Departmental Projects

To meet Common Expectations of different stakeholders in the University

• UGC –SAP (DRS-1):Total Grant Received – 58.5 lakhs
• DST-FIST:Total Grant Received – 105 lakhs

Collaborations and Collaborative Research

Active academic and research collaborations are as follows without any involvement of grant:

• CFSL Chandigarh
• FSL Delhi
• FSL Mohali (Punjab)
• DFS Junga (HP)
• Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
• SFSL Jaipur (Rajasthan)

M.Sc. students are attached to various central/state Forensic Science Labs (CFSLs/FSLs) and Institutes for at-least for15 days in their respective specialized areas to be exposed to real time crime case evidences.

During their stay, they learn about the opening of real cases received in the lab, examination and presentation of evidences in the court of law from experts in the field

Awards and Patents

Outstanding Alumni of the Department

Student Placements

Placements of students is almost 100%. They have an option either to join teaching, Govt. labs (CFSLs or SFSLs) or go for private practice and other.

Competitive Examinations (UGC/NTA)

• Junior Research Fellowship:13
• Lectureship: 30
• UGC-BSR: 10
• Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship:01
• UGC-MANF: 02
• UGC-NSC: 01

Placement/Alumni Profile

The students from this department have been successful in diverse fields and have achieved great heights. They are occupying positions such as:

• Scientists and Professors in India as well as foreign universities/institutes/companies of repute
• Managers in various sections in pharmaceutical companies and consultancies
• Director and other positions in various related government departments
• Armed services
• Forensic Consultants in India and Abroad
• Entrepreneurs

Seminars/Conference/Symposia Organized

• International Symposium on “Advances in Fingerprint Identification” (Feb. 8-10, 2008). UGC Sponsored.
• International Symposium on “Emerging Trends in Forensic Science” (Feb. 22-24, 2010), UGC sponsored.
• National Symposium on “Education and Research in Forensic Science: Issues and Challenges”, 15-16 March, 2012
• International Symposium on “Emerging Paradigms in Forensic Science (March 7-9, 2013), UGC –SAP sponsored”.
• National Symposium on “Forensic Odontology”, 19-20 January, 2014
• National Conference on “Questioned Document Examination”, 10-12 January, 2015
• One day National Seminar on “Forensic Toxicology” under UGC-SAP on Sept. 5th, 2015
• National Conference on Forensic Science, 19-21 December 2016
• National Conference on Recent Trends and Advancements in Forensic Science (RTAFS-2023), 16-19 March, 2023

Infrastructure

ICT Classrooms- The Department is equipped with 02 (two) ICT enabled smart classrooms with seating capacity of 25 to 50 person(s).

ICT Seminar Hall- Department is conducting seminars of students every week to build confidence to deliver and defend themselves in the court of law as they are required to give expert evidence in court and face questions from defense counsel.

ICT Seminar Hall- Department is conducting seminars of students every week to build confidence to deliver and defend themselves in the court of law as they are required to give expert evidence in court and face questions from defense counsel.

Departmental library The Department has its own library facility with access to up-to-date books, journals and research projects.

Cyber and Computer Laboratory- This Laboratory is equipped with 10 (ten) computer systems. The department is continuously working for providing better facilities to the students. Wi-Fi facility allows students to learn online and prepare assignments, presentations, dissertation report with the help of books and journals.

Microscopy Laboratory

Questioned Document Examination Laboratory

Forensic DNA Laboratory

FTIR and AAS Laboratory

GC-MS Laboratory

Forensic Science Society

• Forensic Science society was established with the aim of providing a platform for curricular and extra-curricular activities and to properly channelize the energy of the students.
• The membership of the society is obligatory for all M.Sc. students, research scholars and staff members.
• All the members contribute to run the activities of the society.
• The affairs of the society are managed by student- secretary under the guidance and supervision of teacher in-charge and president of Forensic Science Society.
• The activities of the society include organization of departmental sports, cultural programmes, seminars etc.

Environment Consciousness

• Energy conservation - It is common practice at our department that maximum output with minimum energy consumption.
• Waste management – we store and dispose off our e-waste and chemical waste through the standard university level procedure.
• Motivational lectures by faculty – members regularly delivered lectures to students of college and schools on environmental issues (water harvesting, tree plantation, etc).

Strengths

• Well-furnished infrastructure.
• Well-equipped laboratories with open access to everyone.
• Specialized faculty to give the students an exposure to the entire department.
• National and international collaborations and publications.
• Decentralization concept – every staff member and student participation indecisions.
• High quality of research.
• Updated academic curriculum, interdisciplinary teaching & research, guest faculty.

Future Plans

• To attract and groom young talent
• Strengthen infrastructural facilities in the form of more teaching staff and analytical facilities to have more research projects.
• To start new specializations.
• To avail more job opportunities to students.