INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH MOHALI

Minutes for the 26th

Meeting of the Academic Senate, 28.7.2017 at 3.00 P.M. of 14

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION

AND RESEARCH MOHALI

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Minutes for the 26th Meeting of the Academic Senate held on July 28, 2017 at 3.00 p.m.

at IISER Mohali. The following members were present:

1 Professor N. Sathyamurthy, Chairman

2 Professor Arun K. Grover, Member

3 Professor M . K. Surappa, Member

4 Professor Arvind, Member

5 Professor Sudeshna Sinha, Member

6 Professor J. S. Bagla, Member

7 Professor P. Guptasarma, Member

8 Professor K. S. Viswanathan, Member

9 Professor Sanjay Mandal, Member

10 Dr. R. S. Johal, Member

11 Dr. N. G. Prasad, Member

12 Dr. Abhishek Chaudhuri, Member

Dr. P. Bapaiah, Secretary

Special Invitee

1 Mr. Amol, SRC Convener

2 Mr. Rohit

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1 Professor Lilavati Krishnan, Member

2 Professor Anand K. Bachhawat, Member

3 Professor Kapil Hari Paranjape, Member

4 Professor C.S. Aulakh, Member

Item No. Agenda

Senate 17.26.01 Introductory remarks by the Chairman

The Chairman welcomed the members specially Professor M. K.

Surappa who came all the way from Bangalore sparing his

valuable time. The Chairman informed the Senate with

profound grief that Mr. Mayank Kumar, BS-MS-14 batch



student has died on 26.7.2017. He was a good student and

gentle in his behaviour. The Institute lost a very good student.

The Academic Senate observed 2 minutes silence in honour of

the departed soul.

The Chairman informed the Senate that Ms. Swetha, a former

student of IISER Mohali, now doing Ph.D. in MIT, has been

bestowed with the best teaching assistant award. Ms. Vaishnavi

Sridhar, an MS graduate in 2017 has been selected as one of the

five SERB scholars to pursue Ph.D. in University

British Columbia, Canada. The Academic Senate congratulated

them.

The Academic Senate appreciated the services rendered by

Professor I.B.S. Passi and Professor Somdatta Sinha as Senators

over the years and wanted to place it on record. The Academic

Senate desired that the appreciation be conveyed to them.

Further, The Chairman informed the Academic Senate that Dr.

Kavita Dorai, Associate Professor has co-authored a book on

“cross relaxation and cross-correlation parameters in NMR”

and Professor J. S. Bagla edited a book along with Sunee

Engineer on "Gravity and the Quantum". The Academic

Senate congratulated both the faculty members.

Senate 17.26.02 Confirmation of the Draft Minutes of the 25th Meeting of the

Academic Senate held on May 16, 2017.

Draft Minutes of the 25th Meeting of the Academic Senate held on May 16,

2017 were circulated to all the members and requested the members to convey

the observations/comments, if any. Some observations have been received from

Professor Sanjay Mandal placed at page no. 10-13 of the agenda. After

consideration of the Observations, the Minutes of the 25th Meeting of the

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Academic Senate held on May 16, 2017 may be confirmed. Minutes placed at

Page No. 14-72 of the agenda.

After considerable deliberations on the observations, the

minutes of the 25th Meeting of the Academic Senate Meeting

held on 16.05.2017 were confirmed.

Senate 17.26.03 Action Taken report on the Draft Minutes of the 25th Meeting of the

Academic Senate held on July 28, 2017.

Placed at Page No. 73-79 of the agenda.

Noted.

For Consideration and Approval

Senate 17.26.04 Appeals from BS-MS students, Int. Ph.D. students and Ph.D. Students.

1. BS-MS Students.

a. The following students have made an appeal against their termination of

BS-MS programme:

MS14 Batch:

S. No. Reg. No. Name No. of 'F' grades before

Summer Semester

CPI

i) MS14064 Neetish Kumar

Sharma *

03 3.6

ii) MS14094 Sukhpal ** 04 4.3

* Did not register during summer semester 2017.

** Requested courses were not offered during summer semester 2017.

i.) The Appeal of Mr. Neetish Kumar Sharma was discussed

in detail and it was agreed to give him one LAST

CHANCE. No further appeal will be entertained.



