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SPS Mehta.Pdf CURRICULUM VITAE PROF. S.P.S. MEHTA DIRECTOR D.S.B. CAMPUS KUMAUN UNIVERSITY, NAINITAL-263002 Mobile: 09411196960, 08859463096 E-mailid:[email protected] ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Director D.S.B. Campus : 26 August 2014 to till date Kumaun University, Nainital (Total: 02Yrs, 02 months) Head, Department of Chemistry :18 January 2014 to till date Kumaun University, Nainital(Total: 02 Yrs and 09 Months) Head, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences : 11 October 2014 totill date Kumaun University, Nainital (02 Yrs and 15 days) Dean, Faculty of Technology : 11October 2014 to till date Kumaun University, Nainital (02 Yrs and 15 days) Convener Department of Chemistry :18 January 2014 to till date Kumaun University Nainital (02 years 09 months) Director Research & Extension : 12 March, 2012 – 20 May 2013 Kumaun University, Nainital (01year & 02 months) Dean Students' Welfare : 07 July 2010 –11March-2012 D.S.B. Campus, Kumaun University, (01 year & 09 months) Nainital. Chief Proctor,D.S.B.Campus : February 1999 – Feb. 2001 KumaunUniversity,Nainital (02 years) Asstt. Dean Students' Welfare :(i) 1992 - Jan. 1999 D.S.B. Campus, K.U. Nainital (ii) April 2002 to June 2007 Asstt. Proctor :1987-January 1999 D.S.B. Campus, K.U. Nainital Asstt. Supdt. : 1986 - 2000 KumaunUniversity Examination Senior Supdt. : 2000 - 2006 Kumaun UniversityExamination ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE (Examinations) Senior Supdt. KumaunUniversity October. 2010 B.Ed. Entrance Examination, Centre :D.S.B. Campus , Nainital Senior Supdt. : Jan. 2011 S.B.I. Probationary Officers' Exam D.S.B. Campus Centre, Nainital Senior Supdt. : 2010 Ph.D. Entrance Exam Kumaun University, Nainital Coordinator : 2005 & 2010 Central Evaluation Kumaun University Examination Supdt. B. Pharma Entrance Examination : 2000 Kumaun University, Nainital Asstt. Coordinator, "Central Coordination and : (i) 1993 Evaluation committee, Kumaun University (ii) 1998-2002 Examination, Nainital Coordinator, IGNOU : April 2002 to March 2004 D.S.B. Campus, Nainital Study Centre, Nainital Senior Supdt. : 2004 Kumaun University Improvement Examinations Supdt. Roorkee University : 1993 Engg. Entrance examination, D.S.B. Campus, Nainital Centre,Nainital MBA counseling : 2001 ofKumaunUniversity,Nainital MCA Counseling : 2001 and 2003 of Kumaun University, Nainital Superintendent PCS Entrance : 2014 Examination, Uttarakhand Superintendent Judiciary Examination : 2014 Uttarakhand Member UPMT Counseling UTTARAKHAND 2010 and 2011 2 MEMBER ACADEMIC BODIES Member Executive council : 16 January 2016 to till date Kumaun University, Nainital (09 months) Member, Academic Council : 27 July 1998 to till date Kumaun University, Nainital (18 years) Member Board of Studies :18 January 2014 to till date Chemistry Dept. JyotibaPhule (02 years 09 months) Rohelkhand University, Bareilly Member Board of Studies : 18 January 2014 to till date University of Lucknow, LUCKNOW (02 years 09 months) Member Board of Studies : 18 January 2014 to till date Chemistry, Dept. Uttarakhand Open (02 years 09 months) University, Haldwani MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ( Science and Education) Chairman:International Conference on Energy, Functional Materials and Nanotechnology(ICEFN) 27-29 March 2016, organized by Department of Chemistry, Kumaun University NAINITAL. Chairman:19th International Conference of International Academy of Physical Sciences & Symposium on Fixed Point Theory and Dynamical Systems: Organized by Department of Mathematics and Department of Computer Science, D.S.B.Campus, KumaunUniversity,NAINITAL: 17-19, October 2016. INITIATIVES TAKEN AND EXECUTED AS PROCTOR: Introduced new formats of identity cards, character certificates & transfer certificates for the students of the campus. Introduced new fee structure and application forms for the students for receiving identity cards, character certificates & transfer certificates. Conducted two Students’Union Elections for two consecutive years 1999 and 2000. AS DEAN STUDENTS’ WELFARE: Introduced new merit system of admission in the hostels for girls and boys. Introduced new policy for the election of students’ union. Reorganized the process of scholarships and fee concessions to the students. 3 Successfully conducted the students’ union election successively for two consecutiveyears (2010 & 2011). Successfully conducted all the University sports activities with the help of physical education department. Successfully conducted all the cultural activities and functions proposed by the students. AS DIRECTOR RESEARCH AND EXTENSION: Successfully conducted two entrance examinations of the University (2011- 2012). Successfully conducted two Pre Ph.D. examinations of the University (2011- 2012). Successfully admitted the eligible candidates for the pre Ph.D. course of the University. Successfully evaluated the Ph.D. thesis of a large number of candidates as per ordinances of the University. Successfully conducted the Ph.D. Counseling of students July- August 2012. Successfully conducted all the Pre Ph. D courses of all the Faculties 2011-2012. Successfully conducted two Research Advisory Committee (RAC) meetings 2011 and 2012. Successfully arranged Research Degree Committee (RDC) meetings of all the candidates of all the Faculties.