College of Home Science and Women’sDevelopmentAt present has the follow<strong>in</strong>g one ongo<strong>in</strong>g projects.Develop<strong>in</strong>g alleviation measures aga<strong>in</strong>st women’sviolence through local women organizations <strong>in</strong>Bargarh District of OrissaCollege of ForestryResearch Topics for the thesis work of M.Sc.Agroforestry1. Studies on growth, yield, oil content andeconomics of Jatropha curcas L underdifferent agroforestrty models.Student - Navneet SharmaAdvisor - Dr. S.B. Lal2. Studies on effect of spac<strong>in</strong>g and nutrientlevels on growth and yield of Lemon grassunder Jatropha based agroforestry system.Student - Sameer DanielAdvisor - Dr. Antony J. Raj3. Studies on impact of different levels offertilisers and propagule sources on growth,yield and oil content of Jatropha curcas LStudent - Pramod KumarAdvisor- Dr. B. Mehera4. Studies on growth and productivity of wheat(Triticum aetsivuum L) varities under poplar[Populus deltiodes Barter Ex. Marsh]based agroforestry system.Student - Satyender Kumar S<strong>in</strong>ghAdvisor - Dr. Somnath SenResearch Topics for the thesis work of Ph. D.Agroforestry1. Improved Seedl<strong>in</strong>g production and rootpattern studies <strong>in</strong> Jatropha curcasStudent - Ms. Magna RashidAdvisor - Prof. (Dr.) S.B. Lal2. Silvicultural and Agroforestry studies onpoplarStudent - Mr. Sameer DanielAdvisor - Dr. Antony J. RajPh. D. AgroforestryWasteland development through agroforestry modelsStudent - Mr. B.MeheraAdvisor- Dr. S.B. Lal3. Response of Ratanjyot (Jatropha curcas) todifferent levels of spac<strong>in</strong>g and fieldapplicationsStudent - Mr. Amit Lark<strong>in</strong>Advisor - Prof. (Dr.) S.B. LalFaculty of Health & Medical Sciences1. Mr. Gaurav enrolled for PhD thesis entitled“evaluation of biological activities of fixed oilsof L<strong>in</strong>um usitatissimum”2. Ms. B.S. Lal enrolled for PhD thesis entitled“A correlative study of knowledge attitudeand practices of mothers regard<strong>in</strong>g healthneeds of children under five years of age <strong>in</strong>Chaka block of district Allahabad.”SHORT TERM COURSEDepartment of Electronics &Communication Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>gShort Term Courses attended at NITTTR,Chandigarh: The short term courses wereorganized by The Electrical department ofNITTTR, Chandigarh. Our staff had attended thefollow<strong>in</strong>g courses.Teach<strong>in</strong>g StaffEr. Rajeev Paulus, Asst. Prof., VirtualInstrumentation, 12/02/2007 to 16/02/2007Er. Mayur Kumar, Asst. Prof., VirtualInstrumentation, 12/02/2007 to 16/02/2007Er. Anil Kumar, Asst. Prof., Microprocessor,Microcontroller and their application, 21/05/2007to25/05/2007Ms. Aniruta Dey, Asst. Prof., Microprocessor,Microcontroller and their application, 21/05/2007to25/05/2007Er. Pradyot Kala, Asst. Prof., Repair<strong>in</strong>g andMa<strong>in</strong>tenance of consumer electronics, 28/05/2007to 01/06/2007GUEST LECTURESFaculty of Health & Medical Sciences Dr. S.C. Mohapatra visited faculty and tooklecture on management <strong>in</strong> primary healthcare on 26 th March 2007.30
World No Tobacco Day was celebrated on31 st May 2007 <strong>in</strong> which Dr. Aparna Bhardwajan em<strong>in</strong>ent dentist gave talk on present scenarioof tobacco uses and its consequences” Dr. GS<strong>in</strong>gh and Dr V<strong>in</strong>ita Dayal gave lectures onsmok<strong>in</strong>g and its effects on Health. World ORS Day was organized on 30 th <strong>July</strong> 2007<strong>in</strong> which lectures were given byDr. V<strong>in</strong>ita Dayal and MPH III rd semesterstudents Mr. Bhupraj and Mr. Dilaram Acharya. Global Breast Feed<strong>in</strong>g Week was