3. Evaluative Report of the Department 1. Name of the Department -------- FORENSIC MEDICINE 2. Year of establishment -------------- 2003 3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university? FACULTY of the Medicine MMIMSR, MULLANA, AMBALA. 4. Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.) -------- UG PG MBBS MD Forensic Medicine 5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved COURSE PROGRAME DEPARTMENT INVOLVED MD Forensic Medicine Statistical Analysis Bio statics 6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. -- 7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons ------- 8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based Credit System ANNUAL 9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments Anatomy, Pathology and Radiology. 10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others) Sanctioned Filled Actual (including CAS & MPS) Professor 3 3 3 Associate - - - Professors Asst. Professors - - - Others JR 9 9 P.G 9 AC for Quality and Excellence in Higher Education95
11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization, experience and research under guidance Name Qualificati on Designation Specialization DR O.P. AGGARWAL MD DR. BALBIR KAUR MD PROFESSOR DR HARPREET SINGH MD PROFESSOR PROFESSOR & FORENSIC HEAD No. of Years of Experience No. of Ph.D./M.D M.Phil. students guided for the last 4 years MEDICINE 30 4 FORENSIC MEDICINE 35 4 FORENSIC MEDICINE 09 4 12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors ----- 13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty programme-wise information 14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio U.G=13:1 P.G=1/1 15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned, filled and actual -------- SANCTIONED FILLED ACTUAL Store keeper cum Clerk 2 2 cum computer operator Technician 2 2 Attendant 2 2 Sweeper 4 4 16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies -------. 17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received project-wise--- 18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received
a) National collaboration b) International collaboration 19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received. 20. Research facility / centre with state recognition -------Haryana State Medical Council national recognition YES ------ international recognition ------ 1) Medical Council Of India 2) Recognized by DSIR as SIRO 96 NAAC for Quality and Excellence in Higher Education
21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies 22. Publications: Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)-----14 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL 13 01 Monographs --- Chapters in Books - Edited Books ---- Books with ISBN with details of publishers - Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) ---13 University Data Citation Index range /average : 1-147/6.07 SNIP : 0.00-15.12/0.745 SJR : 0.00-13.514/0.455 Impact Factor range / average : 0.001-7.261/1.324 h-index : 19 23. Details of patents and income generated 24. Areas of consultancy and income generated 25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories / institutions / industries in India and abroad 26. Faculty serving in a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial Boards d) any other (please specify) ------
Dr. O.P Aggarwal (H.O.D) 1. Life Member of Indian Academy of forensic Medicine 2. Life Member of Punjab Academy of forensic Medicine & Toxicology(PAFMAT) 3. Life Member of Indian national congress science. 4. Guest lecturer in Punjab Police Academy. Dr Balbir Kaur (Professor) 1. Ex Vice President and Life Member of Indian academy of Forensic Medicine. 2. Fellow & Life Member of Indian Association of Medico-Legal Experts (Regd) 3. Life Member of Indian congress of forensic medicine and toxicology. 4. Life Member of Punjab Academy of forensic Medicine & Toxicology(PAFMAT) Dr. Harpreet Singh (Professor) 1. Life Member of Punjab Academy of forensic Medicine & Toxicology(PAFMAT) 2. Life Member of Indian academy of Forensic Medicine. 3. Indo pacific academy of forensic odontology. 27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs). ---- Workshops, Academic Education conferences, CME programs and Basic Medical Programs. NAAC for Quality and Excellence in Higher Education 97
28. Student projects percentage of students who have done in-house projects including interdepartmental projects --------100% percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other universities / industry / institute -------- 29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by Sr. No. Faculty International--- National ----- one Name of the Faculty Member Nature of the Distinction conferred on the Faculty Name of the Distinction Awarding Agency Year and date on which distinction conferred. 1. Dr. Balbir Kaur Dr. J.P. Modi Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 Indian association of medico-legal experts. 04 th February 2012 2. Dr. Balbir Kaur Fellowship Award- SAFCON-2008 International conference of south Asian congress of forensic medicine, forensic science& toxicology& 9 th annual meeting of Indian congress of forensic medicine and toxicology. Amity university Noida & All India institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. October 10-12,2008 Doctoral / post doctoral fellows ------ Students ---- 30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national
