Representation of students, faculty, staff and external
LPU believes in inclusive governance and ensuring that all stakeholders have a voice in decision-making processes. As such, the University provides elected representation of students, faculty, and staff on its various bodies & committees to foster transparency, accountability, and stakeholder involvement. This approach ensures that diverse perspectives and expertise are considered in shaping the university's policies and initiatives.
Embracing the principles of justice, LPU has demonstrated its commitment to student representation within various facets of the university's functioning.
One of the most noteworthy aspects of LPU's commitment is the establishment of robust student, faculty, and staff representation in its Academic and Administrative bodies. Recognizing the value of diverse perspectives, LPU ensures that everyone is actively involved in decision-making processes of the University. This inclusion not only empowers students but also enriches the overall educational experience.
Apart from all this, external stakeholders or representatives also engaged in various University committees and bodies. these stakeholders are from:
- Local Society
- Government
- Local Media
- Trust
- Industry
- Employer
Glimpses of student elections through democratic process in the University Campus:
Link to social media covering elections: Click here (1), Click here (2)
Student Representation in Academic and Administrative bodies
The University recognizes the importance of involving all stakeholders to ensure good and transparent governance; hence all the stakeholders including students have active representation in university bodies. With the objectives of having their opinions included in all spheres of university governance for channelizing their energies, harnessing their creativity, developing leadership skills and above all nurturing responsible global citizens, the University has provided equal rights to student in various Academic and Administrative Committees of University.
Student representation has been ensured in the major academic committees with their composition as given below:
A. Board of Studies
BoS School of Agriculture for the Academic Year 2023-24
| S.No. | Name of BOS Member | Designation (Professor/Associate Professor/Programme Coordinator/Domain Head etc.) | Role (Chairperson/Member/Member Secretary) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Ramesh Kumar Sadawarti | Professor & Dean, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University | Chairperson |
| 2 | Dr. Chandra Mohan Mehta | Professor & Associate Dean, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University | Member |
| 3 | Dr. Sawinder Kaur | Professor & Associate Dean, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University | Member |
| 4 | Dr. Harmit Singh Janeja | Professor & Head, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding; Programme Coordinator: M.Sc. Ag. (Genetics and Plant Breeding) | Member |
| 5 | Dr. Anis Ahmad Mirza | Associate Professor & Head, Department of Horticulture; Programme Coordinator: M.Sc. Horticulture (Fruit Science, Vegetable Science, Floriculture and Landscaping) | Member |
| 6 | Dr. Sandeep Menon | Associate Professor & Head, Department of Agronomy; Programme Coordinator: M.Sc. Ag. (Agronomy) | Member |
| 7 | Dr. Adesh Kumar | Associate Professor & Head, Department of Plant Pathology; Programme Coordinator: M.Sc. Ag. (Plant Pathology) | Member |
| 8 | Dr. Ankush Raut | Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Entomology; Programme Coordinator: M.Sc. Ag. (Entomology) | Member |
| 9 | Dr. Nitin Madan Changade | Associate Professor & Head, Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry; Programme Coordinator: M.Sc. Ag. (Soil Science) | Member |
| 10 | Dr. Sharad Sachan | Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension; Programme Coordinator: B.Sc. (Honours) Agriculture | Member |
| 11 | Dr. Bhupendra Mathpal | Associate Professor & Head (Academic Operation), Department of Agronomy; Programme Coordinator: PhD | Member |
| 12 | Dr. Manish Bakshi | Associate Professor & Head (Lab), Department of Horticulture | Member |
| 13 | Dr. Prasad Rasane | Associate Professor & Head (Training & Placement), Department of Food Technology | Member |
| 14 | Dr. Vipul Kumar | Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology | Member |
| 15 | Dr. Sapna Jarial | Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension | Member |
| 16 | Dr. Harshal Ashok Avinashe | Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding | Member |
