, Life science, Engineering Science, Technology and Physical Sciences.The research laboratories are well equipped with the latest scientific instruments and expertise in the state of the art techniques in physical and biological sciences.

Faculty Members

All the teachers are highly qualified and many of them have been honoured with International and National Awards and Fellowships. They are actively engaged in research on current topics and guiding students for their M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees. They have been regularly organizing and attending International and National Conferences, Seminars, Symposia Workshops etc. The teaching is imparted through conventional as well as with aid of latest audio-visual equipments.

Various faculty members have attended international conferences such as Prof. J.N. Gautam, Rector attended and chaired a session in International Conference held on Feb 27-28, 2012 at Muscat Oman, Dr. D.C. Gupta of Physics Department attended International Conference at Singapore,. The Faculty Members have also been awarded international fellowships such as Dr. S.K.Gupta, Prof. of Chemistry has been selected by Harward University, Washington D.C. USA for Fulbright Nehru, Senior Research Fellowship for 2011-12, Dr. S. N.Mahapatra has been selected for Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship.

Prof. I.K. Patro, has been elected Fellow of National Academy of Sciences (India), Allahabad. Dr. K.S. Thakur has been awarded Indira Gandhi Vidya Gold Award for his contribution towards education.

Research Facilities Available

Most of the science departments are well equipped with most advance instrumentation facilities for research as well as teaching. A few important ones are : Transmission Electron Microscope, X-ray unit, Vacuum coating unit, Spectrophotometers (Visible & UV-Single beam & double beam), Vacuum concentrator, Research microscopes, Auto-analyser, Elisa readers, High speed refrigeration centrifuges, Image analyser, Automatic vibratome, Cryotomes, Gel-documentation systems, Scintillation counter, Chromatographic and Electrophoretic systems, Atomic Absorption spectrophotometer, real time PCRs Cell culture set-up etc. In addition to these major equipments, facilities of some other equipment are under the process of procurement. Facilities for tissue culture, cold room, radiation room are also being developed in certain departments. Recently Deptt. of Physical Education has procured a LASER Theropy Machine to cure Muscle Injuries.

Convocation

University is organising annual convocation to award Degrees to the passouts every year. In last few Convocations University has conferred Honoris Causa degrees of D.Sc to Padamvibhushan Dr. R Chidambaram and Prof. D P. Agrawal, D.Lit. to Tabla Maestro Padamvibhushan Pt. Kishan Maharaj, Padamvibhushan Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Doctor of Medicine to Padamshree Dr. Dharkar. University has also decided to confer Honoris Causa degree of D.Lit. to Shri Atal Behari Bajpai, Ex. Prime Minister of India and out standing Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar but they could not spare time to come during the convovation held in 2010-11. The convocation for 2011-12 is going to be organised very soon.

Extra Curricular Activities

To fulfill its social responsibilities towards the nation, the university NSS department continously organizes various activities. The University has inherited artistic and cultural attributes of the city of Gwalior. It has been honoured and awarded serveral times at various places for the best performance and presentations by students. West Zone University, State and National level Youth Festivals have been organized by the university in recent years. M.P. State Inter University Youth Festival 2011-12 was hosted by Jiwaji University, Gwalior on Feb 25-27, 2012. In this Festival Jiwaji University was declared overall winner.

Sports

The university offers outsatnding sports opportunities for students. The sports department is very well equipped for playing Basketball, Vollyball, Tennis, Bedminton, Football, Hockey, Cricket, Table tennis, Judo, Snooker, Air Shooting and Atheletics. The university organizes National, Inter-versity and Inter-zonal tournaments frequently. In near future, the university is in the process of constructing a swimming pool with international standards. University Women Hockey team has won All India Hockey Tournament in last academic session. University Women Hockey Team has won Gold Medal in West Zone Inter University Competition 2011-12. In All India Inter University Women Hockey Tournament 2011-12 the Women Hockey Team bagged silver medal. University also secured Gold Medal in All India Women Boxing Competition.

Student Performance at National / International Level

Every year several student qualify National level tests for research and professional services such as NET, GATE, SLET, IAS, IFS, IPS, PSC, etc. Students also participate in university state and National level sports and cultural activities and bring honours to the university. Many of the research students get various presitigious fellowships from abroad for Ph.D. and post doctoral research.

University Awards and Medals

Several medals have been instituted by the university and various eminent personalities in different subjects as a mark of honour to the meritorious and brilliant students of different faculties.

University Campus

The campus is planned in such a way that all the residents of the university including teachers, non- teaching staff and students have an easy access to all the daily needs and other facilities within a walking distance. Most of the teachers reside in the campus. There is an efficient team of Security Personnel that maintains safety and security of the campus.

The University Health Centre, situated in the campus provides First Aid and other basic medical facilities to all students, staff members, employees and their wards. A Medical Officer is available for consultation during morning and evening hours at the University Health Centre.

Hostels

Academically and socially very congenial environment is provided to all the students residing in the campus. The "Mrignayani Girls Hostel" and "Tatya Tope Girls Hostel" are situated within the campus. The hostels have all the required facilities with well furnished rooms. Appropriate security arrangements have also been made for these hostels. In view of the increasing strength of girl students, the existing accomodation is being extended to provide more rooms. One of the boys hostel named after Captain Roop Singh, a vetern hockey player is also located with in the campus to accommodate 150 students. Another boy’s hostel is Arya Bhatta Hostel, which is also well furnished with the Internet and other recreation facilities.

Administration

The University has its Proctorial Office to maintain discipline, law and order, and to sort out the grivences of the students in the campus.