Dr. Abhishek Choudhary will mentor him.

ii.) The appeal of Mr. Sukhpal, MS14094 was accepted for re-

instatement into the programme.

b. The following students have made an appeal against their termination of BS-

MS programme and as per their requests, they have been allowed to register

during summer semester 2017:

(i) Termination against number of 'F' grades in core courses:

MS14 Batch:

S. No. Reg. No. Name No. of 'F' grades

before

Summer Semester

No. of 'F'

grades after

Summer

Semester

CPI

1. MS14068 Vandana

Verma

3 2 5.2

2. MS14080 Ankuj

Kumar

3 2 4.1

3. MS14126 Renu Meena 3 2 4.6

The Academic Senate approved re-instatement of the above

three candidates.

MS13 Batch:


before

Summer Semester

No. of 'F'

grades after

Summer

Semester

CPI

1. MS13133 Rohit Kumar 3 2 5

The Academic Senate approved re-instatement of Mr. Rohit

Kumar.

MS11 Batch:


before

Summer

Semester

No. of 'F'

grades after

Summer

Semester

CPI

1. MS11072 Barun Khaidem 6 6 4.4



The Academic Senate examined his request and the possibility

of his improvement. Finally it was decided that he could be

given a chance to clear his backlogs so that he can meet the

requirements for the BS degree. It would be impossible for him

to fulfill the requirements for the BS-MS degree, with the

academic record he has so far. Thus the Senate approved for his

re-instatement with the condition that Mr. Barun Khaidem will

clear his backlogs for receiving the BS Degree.

(ii) Termination against CPI below 4.0 in a row:

Sr No. Reg. No Name CPI before

summer

semester

CPI after

summer

semester

1. MS16089 Manish Kumar 2.6 3.4

2. MS16100 Siddharth 3.4 3.9

3. MS16101 Anima Angelina

Lakra 3.8 4.8

4. MS16108 Nitika Devi 2.8 3.1

5. MS16147 Chetan 3.2 3.5

6. MS16153 Sachin Bhatt 3.2 3.4

7. MS16154 Shivam Kumar 3.3 3.8

8. MS16166 Himanshu Meena 3.8 4.5

The Academic Senate approved the re-instatement of all the

above eight candidates.

2. Integrated Ph.D. Students.

a. Appeal received from Mr. Somnath Maji, MP15015 placed at page no. 80-

81 of the agenda.



The Academic Senate approved the re-instatement of Mr.

Somnath Maji by giving him one last chance. No more chances

will be given. Shri S. Arulananda Babu will mentor him.

3. Ph.D. students.

a. Appeal received from Mr. Rabi Prakash Maheswari, Ph16002 placed at

page no. 82-83 of the agenda.

The Academic Senate agreed for the re-instatement of Rabi

Prakash Maheshwari.

4. Appeal from Ms. Sreshta Elchuri

a. Appeal received from Ms. Sreshta Elchuri on medical grounds is placed at

page no. 84-86 of the agenda.

Request of Ms. Sreshta Elchuri has not been acceded to as there

is no fresh material. Her earlier request was the same which

was not acceded to by the Academic Senate on 16.05.2017.

5. Appeal from Mr. Shivam Kumar.

a. Appeal received from Mr. Shivam Kumar dated 25.7.2017 placed at page no.

138 of the agenda.

As at item no. (ii) above covering 8 appeals, his candidature was

covered for his re-instatement.

Senate 17.26.05 Reviewing of the payment of fellowships to the Ph.D. Students

admitted directly and candidates not qualified JRF/NET.

ITEM WITHDRAWN.

Senate 17.26.06 Academic Calendar for the year 2017-18 (Even Semester) and 2018-

19(Odd Semester).



Academic Calendar for the year 2017-18 Even Semester and for the year

2018-19 Odd Semester are placed at page no. 87-90 of the agenda.

The Academic Senate approved the Academic Calendar.

However the Dean Academics may explore the possibility of

commencing the session on January 4 or 8, 2018.

Senate 17.26.07 Students Fulfilling the Requirements for Award of Ph.D. Degree.