| 17 | Dr. Sunil Kumar Dwivedi | Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology | Member |
| 18 | Dr. Meraz Ahmed | Assistant Professor, Department of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry | Member |
| 19 | Dr. Shailesh Kumar Singh | Professor (Horticulture) & Associate Dean | Member Secretary |
| 20 | Prof. (Dr.) K. S. Thind | Additional Director Research (Retd.), Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | External Academician |
| 21 | Mr. Rajan Arora | Director, A Plus Ltd., Nawa Shahar | Industry Expert |
| 22 | Dr. Ranjit Singh Spehia | Sr. Scientist & Head, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lahaul, Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan, HP | Alumni (Academician) |
| 23 | Mr. Ankit | Final Year Post Graduate Student, M.Sc. in Horticulture (Fruit Science) | Student |
| 24 | Ms. Khushi Agrawal | Final Year Undergraduate Student, B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture | Student |
| 25 | Dr. Deepika Saxena | Assistant Professor (Horticulture), Division of Academic Affairs, Lovely Professional University | Nominee of Vice Chancellor |
B. Programme Review Committee (PRC)
PRC of School of Agriculture for Academic Session 2023-24
| S.No. | Name | Designation (Professor/Associate Professor/Program Coordinator/Domain Head etc.) | Role (Chairperson/Member/Member Secretary) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Ramesh Kumar Sadawarti | Professor & Dean School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University |
Chairperson |
| 2 | Dr. Anis Mirza | Professor & Domain Head (Horticulture) School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University Programme Coordinator: Master of Science (Horticulture-Fruit Science); Master of Science (Horticulture-Vegetable Science); Master of Science (Horticulture-Floriculture & Landscaping) |
Member |
| 3 | Dr. Gurpreet Singh | Professor (Horticulture) School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University |
Member |
| 4 | Dr. Sandeep Menon | Professor & Domain Head (Agronomy) School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University Programme Coordinator: Master of Science (Agriculture-Agronomy) |
Member |
| 5 | Dr. Vandna Chhabra | Associate Professor (Agronomy) School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University |
Member |
| 6 | Dr. Adesh Kumar | Associate Professor & Domain Head (Plant Pathology) School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University Programme Coordinator: Master of Science (Agriculture-Plant Pathology) |
Member |
| 7 | Dr. Minakshi Rana | Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology) School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University |
Member |
| 8 | Dr. Nidhi Dubey | Assistant Professor & Domain Head (Genetics & Plant Breeding) School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University Programme Coordinator: Master of Science (Agriculture- Genetics & Plant Breeding) |
Member |
| 9 | Dr. Ankush Rawat | Assistant Professor & Domain Head (Entomology) School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University Programme Coordinator: Master of Science (Agriculture-Entomology) |
Member |
| 10 | Dr. Shimpy Sarkar | Assistant Professor (Entomology) School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University |
Member |
| 11 | Dr. Nitin Madan Changde | Associate Professor & Domain Head (Soil Science & Agriculture Chemistry) School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University Programme Coordinator: Master of Science (Agriculture-Soil Science) |
Member |
| 12 | Dr. Meraz Ahmed | Assistant Professor (Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry) School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University |
Member |
| 13 | Dr. Sharad Sachan | Associate Professor & Domain Head (Agricultural Economics and Extension) School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University Programme Coordinator: Bachelor of Science (Hons-Agriculture) |
Member |
| 14 | Dr. Prasad Rasane | Associate Professor & Domain Head (Food Technology and Nutrition) School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University Programme Coordinator: B.Tech. (Food Technology); B.Sc. (Hons.) Food Technology; B.Sc. Nutrition & Dietetics; B.Tech. (Food Technology) [Lateral Entry]; M.Tech. (Food Technology) [Full Time]; M.Sc. (Food Science & Technology); M.Sc. (Nutrition & Dietetics) |
Member |
| 15 | Dr. Harshal Ashok Avinase | Associate Professor & Head (Training & Placement Cell) School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University |
Member |