The university has its well defined academic calender and all activities go as per pre-decided schedule. The examinations are held in time and the results are also declared with in the stipulated time frame.

The Dean, Students Welfare looks after the problems and welfare of the students besides organising the cultural and extracurricular activities in the campus. He also prepares the students for their participation in youth festivals.

The meetings of various university bodies like Board of Studies, Research Degree Committee, University court, Academic Council and Executive Council are held regularly to update the syllabi, selection of suitable candidates for Ph.D. programmes, solving various other academic and administrative matters and making policy decisions.

Academic Achievements

The academic calender was timely completed. The examinations were conducted as per the schedule of the academic calender.
School of Studies in Zoology was identified for the financial support under Special Assistance Programme (SAP) of the University Grants Commission for 5 years.
DST granted FIST support to the School of Studies in Zoology, Chemistry and Biochemistry / Biotechnology.
UGC provided considerable financial support for teaching and research in Remote Sensing and GIS to the School Studies in Earth Science under its Emerging and Innovative Teaching programme for 5 years.
UGC provided support to the teaching programme on Jyotirvigyan.
The integrated teaching programmes were introduced between the subjects like Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology and Neuroscience for comprehensive and quality teaching.
UGC had approved a course on M.Sc.Tech, in Industrial Maths with Computer application under its innovative programmes.
The Distance Education council of India New Delhi, extended financial support as development grant to the Institute of Distant Education for development of self-instructional material for students, computerization, library facility, R & D, satellite link facility and quality assessment mechanism.
Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) was procured as Central Instrument Facility.
MOU signed with several important premiers national and international research institutes such as CCMB (Hyderabad), NII (New Delhi), Neuroanatomy Department, University of Cologne, Germany, Institute of Pathology, New Delhi, to provide oppertunities for the M.Sc. students to get exposure to new scientific developments and carry out their project work.
University has received a grant of Rs 9 million from department of Science and Technology.
University has received Rs. 17 million from ICMR, New Delhi.
University has received a grant of Rs. 4.85 million from DBT for Bioinfotech.
University has received a grant of Rs. 23.18 million from DBT for HRD, New Delhi.
University has received a grant of Rs. 3.10 million from C.S.I.R.
University has received a grant of Rs. 12.83 million from MPCCT.
University has received a grant of Rs. 29.50 million from DRDE.
University has produced number of Ph.Ds in different subjects’ during last five years. About 50 students have qualified NET about 50 students who have qualified GATE.
The university has increased the number of scholarships to 20 and the amount of schlorlarship has also been increased to 5000/- per month. Two research projects for women scientist have been awarded in Neuroscience and Bio chemistry in last years.

Seminar / Symposium / Workshop (s)

National Conference on ‘Electronic Materials and Applications’ organized by SoS in Electronics on June 10, 2011.
Seminar on ‘Animal Welfare and Environmental Pollution’ organized by Indira Gandhi Academy of Environmental Education Research and Ecoplanning on June 20, 2011.
World Tourism Day was celebrated on Sept. 27, 2011 by SOS in Tourism and Trends Management.
Seminar on Biodiversity Characterization and Environmental Impact organized by SOS in Zoology on September 28-29, 2011.
One day workshop on “Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Geosciences” was organized in Geology Department for P & T Geography Teachers in October 2011.
Conference on ‘Special Functions and their Applications in engineering’ was organized by School of Mathematics and Allied Sciences jointly with RJIT, Tekanpur, Gwalior on December 10, 2011.
National conference on “Advances in Electronalytical chemistry” and “4th Alumni Meet was organized on December 23-24, 2011 by SOS in Chemistry.
Training Workshop on ‘Methods is molecular Analysis of complex Diseases’ sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of S&T, Govt. of India, New Delhi organised by Centre for Genomics and SoS in Zoology from February 20 to March 10, 2012.
JU-MPCST Cell orgaised Science Day on 28.02.2012 and Prof. M. Kidwai Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, delivered lecture on Green Chemistry: Today and Tomorrow.
National Symposium on Frontiers in Biochemistry and Biotechnology was organised by SOS in Biotechnology and Biochemistry on March, 16-17, 2012.
National Conference on Recent Trends in Zoology was organized by SOS in Zoology on March 12-14, 2012.
National Seminar on ‘State of Gender and Rights of Women: Focus on Deteriorating Female Sex Ratio, Feticide and infanticide in Gwalior Chambal Region in M.P.’ was organized by SOS in Political Science and Administration on March 28-29, 2012.

General Facilities at Campus

University provides in house services of photocopying at subsidized rates to all its members including students. The facility of INFLIBNET has also become available to the researchers of the university to get free access to around 500 reseach journals and information (UGC INFONET) etc. Computer and internet facilities are available to the students since morning till late night in various schools of studies and in central library. With UGC grants university is starting Smart Classes in selcetd School of Studies to provide latest teaching facilities to the student.

Post Office, Central Bank of India, Caffeteria and a Milk Parlour are also located within the campus for easy approach to the students. Employment exchange and Student counselling centre are also located with in the campus.

Open University

The study centres of Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi and M.P. Bhoj (Open) University, Bhopal are also functioning in the University Campus.

Future Academic Plan & Goals

The University has submitted proposal to the Government of India for financial support to establish an Institute of Advanced Technologies (IAT) and a Centre for Women Empowerment Studies. The objectives of the IAT is to establish research and teaching centres in some of the most advanced scientific areas such as supercomputing, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Genomics and Biomedical Technology.

The University also has a mission of fulfilling its commitment in coming years towards the followings:

To start new academic programmes as per National & Global needs.
To focus advanced research and to make it more utility based & patent oriented.
To establish strong University - Industry interaction to make education vocationally relevant.