organizedon <strong>July</strong> 2007 <strong>in</strong> which lectures were given byMPH students Mr Dipendra yadav, Mr BhuprajDhakal and Mr sameer S<strong>in</strong>gh., Dr. V<strong>in</strong>ita Dayaland Dr. Varidmala Ja<strong>in</strong> spoke and every aspect ofimportance of breast feed<strong>in</strong>g was emphasized.ACTIVITIES OF THEDEPARTMENTDepartment of Computer Science &Information TechnologyThe Department of Computer Sc. & I.T. shiftedto the new build<strong>in</strong>g premises at the College ofEng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g and Technology <strong>in</strong> January 2007.New Internet Computer Lab. was <strong>in</strong>augurated byHon’ble Vice-Chancellor at the College of Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>gand Technology build<strong>in</strong>g on February 19, 2007.Department of Electronics &Communication Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>gHORIZON-07: This is the technical competitiononly for the students of CET, AAI-DU <strong>in</strong> whichthere are various events like Model competition,Paper presentation, Circuit mak<strong>in</strong>g, Quiz, andPoster mak<strong>in</strong>g competition etc. It was held on28/03/2007 and 29/03/2007.Chief Guest (Open<strong>in</strong>g): Prof. (Dr.) HenryShepherd (Pro. V.C.)Other Guests: Prof. A.K. Jaiswal (HODElectronics and Comm. Engg.), Prof. (col.) G. S<strong>in</strong>gh(HOD computer Science), Prof. A.K. Srivastav,(HOD- Electrical and Electronics Engg.)Chief Guest (Clos<strong>in</strong>g): Dr. Arif A. BroadwayAdditional Director (HRM), Prof. A.K. Jaiswal(HOD Electronics and Communication Engg.).College of Veter<strong>in</strong>ary Sciences andAnimal Husbandry Dr. D. V. Rangnekar delivered a sem<strong>in</strong>ar on“Veter<strong>in</strong>ary <strong>edu</strong>cation, research andextension need change <strong>in</strong> Paradigm” atC.E.T. on 11/01/2007 to support susta<strong>in</strong>ablelivelihood of the underprivileged rural familiesthrough livestock development. Dr. Ram Pal S<strong>in</strong>gh attended w<strong>in</strong>ter schoolon “Genome analysis techniques <strong>in</strong> farmAnimals”: clon<strong>in</strong>g, characterization and <strong>in</strong>vitroexpression of gene and identification ofgenetic markers for economic traits atI.V.R.I., Izatnagar, Bareilly from 21 st . Nov. -11 th . Dec., 2006.Department of L<strong>in</strong>guisticsThe Department conducted a one-month spokenEnglish Course for the B.Ed. students from 2 ndFebruary, 2007 under the leadership of Mrs.B.W. Nongbri, Head, COHSSAC, AAI-DU.On 28 th February, 2007, valedictory function wasorganized. The function began with the present<strong>in</strong>gof bouquets followed by the open<strong>in</strong>g song sungby the Spoken English Participants.Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dr. Henry Shepherdwas the Chief Guest and he delivered a speechon the significance of English <strong>in</strong> the presentworld. The Spoken English Participantsconducted various cultural programmes whichadded colour to the function. The prayer and theclos<strong>in</strong>g song by Rev. Dr. E.R. Tongper, Dean,Gospel and Plough Theological College, AAI-DUblessed the occasion. Dr. (Mrs.) G.S. Zamen,Dean, COHSSAC, AAI-DU, Mrs. B.W.Nongbri, Head Department of L<strong>in</strong>guistics gracedthe occasion by their presence.Department of Agroforestry Offer<strong>in</strong>g B.Sc. Forestry (Four years) andM.Sc.Agroforestry (2 years) andPh.D.Forestry / Agroforestry (vide M<strong>in</strong>uteNo. EC-2001-11 of EC meet<strong>in</strong>g held on 19 thJanuary, 2001) and later on the Dept ofAgroforestry was upgraded to College ofForestry (vide M<strong>in</strong>ute No. EC-2001-4/13 of31