| 16 | Dr. Bhupendra Mathpal | Associate Professor & Head (Academic Operation) School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University |
Member |
| 17 | Dr. Sawinder Kaur | Professor & Associate Dean School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University |
Member |
| 18 | Dr. Chandra Mohan Mehta | Professor & Associate Dean School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University |
Member |
| 19 | Dr. Shailesh Kumar Singh | Professor & Associate Dean School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University |
Member Secretary |
| 20 | Mani Shekhar | Student B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University |
Member |
| 21 | Pallavi Mathur | Student B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University |
Member |
| 22 | Mansi Thakur | Student B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University |
Member |
| 23 | Diksha Thakur | Student M.Sc. (Hort.) Fruit Science School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University |
Member |
| 24 | Jadapalli Jayasree | Student M.Sc. (Agri.) Agronomy School of Agriculture Lovely Professional University |
Member |
C. Internal Quality Assurance Cell
| S.No. | Name | Designation |
| 1 | Ms. Rashmi Mittal Vice Chancellor (Acting) |
Chairperson |
| 2 | Dr. Monica Gulati Registrar |
Member |
| 3 | Dr. Sanjay Modi Pro-Vice Chancellor |
Member |
| 4 | Mr. Navdeep Singh Controller of Examination |
Member |
| 5 | Dr. Sorabh Lakhanpal Dean, Student Welfare |
Member |
| 6 | Dr. Rajeev Sobti Professor |
Member |
| 7 | Dr. Rajesh Verma Professor |
Member |
| 8 | Dr. Harminder Singh Professor |
Member |
| 9 | Dr. Lalit Bhalla Associate Professor |
Member |
| 10 | Mr. Uijwal Makkar Assistant Professor |
Member |
| 11 | Ms. Soosan Chhabra Senior Director, Legal and Legislative Affairs |
Member |
| 12 | Major General JDS Bedi (Retd.) Local Society |
Member |
| 13 | Apurva Kishore Student (B.Sc. Agriculture) |
Member |
| 14 | Ms. Priya Malik Alumni |
Member |
| 15 | Dr. Sumandeep Kaur Ur Physio Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Clinic, jalandhar |
Member |
| 16 | Mr. HS Cheema MD, Cheema Boilers, Chandigarh |
Member |
| 17 | Mr. Darpan Kapoor Managing Director, Kapsons Group, Chandigarh |
Member |
| 18 | Dr. Manish Gupta Professor & Registrar (Admin) |
Director, IQAC |
Student representation in the major Administrative committees
A. Anti-Ragging Committee Composition
| S.No. | Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mrs. Rashmi Mittal | Vice Chancellor (Acting) - Chairperson |
| 2 | Representative of District Commissioner, District Kapurthala | Member |
| 3 | Representative of Senior Superintendent of Police, District Kapurthala | Member |
| 4 | Mr. Satnam Singh Manak, Executive Editor, Ajit Group of Publications | Member |
| 5 | Maj. Gen. (Retd.) JDS Bedi, Member, Rotary Club | Member |
| 6 | Dr. Lovi Raj Gupta, Pro Vice Chancellor & Head, Lovely Faculty of Technology & Sciences | Member |
| 7 | Dr. Sanjay Modi, Pro Vice Chancellor & Head, Lovely Faculty of Business & Arts | Member |
| 8 | Mr. Surinder Kumar Khurana, Senior Security Officer | Member |
| 9 | Dr. Harpal Thethi, Representative of Parents | Member |
| 10 | Ms. Shristi Sehwag, Representative of Senior Students, Reg. No. 12110943 | Member |
| 11 | Mr. Rupesh Kumar, Representative of Fresher Students, Reg. No. 12312925 | Member |
| 12 | Dr. Monica Gulati, Registrar and Head, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences | Member-Secretary |
Ragging - an avoidable crime
Link to website: Click here
Web-link to Anti-Ragging Committee: Click here
B. Internal Complaints Committee:
| S.No. | Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Neeta Raj Sharma, Professor | Presiding Officer |
| 2 | Dr. Shaffali Lakhanpal, Vice-President, Kusum- Serving the Society | Member (NGO) |
| 3 | Dr. Alok Jain, Associate Professor | Member |
| 4 | Dr. Savita Gupta, Professor | Member |
| 5 | Ms. Kanika Sobti, Law Officer | Member |
| 6 | Ms. Manmeet Kaur, Student, Reg. No. 12401809 | Member |
| 7 | Mr. Siddharth Maurya, Student, Reg. No. 12416644 | Member |
| 8 | Ms. Krishma Monga, Student, Reg. No. 12418768 | Member |
Web-link to UGC guidelines on LPU website: Click here
C. Student Grievance Redressal Committee:
| Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Lovi Raj Gupta, Professor | Chairperson |
| Dr. Sorabh Lakhanpal, Professor | Member |
| Dr. Amit Dutt, Professor | Member |
| Dr. Tushinder Preet Kaur, Professor | Member |
| Dr. Suresh Mani, Professor | Member |
| Ms. Ananya Sahu, Student | Special Invitee |
Ombudsperson
Dr. C.L. Chandan
