Panjab University Research Scholars

S.No.	Name of the Supervisor / Co-Supervisor	Name of the Ph.D. Scholar	Mode of Ph.D.	Registration Number	Date of Registration	Research Topic	Likely Date of Completion	Availing Fellowship	Funding Agency of Fellowship
Faculty of Science : Department of Botany							Updated on: 25/09/2020
1.	Prof Sunita Kapila Prof I.B. Prasher	Megha Sethi	Full Time	19-20/613/Ph.D./R&S	26/02/2020	Bryophytes of Chandigarh and adjoining areas and their association with endophytic fungi	26/12/2023	Yes	CSIR-UGC
2.	Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Nil	Arshpreet Kaur	Full Time	19-20/569/Ph.D./R&S	26/02/2020	Molecular characterization of therapeutically important orchids	26/12/2023	Yes	UGC
3.	Prof. Daizy Rani Nil	Ipsa Gupta	Full Time	19-20/570/Ph.D./R&S	26/02/2020	Ecological Studies on the Invasive Plants of North-West Himalayas (India)	19/12/2023	Yes	UGC
4.	Dr. Shalinder Kaur Nil	Nasmeen Hakim	Full Time	19-20/616/Ph.D./R&S	26/02/2020	Study of Impact of Tourism on Climate Change in Indian Trans-Himalaya: Ladakh	26/12/2023	Yes	UGC-CSIR
5.	Prof Richa Puri Nil	Abul Qasim	Full Time	19-20/571/Ph.D./R&S	27/01/2020	Cultivation practices and nutritional analysis of Lycium ruthenicum	31/12/2023	Yes	UGC
6.	Prof A.N. Singh Nil	Sheenu Sharma	Full Time	19-20/428/Ph.D./R&S	20/12/2019	Evaluation of multi-functionality approaches in the urban ecosystem for their services in a changing environment	31/12/2022	Yes	CSIR-UGC
7.	Prof M.C. Sidhu Nil	Neelam Gautam	Full Time	19-20/429/Ph.D./R&S	20/12/2019	Exploration of Angiosperm Diversity and its Medicinal Importance	31/12/2022	Yes	CSIR-UGC
8.	Dr. S. K. Upadhyay Nil	Madhu	Full Time	19-20/111/Ph.D./R&S	09/09/2019	Cloning and characterization of incRNAs in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum)	31/03/2023	No
9.	Prof. C. Nirmala Nil	Norbu Dolma	Full Time	19-20/112/Ph.D./R&S	09/09/2019	Evaluation of Nutrients, Antinutrients, and Bioactive compounds of some underutilized plants of Leh Disrict of Ladakh	31/03/2023	Yes	CSIR
10.	Dr. Anju Rao Nil	Dhiksha Muwal	Full Time	19-20/41/Ph.D./R&S	08/08/2019	Bryophtes are the second most diverse group of plant species after the flowring plants which includes mosses, liverworts, hornworts etc.	31/03/2023	No
11.	Prof. Sunita Kapila Nil	Anshul	Full Time	19-20/46/Ph.D./R&S	05/08/2019	Screening of some west Himalayan Bryophytes for biologically active phytochemical constitutents	31/03/2023	No
12.	Prof. Sunita Kapila Nil	Swati	Full Time	19-20/42/Ph.D./R&S	05/08/2019	seasonal variations in chemical composition in some western himalayan bryophytes	31/03/2023	No
13.	Prof. Daizy R. Batish Nil	Aditi Sharma	Full Time	19-20/48/Ph.D./R&S	05/08/2019	To explore the dynamics and mechanism of plant invasion	31/03/2023	No
14.	Dr. Anju Rao Nil	Madhu	Full Time	19-20/44/Ph.D./R&S	05/08/2019	Medicinal Plants comprise of traditional such as Ayurvedic, Homeopathic, Unani, chinese and modern form of medicines etc.	31/03/2023	No
15.	Prof. Promila Pathak Nil	Kirti	Full Time	19-20/43/Ph.D./R&S	05/08/2019	Studies on propagation and induction of flowering in some commercially viable orchids in vitro: Identification of suitable explants and chemical stimulus	31/03/2023	No
