Evaluative Reports of the Departments CONTENTS Sr. Name of the Department Page No. 1. Department of Fine Arts 1 2. Department of Commerce & Business Administration 8 3. Department of Economics 15 4. Department of Physical Education 21 5. Department of Music & Dance 27 6. Department of English 35 7. Department of Punjabi 42 8. Department of Hindi 49 9. Department of Sanskrit 56 10. Department of Computer Science & Applications 62 11. Department of Home Science 73 12. Department of Chemistry 81 13. Department of Physics 89 14. Department of Botany 96 15. Department of Zoology 103 16. Department of Biotechnology 111 17. Department of Bioinformatics 117 18. Department of Design 123 19. Department of Multimedia 130 20. Department of Journalism & Mass Communication 135 21. Department of Commercial Art 143 22. Department of Political Science 150 23. Department of History 155 24. Department of Philosophy 161 25. Department of Psychology 167 26. Department of Sociology 173 27. Department of Mathematics 179 28. Department of Geography 185 29. Department of Tourism and Travel Management 190 30. Department of French 196 31. Department of Cosmetology 201 32. Department of Gemology & Jewellery Design 206 33. Department of Still Photography & Audio Production 211 Note : Departmental Inputs are based on session 2011-12 Departmental Evaluative Reports, BBKDAV College for Women, Amritsar [Punjab]-INDIA Evaluative Report of the Departments 1. Name of the department : Fine Arts 2. Year of Establishment : 1967 3. Names of Programmes / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., etc.): Undergraduate Courses BA I, II, III; BFA I, II, III Postgraduate Courses MA Sem.I, II, III, IV 4. Names of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments/units involved- Please refer to question no.6 5. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system (programme wise): Annual System - BA I,II,III ; BFA I,II,III Semester System -MA-I, II, III, IV 6. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: Courses Deptt Bachelor of Design Design Bachelor of Multimedia Multimedia 7. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. Nil 8. Details of courses/programmes discontinued (if any) with reasons: Nil 9. Number of Teaching posts Sanctioned Filled Professors - - Associate Professors - 2 Asst. Professors 5 7 Departmental Evaluative Report - Dept. of Fine Arts, BBKDAV College for Women, Amritsar [Punjab]-INDIA Page 1 of 217 10. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M. Phil. etc.,) Name Qualification Designatio Specializatio No. of No. of n n Years of Ph.D. Experien Students ce guided for the last 4 years Dr. Neeta Ph.D Associate Painting 30Yrs 2 Mohindra Professor Dr. JiwanSodhi Ph.D Associate Painting 27yrs 1 Professor Mrs. Namrata MA Fine Assistant Painting 14Yrs - Art Professor MA History of Art Mrs. MA Assistant Painting 12Yrs - ShefaliJohar Professor MrsAditi Jain MA Assistant Painting 8Yrs - Professor Mr. Shailender Ph.D Lecturer Painting 10Yrs - Ms. Smiley MA Lecturer Painting 7yrs - Mr. Ravinder MFA Lecturer Painting 5Yrs - Ms. Jagdeep MFA Lecturer Painting 1Yrs - 11. List of senior visiting faculty Nil 12. Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled(programme wise) by temporary faculty: BA Theory-None Practical-30% BFA Theory-10% Practical-80% 13. Student -Teacher Ratio (programme wise): Programme Student -Teacher Ratio BA-I 19:1 BA-II 17:1 BA-III 29:1 BFA-I 13:1 BFA-II 12:1 BFA-III 10:1 MA Sem-I 24:1 MA Sem-III 23:1 Departmental Evaluative Report - Dept. of Fine Arts, BBKDAV College for Women, Amritsar [Punjab]-INDIA Page 2 of 217 14. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff; sanctioned and filled: Academic support Staff (Technical)- 1 15. Qualifications of teaching faculty with D.Sc/ D.Litt/ Ph.D/ MPhil/PG.: Ph.D. - 3 PG - 6 16. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) National b) International funding agencies and grants received: Nil 17. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc. and total grants received: Mrs. Namarta – Minor Research Project under UGC Topic – “Technology and Visual Arts” Total grants received – 1.50 Lakhs in July 2012 Mrs. Shefali – Minor Research Project under UGC Topic – A Critical study of “Motives on the Western Gateway of Nur-Jahan Sarai” Total grants received – 1.35 Lakhs. Total amount received under CPE Scheme of UGC in the second phase is Rs.50 Lac. Fine Arts is one of the five Star Departments which have been allocated this grant. 