College Day 2020 Annual Report 2019-2020 Presented on July 28, 2020 Gargi's Mission Statement .... That every student who passes through the portals of the college emerges as a wholly developed individual symbolizing the spirit of enterprise and inquiry that characterises Gargi. CONTENTS From Chairperson’s Desk Principal’s Welcome Address and Highlights of 2019-20 Governing Body Members Students’ Council Academic Results Faculty Achievements Beyond Curriculum Departmental Activities Activities of Cultural Societies Value Building Invited Speakers of Eminence Webinars Organised Sports Round-up FROM CHAIRPERSON’S DESK Dear Teachers, Students and Staff, Foremost I would like to extend my warm-hearted congratulations to everyone for their commendable work which has made us to secure the 16th position in the NIRF rankings. I would further like to urge all to move ahead with similar coordination, determination, focus and teamwork to reach newer heights. The aim is not just to reach the top position in India but also to be counted within renowned Colleges at a global level. Let us all synchronize our rhythm and buckle up for the same. I would also like to remind you to stay safe during the current challenging times. Until the cure is found, taking precautionary steps is the key to one’s good health. ‘Prevention is always better than Cure’. COVID-19 has changed our approach to education and has pushed us to adapt accordingly. ‘Verily with Hardships comes Ease’ and indeed, these tough times have helped us prepare better for the upcoming technological advances. Instead of focusing on the uncertainties, we must embrace this change and gear up for facing the challenges. This will also help us in devising the methodologies that will be useful in the long run. Digitisation of the Education System, which might have taken longer to get into the mainstream has now become the New Normal. The Future is here and it’s here to stay. Wishing you all Good Luck. Sd/- Prof. Rihan Khan Suri Chairperson, Governing Body Page 1 PRINCIPAL’S WELCOME ADDRESS AND HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019-20 उद्यमेन हि हिध्यहति कायााहि न मनोरथैः। नहि िुप्तय सििय प्रहिशहति मुखे मृगा:।। A person is successful with enterprise and not by desires. With this thought, I take this opportunity to present before you the Annual Report 2019-20 of Gargi College. On behalf of faculty, staff and students of Gargi College, I extend a very warm welcome to our Chief Guest Prof Gurmeet Singh, Vice Chancellor-Puducherry University; The Chairperson GB Prof Rihan Khan Suri, Esteemed Governing body members, parents of prize winners; our prized alumnae and respected guests on the occasion of the College Day 2020. It is my proud privilege to present this year’s Annual Report and I am confident that you will acknowledge the achievements of our students and faculty in both academic and extra-curricular fields. Great personalities when near you makes you feel the charm of their traits and uniqueness and inspire you to live life not just for yourself. Today we have amongst us Prof. Gurmeet Singh, Vice Chancellor-Puducherry University who is a renowned academic administrator and an internationally reputed expert in the field of corrosion science and smart materials. He has taken over as the Vice-Chancellor, Pondicherry University in 2017. Prof. Singh began his academic career as Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, in 1976, rising to become a Professor about twenty years ago. While maintaining a very high level of research output in terms of quality as well as quantity, he has also contributed to the administration in various capacities in University of Delhi. He had been appointment as Special Observer for the West Bengal state Assembly Elections by the Election Commission of India. He was a visiting scientist to Hungary and Japan and has been on academic assignments to Germany, Italy, Australia, Singapore, Korea, Thailand and Kenya. He is also currently a Visiting Professor at Japan Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (JAIST), Ishikawa, Japan. He has, to his credit, 14 MPhil, 50 Ph.D and 150 research papers of which a majority are in high- impact international journals. Prof. Singh has received, among other honors, the Meritorious Contribution Award, the Annapurna Award, Membership of The Royal Society of Chemistry, London, and Fellowship of SAEST and The Electrochemical Society of India. Gargi College is fortunate to have Prof. Rihan Khan Suri, as chairman of its Governing body, who is a professor in the Department of Management Studies, Jamia Milia Islamia Central University and presently heading centralized placement cell. Prof. Suri has obtained Ph.D. in Management and have 24 years of experience out of which 13 years in academics and 11 years in Industry. He has also served Jamia Hamdard for 4 years in the grade of Reader (Associate Professor) as Training and Placement officer. He has also worked with Association of Page 2 Professionals & Engineering