16.	Dr. A. N. Singh Nil	Sabir Hussain	Full Time	19-20/45/Ph.D./R&S	05/08/2019	To assess the exosystem multifuctionality of Ladakh vegetation in a changing environment	31/03/2023	Yes	CSIR
17.	Prof. Sunita Kapila Nil	Neha Dogra	Full Time	19-20/9/Ph.D./R&S	03/06/2019	Phytochemical analysis and antioxicant activity of essential oils in some Indian Bryophytes	31/08/2023	Yes	UGC
18.	Prof. C. Nirmala Nil	Mamta	Full Time	18-19/583/Ph.D./R&S	08/05/2019	Phytoremediation of heavy metals in soil using bamboo	31/08/2023	No
19.	Prof. C. Nirmala Nil	Babita Joshi	Full Time	18-19/114/Ph.D./R&S	31/03/2019	Evaluation of some underutilized plants and determination of their potential for food and pharmaceuticals	31/03/2022	Yes	UGC
20.	Dr. Anju Rao Nil	Shiwani Latwal	Full Time	19-20/8/Ph.D./R&S	19/03/2019	In vitro regeneration of mosses and studies on their developmental and cytological variations from natural plants	31/12/2022	No
21.	Prof. M. C. Sidhu Nil	Kajal	Full Time	18-19/530/Ph.D./R&S	05/02/2019	Inventorization of Floristic diversity of Kalesar National Park, Haryana	31/03/2023	No
22.	Prof. Harsh Nayyar Nil	Anjali Bhardwaj	Full Time	18-19/529/Ph.D./R&S	05/02/2019	Proposed research work: Study on responses o grain legumes to high temperature stress	31/03/2023	Yes	ACRADA
23.	Dr. S. K. Upadhyay Nil	Amandeep Kaur	Full Time	18-19/528/Ph.D./R&S	05/02/2019	Identification and characterization of Cation/CA2+ exchangers (CCXs) in Bread wheat (Triticum aestivumL.)	31/03/2023	Yes	CSIR
24.	Prof. Richa Puri Nil	Sushila Rani	Full Time	18-19/527/Ph.D./R&S	05/02/2019	To study the medicinal potential of some arare medicinal plants and their micropropagation of Himachal Pradesh	31/03/2023	Yes	CSIR
25.	Prof. Sunita Kapila Nil	Hiteshi Sabharwal	Full Time	18-19/525/Ph.D./R&S	05/02/2019	Study of Medicinal aspects of various species of Bryophytes	31/03/2023	Yes	INSPIRE
26.	Prof. Kamaljit singh Nil	Chhering Dorje	Full Time	18-19/526/Ph.D./R&S	05/02/2019	Phytochemical studies on some plants used in AAmchi System of medicine practiced in cold desert region of Himachal Pradesh	31/03/2023	No
27.	Dr. Shalinder Kaur Nil	Rigzin Chuskit	Full Time	18-19/475/Ph.D./R&S	15/01/2019	Behavior and leav functional approaches of vascular plants and their involvement in ecosystem services changing climate in eastern region of Ladakh: an integrated ecological study	31/12/2022	Yes	UGC
28.	Dr. A. N. Singh Nil	Diksha	Full Time	18-19/473/Ph.D./R&S	15/01/2019	Integrated Ecological analyses of soil contamination in agro-ecosystems of a lower shivalik region	31/12/2022	No
29.	Prof. Daizy R. Batish Nil	Amrit Pal	Full Time	18-19/472/Ph.D./R&S	15/01/2019	Invasive plant species and their amnagement	31/12/2022	Yes	CSIR
30.	Dr. A. N. Singh Nil	Rajni	Full Time	18-19/474/Ph.D./R&S	15/01/2019	Exploration and characterization of soil contaminants via pesticides in Agro-Ecosystems of a lower Shivalik region, India: an ecological perspective	31/12/2022	No
31.	Dr. A. N. Singh Nil	Pardeep Kumar	Full Time	18-19/46/Ph.D./R&S	31/10/2018	Ecology	31/10/2021	Yes	CSIR
32.	Prof. C. Nirmala Dr. Tapan K. Mondal	Jyoti	Full Time	18-19/115/Ph.D./R&S	20/09/2018	Functional characterization of uncharacterized transcription factors of rice	31/03/2022	Yes	CSIR
