Research Facilities

Research Facilities

The college has a dedicated Research Committee headed by Dean Research.  The college is very proactive in making and creating the research environment in the college conducive to the aspirations of the research scholars. The duly framed Research Policy acts as a Guide for the conduct and organisation of Research Affairs in the institution. The college has earmarked special fund as Research Fund which is given as seed money to the faculty members for conducting Minor Research Projects. Similarly, the faculty members are also given financial support to participate in the National/International Conferences and Seminars. The institution also organises Conferences, Seminars, Workshops and other programmes for the promotion of research in the institution. The faculty members are also encouraged and motivated to go for innovations in the different domains of Academics and Education and to file the patents for the unique outcomes out of their research ventures and activities. The faculty members also write research papers for various National/International Journals. The institution also publishes two journals, one by the Department of Punjabi and the other by the School of Commerce and Management. Besides, the following Physical Facilities are available in the institution:

• Piara Singh Padam Research Centre

The college has a dedicated research centre on the name of a renowned Sikh Researcher Dr. Piara Singh Padam. This centre has its own Library, Computers with Internet Facilities and Serene sitting environment. The centre is a peaceful place to work on the research projects by the faculty and the students. The following are the photographs of the centre:

• Campus for Research and Advanced Studies, Dhablan

The college has a separate 18.5 acres campus known as Campus for Research and Advanced Studies, Dhablan. It is around 10 km away from the main campus of the college. It is specifically dedicated to conduct Research in the area of Agriculture and areas allied to it. The different research labs along with the highly sophisticated equipments add value to the research centre. The farmers fairs are also conducted here in addition to giving the practical training to the students. Some of the photographs highlighting the centre are placed as under:

• Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Library

The library of the college has an extensive and varied collection of books. This collection is augmented on a regular basis. To facilitate a congenial atmosphere for reading, the library has been fully air-conditioned. The library is highly sophisticated, modern and digitalized and has added facilities like: N-LIST program of INFLIBNET, SOUL Software, RFID Gate for preventing theft of books, J-gate, touch screen LED for the easy search of books, pest control treatment has been done to keep the books safe. CCTV cameras have been installed for surveillance and fire extinguishers have been installed in the library. To cater to the rising demand of information the library subscribes journals, periodicals, magazines and newspapers. The functioning of the library has been fully computerized. The whole information regarding books can be seen on WEBOPAC that can be seen on the Touch Screen Computer which is available in the library. The information regarding books can be had on WEBOPAC from anywhere in the world.

• Computer Labs

The institution has 10 computer labs with the computers of latest configuration. The required Softwares are also available in the Computer Labs.

• Science and Other Labs

The institution has the State-of-the-Art Labs in Physics, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Zoology, Botany, Food Processing, Fashion Designing and Communication Skill Lab. The students as well as the faculty members have the free access to the facilities and equipments available in these labs.