School of Sciences

Director/ Head of School : Dr. P. K. Sehgal

The School of Science was established in 2012 to impart quality education in various disciplines of science through Open and Distance Learning. The School offers degree courses in B.Sc. with different subject combinations and M.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany and Zoology programmes. The school has developed its own study material (SLM) for both graduate and post-graduate programmes. The postgraduate programmes are in semester mode. With the firm belief that practical is an essential parts of science education, the different departments of the school organize laboratory workshops other than mandatory counseling at various science study centers of the university to enhance the subject knowledge. The School of Science has become one of the main constituents of the University with a large number of learners.

The functions of the School:

Plan, develop and offer academic programmes at the undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral levels.
Collaborate in the development of programmes/ courses with other universities.
Provide learner support using video lecture, radio talks, electronic media and ICT tools.
Participate in the development and monitoring of student support services.
Organize and participate in workshops, conferences and seminars.

Development of Self-Instructional Study Material (SLM)

The school has developed its own study material (SLM) for both graduate and post-graduate programmes.

Departments:

Departments of Physics

Department of Chemistry
Department of Mathematics

Department of Botany
Department of Zoology

Faculty

The School of Science has highly qualified, experienced, specialized and dedicated faculty, who have obtained postgraduate and research degrees from reputed Indian universities. Some of them have also served other Indian universities with distinction. The faculty keeps themselves abreast with the latest developments in their respective disciplines. The faculty has regularly been participating in seminars and conferences at national and international levels and has carved out a significant niche for themselves in their own fields. The faculty is engaged in front line research besides unit writing, assignments, conducting laboratory workshops and other academic assignments.

Departments of Physics	M. Sc. and B. Sc. Physics	Dr. Kamal Devlal	Associate Professor
		Dr. Vishal Kumar Sharma	Assistant Professor
		Dr. Gauri	Assistant Professor
		Dr. Rajesh Mathpal	Assistant Professor (AC)
		Dr. Meenakshi Rana	Assistant Professor (AC)
Department of Chemistry	M. Sc. and B. Sc. Chemistry	Dr. Shalini Singh	Assistant Professor
		Dr. Vinod Kumar	Assistant Professor
		Dr. Deep Prakash	Assistant Professor
		Dr. Charu Chandra Pant	Assistant Professor (AC)
		Dr. Ruchi Pandey	Assistant Professor (AC)
Dept. of Mathematics	M. Sc. and B. Sc Mathematics	Dr. Arvind Bhatt	Associate Professor
		Dr. Jyoti Rani	Assistant Professor
		Dr. Deepa Bisht	Assistant Professor (AC)
		Dr. Kamlesh Bisht	Assistant Professor (AC)
		Mr. Deepak Kumar Sharma	Assistant Professor (AC)
Department of Botany	M. Sc. and B. Sc Botany	Dr. S. N. Ojha	Assistant Professor
		Dr. Pooja Juyal	Assistant Professor (AC)
		Dr. Prabha Bisht Dhaundiyal	Assistant Professor (AC)
		Dr. Kirtika Padaliya	Assistant Professor (AC)
		Dr. Priyanka Sharma	Assistant Professor (AC)
Department of Zoology	M. Sc. and B. Sc Zoology	Dr. Pravesh Kumar Sehgal	Associate Professor
		Dr. Shyam Kunjwal	Assistant Professor (AC)
		Dr. Mukta Joshi	Assistant Professor (AC)
		Dr. Jaya Upreti	Assistant Professor (AC)
		Ms. Poornima Nailnwal	Assistant Professor (AC)