33.	Prof. Daizy R. Batish Nil	Mushtaq Ahmad Dar	Full Time	18-19/113/Ph.D./R&S	20/09/2018	Invasive plants pose a major threat	31/03/2022	Yes	CSIR
34.	Prof. M.C. Sidhu Nil	Rai singh	Full Time	18-19/93/Ph.D./R&S	30/08/2018	Inventorisation of floristics in selected areas of Malwa region of Punjab, India	31/10/2021	No
35.	Prof. Neera Garg Nil	Ishta Bhardwaj	Full Time	18-19/92/Ph.D./R&S	30/08/2018	Plant Physiology	31/10/2021	Yes	CSIr
36.	Dr. Shalinder Kaur Nil	Deachen Angmo	Full Time	18-19/91/Ph.D./R&S	30/08/2018	Assessment of Ecological Status and biological activitites of Aromatic Plants of Sham Valley, District Kargil (Ladakha, J&K	31/10/2021	Yes	UGC
37.	Prof. Harsh Nayyar Nil	Poonam	Full Time	18-19/90/Ph.D./R&S	30/08/2018	Studies on heat tolerance in food Legumes	31/10/2021	Yes	CSIR
38.	Prof. C. Nirmala Nil	Shahar Bano	Full Time	18-19/89/Ph.D./R&S	30/08/2018	Evaluation of nutritional and medicinal properties of some underutilized plants	31/10/2021	Yes	CSIR
39.	Prof. Neera Garg Nil	Ishta Bhardwaj	Full Time	19-19/92/Ph.D./R&S	30/08/2018	Industrialization, soil ecosystem contamination of salt and HMs that are toxic and hazardous, physiological and metabolic processess in plants	30/09/2022	No
40.	Prof. Neera Garg Nil	Aditi	Full Time	18-19/48/Ph.D.R&S	01/08/2018	Plant Physiology	31/10/2021	Yes	CSIR
41.	Prof. Neera Garg Nil	Kanika Thakur	Full Time	18-19/52/Ph.D./R&S	01/08/2018	Plant Physiology	31/10/2021	No
42.	Prof. C. Nirmala Prof. M.S. Bisht	Mamta Rani	Full Time	18-19/49/Ph.D./R&S	01/08/2018	Cytogenetics	31/10/2021	Yes	CSIR
43.	Prof. Kamaljit Singh Nil	Meena Kumari	Full Time	18-19/50/Ph.D./R&S	01/08/2018	Plant Physiology	31/10/2021	Yes	CSIR
44.	Dr. S. K. Upadhyay Nil	Meenakshi Rathour	Full Time	18-19/51/Ph.D./R&S	01/08/2018	Environmental Stress etc.	31/10/2021	Yes	UGC
45.	Prof. Richa Puri Nil	Pooja Boora	Full Time	18-19/53/Ph.D./R&S	01/08/2018	Medicinal properties of some rare plants of Kinnaur and their conservation	31/10/2021	Yes	CSIR
46.	Prof. Promila Pathak Nil	Sunita	Full Time	18-19/47/Ph.D./R&S	01/08/2018	In vitro Propagation and cytological studies of some Indian Orchids	01/10/2018	Yes	CSIR
47.	Prof. Neera Garg Nil	Vaishali Sharma	Full Time	18-19/54/Ph.D.R&S	01/08/2018	Plant Physiology	31/10/2021	Yes	CSIR
48.	Prof. Promila Pathak nil	Vasundhra	Full Time	18-19/55/Ph.D./R&S	01/08/2018	In vitro Propagation of some medicinal orchids	31/10/2021	No
49.	Prof. C. Nirmala Prof. Ashwani Koul	Aribam Indira Devi	Full Time	17-18/527/Ph.D./R&S	15/05/2018	Phytochemicals in bamboo and their health benefits	31/05/2021	Yes	CSIR
50.	Prof. Richa Puri Nil	Dechan Angmo	Full Time	17-18/528/Ph.D./R&S	15/05/2018	Wethno-Medicinal study of Ladakh Region	31/05/2021	Yes	UGC
51.	Dr. A. N. Singh Nil	Meenu	Full Time	17-18/483/Ph.D.	28/02/2018		30/04/2021	Yes	UGC-JRF
52.	Prof. Harsh Nayyar Nil	Shikha Chaudhary	Full Time	17-18/482/Ph.D.R&S	27/02/2018	Evaluation of responses of summer season food legumes to high temperature stress	28/02/2021	Yes	CSIR Project
53.	Prof. Richa Puri Nil	Sudhir Kharyal	Full Time	17-18/432/Ph.D./R&S	06/02/2018	Survey of Angiospermic flora of Chandigarh along with adjoining area and screening of some plants for corosolic acid	28/02/2021	No