/ International) with details of outstanding participants, if any. 31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments There is an established institutional ethics committee which screens various projects/proposals related to human samples/ animals and ensures that appropriate measures should be taken during handling of animals or processing of samples. We also strictly follow plagiarism policy of the university by using software Turnitin. 32. Student profile programme-wise: Name of the Applications Selected Pass percentage Programme received Male Female Male Female (refer to question no. 4) M.D Forensic Medicine 2014 Data available in central cell 2 1 100% 100% 33. Diversity of students Name of the Programme (refer to question no. 4) M.D Forensic Medicine 2015 % of students from same University % of students from other Universities with in state % of students from other Universities outside the state % of students from other countries Nil nil 100% nil 98 NAAC for Quality and Excellence in Higher Education
34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defence Services examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give details category-wise. 35. Student progression Student progression Percentage against enrolled UG to PG 19% PG to M.Phil. PG to Ph.D. Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment Entrepreneurs 36. Diversity of staff Percentage of Faculty who are graduates Of the same university From other universities within the state From universities from other states 100% From Universities outside the country 37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period ------ 38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard to a) Library -----Total Books are 150 in a number and Journals are 15 in number. b) Internet facilities for staff and students --YES c) Total number of class rooms 02 NAAC for Quality and Excellence in Higher Education 99
d) Class rooms with ICT facility -----------Available e) Students laboratories ----01 f) Research laboratories ----01 39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates a) from the host institution/university 1. Dr Sunil Narwal-----Batch 2013 2. Dr Ravi tejpal------batch 2014 b) from other institutions/universities 1. Dr Showkat Rashid------- Batch 2013 2. Dr Uzma Bach------- Batch 2013 3. Dr Vinka Maini------ Batch 2014 4. Dr Preet mohinder singh----- Batch 2014 5. Dr Satbir Singh--------Batch 2015 6. Dr Manpreet Singh-------Batch 2015 7. Dr Arindam ----------Batch 2015 40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the university.---- 100% 41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology. N/A 42. Does the department obtain feedback from a. faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback? YES 1. To improve the teaching and learning opportunities. 2. To asses the course content and redesigning it for better learning. b. students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does the department utilize the feedback? A continuous process to improve the students growth, understanding and knowledge Acquisition. c. alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the department utilize the feedback? Yearly Meetings with Aluminies is held and their suggestions were
entertained. 43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) 1. Dr Pankaj Chikkara joined PGIMS Rohtak. 2. Dr Bikramjeet singh joined BPS MAHILA KHANPUR KALAN SONIPAT. 3. Dr Arsalan joined SKIMS, BEMINA, SRINAGAR 4. Dr Gaurav pratap singh went to U.S.A for higher studies. 5. Dr Mukul Chopra Joined CMC Ludhiana 6. Dr Rajesh joined GMC pondicherry 7. Dr Sandeep Garg Joined B.R Ambedkar Hospital,Delhi 8. Dr Mehreen Latif Joined SKIMS BEMINA, SRINAGAR 9. Dr Venkatesh M Joined Sri Ram Chandra institute, Tamil Nadu 10. Dr Arif Viquar joined GMC JAMMU 44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) involving external experts. 45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. Lectures, Autopsy demonstrations and Examination of Medicolegal cases by using the LCD and OHP. 46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored? Sessional work evaluation Periodic work evaluation Seminars Tutorials 47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. Encourage the students to do cultural activities, Debates and Public speaking. 100 NAAC for Quality and Excellence in Higher Education
48. Give details of beyond syllabus scholarly activities of the department. Attending courts as expert witness and facing odd cross examination in each case. 49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies? If yes, give details. --- YES, Accredited by ASIK, UK since 2011 and Medical Council of India. 50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating new knowledge, basic or applied. Training Doctors and interns in handling the medico-legal cases, Post mortems and court Evidences. 51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department. STRENGTH--- Handling medico legal post mortem, Attending court evidence and facing cross examination. This Institute is the one of few medical colleges of India who is preparing a computerized post-mortem reports. This department has highly efficient and dedicated faculty. The number of publications are commendable. Dr Balbir Kaur has been awarded as a life time achievement award for her contribution to Forensic Medicine. WEAKNESS----There is always a pressure by the relatives of the dead bodies regarding not to inform the police and hand over the body without conducting the post-mortem. OPPORTUNITY---Future is bright and the students are well placed. CHALLENGE to handle Decomposed bodies. All Medical officers run away to do post mortem on decomposed bodies. They are afraid of handling P.M on Decomposed bodies. To prepare the post-mortem reports up to the level of satisfaction of police officers, lawyer, judicial officers and relatives of the victims. 52. Future plans of the department. Motivate MBBS Graduates to join Forensic Medicine department as more experts are required for conducting medico legal work.
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