Xperts (APEX) as a Business Manager. I am overwhelmed to see our superannuated teachers: our true strength and former Principals Dr. Hema Raghvan, Dr. Meera Ramchanderan and Dr. Shashi Tyagi on the portal. You have sown the seeds of wisdom, integrity, hard-work and compassion. Those seeds have now grown to trees loaded with fruits which we are enjoying. Thank you for being there and for your blessings. Questioning is the first step to learning. Learning leads us to knowing and knowing gives satisfaction. Hence we promise to continue the tradition of fearless and confident inquiry exemplified by Gargi. It fills my heart with great pride that Gargi College inculcates virtuous values through education, which has brought it at par with the top academic institutions of the country. The college was ranked 16th at all India level by NIRF. The College was ranked 9 for Arts Stream and 14 for Commerce and Science Streams by India Today. “World Award for Value Education 2020” has been conferred to Gargi College by Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment”. Very Proudly I would like to mention that Certificate of Recognition has been awarded to Gargi College for exemplary leadership in Education and for the development of strong Career learning Environment for students by “World Education Review” and “India International Education Council”. It fills my heart with great pleasure to say that Gargi College is the only DU College chosen for Incubation, Experimentation and Demonstration of a Green Future -2019 by Centre for Science and Environment. Gargi College was one amongst the five colleges (All over India) selected for publication in “Green Campus Compendium”. The Principal-Gargi College was felicitated by The HRD minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, on the occasion of Teacher’s day. It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest, however great things never come from thecomfort zones. I would like to mention proudly that the college has maintained its sterling academic standards with 100% pass percentage in most of the courses. This year seven students of our college were awarded the Science Meritorious Award by the University of Delhi. Many students from various courses secured university positions. Our students are constantly encouraged to work on research projects along with their regular curriculum. This year too witnessed numerous students presenting their work at international and national conferences and many of them have bagged Best Poster Awards. To stop learning is to stop living. Faculty members of Gargi College appreciate the same principle and keep striving for more. In the year 2019-20 the faculty members has published more than 60 research papers in various national and international journals. This year Dr. Alka Garg, Department of Physics, received Best Performing Teacher Award instituted by Directorate of Higher Education, Government of Page 3 NCT of Delhi. Dr. Sweta Mishra, Department of Political Science, received an award from Prof. Yogesh Kumar Tyagi, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi, for outstanding performance in promoting Gandhian values among youth/fraternity through a well running Gandhi Study Circle in college. Dr. Anita Yadav, Department of Hindi, व्यं嵍य लेखन के क्षेत्र मᴂ उ配कृष्ट कायािेिु शोभना िोिाइटी द्वारा 'युिाव्यं嵍य ि륍मान' िे ि륍माहनि। Dr. Ruchika Sharma, Department of History, received Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Academic Research, Translation and Book Writing Fellowship to write her Book titled “Bequeathing Intimacy, Servicing the Empire: Concubinage, Race and Law in Early Colonial Bengal”. Dr. Varun Bhandari, Department of Business Economics, received an International Award under the category “Most Cited Research” from SAGE Publishing and Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB) also he was acknowledged as a “Best Professor” in Business Economics discipline from Dewang Mehta National Education Awards. With a great pride, I want to share that three teachers of the College were awarded Ph.D degree this year; Dr. Prachi Kalra, Department of Elementary Education, Dr. Ganesh Manjhi, Department of Economics, and Dr. Swati Bajaj, Department of Zoology. Most of our teachers are also active researchers and have published their research articles in journals of national and international repute. They were actively involved in presenting their research work in the form of poster or oral presentations in eminent institutes across the world. Our faculty members are routinely invited as resource persons at various seminars and workshops. This year Dr. Anjana Rustagi, Dr. Renu Soni, Dr. Anjni Anand and Ms. Rupal Arora received the best paper/poster award at various conferences. In the year 2019, a Ph.D degree was awarded for a thesis entitled “Optimization techniques in Mathematical Programming” in the year 2019 under the able guidance of Dr. Promila Kumar. Three Ph.D theses were submitted under the guidance of Dr.