54.	Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Nil	Madhvi Kanchan	Full Time	17-18/435/Ph.D.	05/02/2018	Characterization of wox gene in orchids	31/03/2020	Yes	DST, INSPIRE
55.	Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Nil	Devina Ghai	Full Time	17-18/434/Ph.D.	05/02/2018	Characterization of somatic embryogenesis reaptor like kinases (SERK) genes in orchid	30/04/2022	Yes	CSIR
56.	Prof. Daizy R. Batish Nil	Sonia Rathee	Full Time	17-18/431/Ph.D.	05/02/2018	Ecological status and impact of invasive alien plants in Kinnaur region of Halalayas	31/03/2022	No
57.	Prof. Daizy R. Batish Nil	Disket Zomba	Full Time	17-18/430/Ph.D.	05/02/2018	Traditional knowledge and Inventorization of high altitude species	31/03/2022	Yes	CSIR
58.	Prof. Neera Garg Nil	Shyna Bhalla	Full Time	17-18/433/Ph.D./R&S	29/01/2018	Abiotic Stresses Impacting productivity in priincipal crops	30/09/2021	Yes	UGC-CSIR
59.	Prof. M. C. Sidhu Nil	Anita Kumari	Full Time	17-18/325/Ph.D.	08/01/2018	Medicinal Plant	30/04/2021	Yes	UGC-JRF
60.	Prof. Promila Pathak Nil	Roshan Lal	Full Time	17-18/331/Ph.D. R&S	01/12/2017	Reproductive Biology and Conservation of some terrestrial orchids of Himachal Pradesh	30/04/2021	Yes	UGC-JRF
61.	Dr. A. N. Singh Nil	Abhishek Kumar	Full Time	17-18/324/Ph.D. R&S	01/12/2017	Biodiviersity analysis and nutrient cycling in lower shivalik region	30/04/2021	Yes	UGC-JRF
62.	Dr. Papiya Mukherjee nil	Kiran Parasher	Full Time	17-18/130/Ph.D./R&S	18/09/2017	Microprpagation and cryopreservation of medicinal plants of Himalayan region	30/04/2018	No
63.	Prof. Promila Pathak Nil	Babita Thakur	Full Time	17-18/128/Ph.D.R&S	13/09/2017	Conservation and restoration ecology of some floriculturally important orchids	31/12/2020	Yes	Panjab University Fellowship
64.	Prof. Daizy Rani Nil	Kamaljit Grewal	Full Time	17-18/127/Ph.D./R&S	13/09/2017	Ecology	30/09/2020	No
65.	Prof. Richa Puri Dr. M. L. Sharma, Emeritus Professor	Monika Mehta	Full Time	17-18/90/Ph.D	01/09/2017	Stydt if antidiabetic activity of some unexploited antidiabetic plants of Kinnaur of Himachal Pradesh	31/10/2020	No
66.	Prof. I.B. Prasher Nil	Vijay Kumar	Full Time	17-18/114/Ph.D.	31/08/2017	Mycology	30/09/2020	No
67.	Dr. S. K. Upadhyay Nil	Alok Sharma	Full Time	17-18/91/Ph.D.	29/08/2017	Genome-wide characterization of superoxide dismutase (SOD) etc. .........	30/11/2020	Yes	CSIR
68.	Prof. Promila Pathak Nil	Pratibha	Full Time	17-18/98/Ph.D./ R&S	28/08/2017	In vitro mass Propagation, morphological and Molecular characterization of two medicinally important orchids of North West Himalaya	31/10/2020	Yes	UGC-JRF
69.	Dr. Papiya Mukharjee Nil	Shailika Sharma	Full Time	17-18/66/Ph.D./R&S	25/05/2017	In vitro propagation and cryoperservation of clonally propagated crops for conservation of genetic resources	30/04/2021	Yes	CSIR
70.	Dr. shalinder Kaur Nil	Meenal Sharma	Full Time	17-18/9/Ph.D.	19/04/2017	Allelopatric effects of Ricinus coconunis L.	31/05/2020	No
71.	Prof. Kamaljit Singh Nil	Kusum Singh Sahariya	Full Time	17/469/Ph.D.	11/04/2017	Study of root architecture on leguminous crops	30/04/2020	Yes	UGC-JRF
72.	Prof. Daizy R. Batish Prof. H.P. Singh	Kulwinder Kaur	Full Time	16/1199/Ph.D.	09/11/2016	Weed Ecology		Yes	CSIR