18. Research Centre /facility recognized by the University: Nil 19. Publications: a) Publication per faculty : Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) by faculty and students Number of publications listed in International Database (For Eg: Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) Monographs: Chapter in Books: Books Edited: Books with ISBN/ISSN numbers with details of publishers: Citation Index: SNIP: SJR: Impact factor: h-index: Departmental Evaluative Report - Dept. of Fine Arts, BBKDAV College for Women, Amritsar [Punjab]-INDIA Page 3 of 217 Dr.Jiwan Sodhi – 2012 Research Paper on National Emblem : Lion Capital from Sarnath published in Public Patrika. Dr.Jiwan Sodhi – 2011 Research Paper on Keshab “Kale Krit Rasikpriya ki Chitrakala to Dance” published in a book elected by Dr Anita Narendra, Bharat Pustak (Hindi ki Bhavayam) Bhandar New Delhi Dr. Jiwan Sodhi- 2011 Research paper on “Origin & Development of Bundi Painting” is under publication and Research paper on “Phulkari” is accepted for publication. Dr. Jiwan Sodhi - 2012 Research paper on Nilima Sheikh : A Contemporary Indian artist, Published in Public Patrika. 20. Areas of consultancy and income generated: Income generated from the Diwali Mela (Exhibition cum Sale), conducted in the college is given to the respective students. Income generated from the sold paintings in the various exhibitions is also given to the respective students. 21. Faculty as members in a) National committees b) International Committees c) Editorial Boards Dr. Neeta Mohindra Executive member of Indian Academy of Fine Arts. Secretary, Performing Arts , Indian Academy of Fine Arts. Member, Hon. General Secretary VirsaVihar. Member Punjab Arts Council Member Punjab Paint Kala. Dr. JiwanSodhi Executive member of Indian Academy of Fine Arts. members Seth Bindraban, DAV School Ramdas, Amritsar. 22. Student projects: a) Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter departmental/programme Nil b) Percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e.in Research laboratories/Industry/other agencies- 40% Post Graduate students in a group of three or four work on a project annually and present the paper in the departmental seminar and deposit the hard copy in dept. library. 23. Awards/ Recognitions received by faculty and students: - Dr. Jiwan Sodhi, Dept. of Fine Arts, was honored by Lions Club, Departmental Evaluative Report - Dept. of Fine Arts, BBKDAV College for Women, Amritsar [Punjab]-INDIA Page 4 of 217 Kartarpur, on Teachers Day. Dr. Jiwan Sodhi, Dept of Fine Arts, was honored by Jamini Academy, Haryana with ‘Rabindranath Tagore Award in Dec. 2009. Dr. Neeta Mohindra, Head, Department of Fine Arts, was Honoured with Sangeet Natak Academy Award by the President of India at a Special Ceremony in Sept. 2010.She is the first recipient from Punjab of this prestigious honour in the field of acting. Dr. Neeta Mohindra was also Honoured with ‘Kalpana Chawla Award’ for excellence in painting and acting. The award was conferred on her by PECOBA (Punjab Engineering College, Old Boys Association) Chandigarh. 24. List of eminent academicians and scientists/ visitors to the department: Dr. B.N. Goswami, Academician, Ex HOD History of Art, Punjab University, Chandigarh. Sept 6,7 2008 Dr. Rajinder Bhandari, Prof in Dept History of Art Punjab University, Chandigarh. Sept 6,7 2008 Dr. Saroj Chaman Ex HOD Fine Art, Punjab University, Chandigarh. Dr. J.SGiarcha- Senior Artist. Sept 2009 Dr. Archana Shastri, Principal / Artist Arts College, Chandigarh. Sept 6,7 2008 Arpana Kaur, Artist. Nov 10-12, 2010 Nilima Sheikh, Artist. Nov 10-12, 2010 Ina Puri, Curator. Nov 10-12, 2010 Diwan Manna, Artist. Nov 10-12, 2010 Promilla Luthra, Artist from Ireland. Salima Hashmi, Artist/ Curator from Pakistan Oct 2010, Aug 2012. 25. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized & the source of funding a)National b)International Mr. Naresh, Department of Textile Design, conducted a workshop on tie and dye on Aug 30 , 2008. The college organized Art Conclave on Reinventing & Reorienting Art Curriculum, Sept. 05-06,2008. Mural Workshop was held under the guidance of Dr. Neeta Mohindra in 2008. Candle making workshop was held in 2008. A workshop in Glass Painting was organized on Aug 20, 2009 in collaboration with Camlin company. A workshop on Fabric Painting was organized by Camlin in 2009. A workshop on Different mediums of Paintings was organized on Nov. 19 and 20 , 2009. A workshop on ‘How to use Computer to Prepare a Large Panel’ was conducted in 2009. A workshop was conducted on Glass Painting in 2010. UGC Sponsored Three-day International Conference on ‘A Visual Dialogue On Contemporary Indian Art’ on November,10-12,2010. Departmental Evaluative Report - Dept. of Fine Arts, BBKDAV College for Women, Amritsar [Punjab]-INDIA Page 5 of 217 26. Student profile programme/course wise (2011-12): Name of the Applications Selected Enrolled Pass Course/programme received *M *F percentage (refer question no. 4) BA-I 19 19 F 100% BA-II 17 17 F 100% BA-III 29 29 F 100% BFA-I 13 13 F 100% BFA-II 12 12 F 100% BFA-III 10 10 F 100% MA Sem-I 24 24 F 100% MA Sem-III 23 23 F 100% *M=Male F=Female 27.