DOON UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN

SSR PART-I
DOON UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN
Doon University.
9. National Conference on Environmental Constraints Conservation &
Resource Development of Medicinal Plants for Health and Societal
Benefits was organized on 21-23rd March, 2014. Eminent Speakers
were Prof. PV Sane, Prof. A. K. Bhatnagar, Prof. A.N. Purohit, Prof SS
Babbar, DR. S.K. Prabhuji, Dr. A. Arunachalam and Dr. G.P Rao.
10. Two days National Conference on Developmental Imperatives: The
role of Gender was organised during 22-23rd February, 2014. The
main Speakers were Prof. Gita Bambezai, Prof. Indu Agnihotri, Prof.
S.P Singh and Prof. V.K Jain.
11. 3 rd ICSSR Northern Regional Social Science Congress was organized
during 26-28 February, 2014. The main speakers were Prof. Dhruv
Raina, Prof. T.S Papola, Prof Gurpreet Mahajan, Prof. Shiv
Viswanathan, Prof B.K Joshi, Prof B.P Maithani and Prof. Shreekant
Khandewale.
12. International Conference on “Foreign Language Teaching and Inter-
Cultural dialogue” was held on April 11-12, 2015. The main speaker
were Prof. B.R.Deepak and Prof. Madhu Sahani, JNU and Prof. Soniya
Gupta, Jamia Milia University.
3.2 Resource Mobilization for Research
3.2.1 What are the financial provisions made in the university budget
for supporting students’ research projects?
The financial assistance in the form of Rs 1500/- p.m has been provided to the
Ph.D students in the University. In addition, partial financial assistance for
field trip, chemicals and glassware, etc., is also being provided to the students.
3.2.2 Has the university taken any special efforts to encourage its faculty
to file for patents? If so, how many have been registered and accepted?
Yes: The University has established an IPR Cell in the School of Environment
& Natural Resources to create awareness and facilitate filing of patents. The
School is also offering a course to M.Sc., M.Tech. and Ph.D students on IPR
and Traditional Knowledge system.
3.2.3 Provide the following details of ongoing research projects of
faculty:
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