73.	Prof. Harsh Nayyar Nil	Anju Rani	Full Time	16/12323/Ph.D.	03/11/2016	Cold Stress in chickpea		No
74.	Prof. Promila Pathak Nil	Anamika Kumari	Full Time	16/1190/Ph.	25/10/2016	Microprpagation and conservation of some medicinaly important orchids of North Western Himalayas		Yes	UGC
75.	Prof. Kamaljit Singh Nil	Sujata Khamn	Full Time	16/1200/Ph.D.	10/10/2016	Medininal Plants		No
76.	Prof. Kamaljit Singh Nil	Gagandeep Kaur	Full Time	16/1229/Ph.d.	10/10/2016	Stress Physiology		No
77.	Prof. Promila Pathak Nil	Aakanksha Sharma	Full Time	16/1198/Ph.D.	07/10/2016	Application of Fragrant Orchid onCosmetology		No
78.	Prof. Neera Garg Nil	Amandeep Cheema	Full Time	16/1192/Ph.D.	07/09/2016	Functional diversity amongst Amf in modulating Asineluced responses in chickpea genotypes		No
79.	Prof. Kamaljit Singh Nil	Jyoti Sharma	Full Time	16/1193/Ph.D.	06/09/2016	Medininal Plants		Yes	CSIR
80.	Dr. S. K. Upadhyay Nil	Shivi Tyagi	Full Time	16/1191/Ph.D.	06/09/2016	Genome-wide characterization of superoxide dismutase (SoD) and qlutathione peroxidase (GPX) genes in Triticum aestivum L.)	31/03/2020	Yes	DST-SERB
81.	Prof. A. S. Ahluwalia Nil	Bhavna Kabila	Full Time	16/1165/Ph.D.	16/08/2016	Algea		No
82.	Prof. A. S. Ahluwalia Prof. Sanjeev Puri	Alisha Sood	Full Time	16/1148/Ph.D.	04/08/2016	Algea		Yes	CSIR
83.	Prof. Promila Pathak nil	Ankush Prakash	Full Time	15/1280/Ph.D.	05/11/2015	Orchid		No
84.	Dr. Jaspreet Kaur Nil	Himani	Full Time	15/1281/Ph.D.	05/11/2015	nil		No
85.	Dr. Shalinder Kaur nil	Roop Lal	Full Time	15/1285/Ph.D.	05/11/2015	Nil		No
86.	Dr. Shalinder Kaur Nil	Shikha Chandel	Full Time	16/1041	05/11/2015	Ph.D.		Yes	DST Research Project
87.	Dr. M. C. Sidhu Nil	Punita	Full Time	15/1284/Ph.D.	08/10/2015	Nil		No
88.	Prof. I. B. Prasher nil	Shivani Raghuwanshi	Full Time	15/1286/Ph.D.	08/10/2015	Nil		No
89.	Prof. Neera Garg Nil	Kiran Saroy	Full Time	13-Bot-24	08/10/2015	Relative contributions of ppolyamines and Arbuscular mycorrhiza in modulating Nickel induced physiological and biochemical responses in Cajanus cajan (L.) ZMillsp.		Yes	UGC-BSR
90.	Prof. Harsh Nayyar	Lomeshwar	Full Time	15/1062/Ph.D	01/05/2015			Yes	ICRISAT Project Fellowship
91.	Prof. Richa Puri	Rinku Jhamta	Full Time	14/308/Ph.D	19/12/2014			Yes	UGC
92.	Dr. Kamaljit Singh Dr. Jaspreet Kaur	Navdeep Kaur	Full Time	14/374/Ph.D	10/12/2014			No
93.	Prof. Richa Puri	Sana Khan	Full Time	14/370/Ph.D.	10/12/2014			Yes	MAF, UGC
94.	Prof. Kamaljit Singh Dr. Jaspreet Kaur	Navdeep Kaur	Full Time	14/374/Ph.D	10/12/2014	Ployamines and heavy metals: an introctive study of putrescine and cadmium to ameliate stress induced toxcity in munbean and soybean crops.		No
95.	Prof. Daizy R. Batish	Narayan Singh	Full Time	14/1105/Ph.D	26/05/2014			Yes	PU
96.	Dr. A. N. Singh Prof. C. Nirmala	Viney Kumar	Full Time	19082/Ph.D.	22/03/2012	Ecological assessment of geochemical accumulation and distribution pattern of heavy metals in urban soils of Chandigarh and Baddi areas in lower Shiwalik Region: Impact of urban and industrial activities		No
97.	Prof. Neera Garg	Kriti Dhiman	Full Time	18152/Ph.D	28/07/2010	Endo-mycorrhizal endophytes and in vitro symbiotic seed germination some therapeutically important terrestrial orchids.		Yes	NASI

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