(2011 and 2012). AS EXAMINATION COORDINATOR: Successfully conducted University examination of 25000regular and private students of the University within one month successively for 2 years including the timely declaration of results. Developed new methods of distribution of answer books and evaluation in the University. Made the evaluation system moreefficient. AS COORDINATOR IGNOU: Well-coordinated and smooth admission of students at the D.S.B Campus Nainital Centre of IGNOU Successfully conducted examinations of about students of IGNOU successively for 2 years. Made the examination system efficient for timely declaration of results. 4 AS HEAD DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY: Established Research Laboratory on NANO SCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, from this Laboratory the Department has filed TWO patents in 2016 for the first time ever. Chemistry Department received a sum of Rupees 1.10 crore as grant from DST, Govt. of India under FIST(2015) Signed collaboration and MoU with Department of Chemistry, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, USA,JubilantOrgano SysIndia,School of Biochemistry & Chemistry, Thapar University, Patiala (Punjab). School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Energy Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA 23005, USA,Department of Nano System Engineering, Konkuk University, Seol, South Korea Interdisciplinary research on herbal medicine and Cancer Biology has been initiated by signing MoU with following R&D Institutions Jubilant Organo Sys Defense Research Laboratory Medical University, Uttarakhand The researchers of Kumaun University could get the facilities of NMR, LC/MS, amino acid analyzer and other sophisticated instruments in these institutes and research labs of the industries involved in MoU. Successfully conducted all the admissions and Chemistry Practical examinations of M.Sc. I,II,III&IV Semesters Created space for Cancer Biology Laboratory (2014-15). Created Space for establishing a new office of the Department (2014-15) Procured the important documents of the office and destroyed all the irrelevant papers with the permission of the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor. (2014-15) Successfully organized the visit of the Hon’ble members of the NAAC Team inNovember 2015.Kumaun University was awarded “A” grade by NAAC in 2016. 5 AS HEADDEPARTMENT OFPHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE& DEAN FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY: Successfully conducted all the admissions and Practical examinations of B. Pharm. and M. Pharm. of all the semesters. Creating space for the research Centre: Centre for advanced studies in medicinal plants and nanotechnology Successfully organized the visit of the NAAC Team.(November 2015) Complete renovation of teaching and research infrastructure and facilities at Department of Pharmacy. AS DIRECTOR D.S.B. CAMPUS NAINITAL Organized successfully the XIII Convocation of the University at D.S.B.Campus NAINITAL on 21st October 2016, Organized successfully theXII Convocation of Kumaun University at D.S.B.Campus NAINITAL,on 15thNovember 2015 Organized successfully the Visiting Lecture series of Bharat Ratna Professor C.N.R.RAO, on “How INDIA can become global leader in Science and Education” on 13th May 2016 at Kumaun University, NAINITAL Successfully conducted the students’ union elections successively as the Chief Election Officerat D.S.B.Campus NAINITAL for three consecutive years (2014, 2015 and 2016). Successfully organized thevisit of the Hon’ble members of NAAC Team at D.S.B.Campus Nainital & Bhimtal.(November 2015) and Kumaun University was awarded "A" Grade by NAAC. Ensured a neat and clean campus as per Hon’ble Prime Minister’s “Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan”(2014-2016) Installed TWO big water coolers / filters for the students in the Campus sponsored by Hans Foundation Uttarakhand (2015). Successfully conducted the Semester examinations of all the P.G. classes as well as the annual examinations of all UG classes as the Chief Exam. Supdt. atD.S.B.CampusCentre of Kumaun University. Ensured a cordial and friendly atmosphere among the students, employees and teachers of the campus. Renovation of Multi-purpose hall cum auditorium at DSB,Campus,Nainital Campus beautification and rewarded as green campus by Govt of Uttrakhand
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