The following students have fulfilled the requirements for the award of PhD Degree:

1) Name of Student: Moumita Rana

Registration No.: PH15010

Registration: August 2015

Name of Supervisor: Dr. Ujjal K Gautam

Title of the Thesis: Investigations on Nanocrystalline Metal and Carbon Entities

for Energy Conversion and Other Chemical Applications

Date of Thesis Submission: February 21, 2017

Thesis Examination Committee:

i) Dr. Ujjal K Gautam (Supervisor)

ii) Professor Amitava Patra, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science,

Kolkata (External)

iii) Professor N. Ravishankar, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (External)

iv) Professor Laure Bourgeois, Monash University, Australia (External)

Based on the recommendation of thesis examination committee viva-voce was

conducted on June 15, 2017

Viva-voce Committee:

i) Dr. Ujjal K Gautam (Convener)

ii) Professor Amitava Patra, Indian Association for the Cultivation of

Science, Kolkata (External Examiner)

iii) Professor K. S. Viswanathan iv) Dr. Arijit K De

The viva-voce committee has recommended that the PhD degree be awarded.

2) Name of Student: Ramarao Parella

Registration No.: PH10073

Registration: January 2011

Name of Supervisor: Dr. S. ArulanandaBabu



Title of the Thesis: Studies on Stereo- and Regioselective Synthesis of

Functionalized Carbocycles, Heterocycles and Olefins through the Pd(II)-Catalyzed C-

H Activation

Date of Thesis Submission: April 17, 2017.

Thesis Examination Committee:

i) Dr. S. Arulananda Babu (Supervisor)

ii) Dr. Alakesh Bisai, IISER Bhopal (External) iii) Dr. Sankar K. Guchhait, NIPER, Mohali (External) iv) Dr. James A Bull, Imperial College London, UK (External)

Based on the recommendation of thesis examination committee viva-voce was conducted on June 30, 2017

Viva-voce Committee: i) Dr. S. Arulananda Babu (Convener)

ii) Dr. Alakesh Bisai, IISER Bhopal (External Examiner)

iii) Dr. S. V. Ramasastry Sripada iv) Dr. Sugumar Venkataramani

The viva-voce committee has recommended that the PhD degree be awarded.

Dr. Ujjal Gautam and Dr. S. Arulananda Babu made

presentations. The Academic Senate congratulated them. The

Senate Recommended to the BOG for awarding the degrees to

Ms. Moumita Rana and Mr. Ramarao Parella.

Senate 17.26.08 Results of Summer Semester.

1. The following courses were taught during summer semester 2017:

S. No. Course

Code

Title of the Course Cre

dits

No. of

students

enrolled

No. of 'F'

grades

cleared

1. CHM101 Chemistry of elements and

chemical transformations

3 20 20

2. CHM201 Spectroscopic and other physical methods

3 6 6

3. MTH102 Analysis in one variable 3 18 15

4. MTH201 Curves and surfaces 3 10 7

5. HSS101A Language skills A 2 26 26

Total No. of students enrolled: 60

Number of 'F' grades cleared: 74



Noted.

2. Number of scholarships restored after summer (w.e.f. August 2017): MS14 Batch:

• Adarsh Krishan (Reg. No. MS14177), CPI: 6.1

Noted.

3. Number of students who have submitted thesis (since the last senate meeting):

01.

S.

No.

Name Reg. No. Sub Supervisor Title of the Thesis

1. Leena PH14062 PHY Dr. Gautam

Sheet

Tip-induced Superconductivity in

Topological Semimetals

Noted.

4. Number of students who have submitted Synopsis (since the last senate

meeting): 06

S.

No.


1. Nitin Kishor PH10064 BIO Prof. P.

Guptasarma

Dodecamer assembly and

enzymatic function in a

Bacterial Aminopeptidase from Bacillus subtilis and its

engineered variant(s)

2. Harpreet Singh PH11076 PHY Prof. Arvind

& Dr. Kavita

Dorai

Generation, estimation, and

protection of novel quantum

states of spin systems

3. Rajneesh

Kumar

PH11092 PHY Dr. Rajeev

Kapri

Polymer translocation through

narrow pores: role of

semiflexibility and

hydrodynamics

4. Kanupriya

Verma

PH12147 CHM Prof. K. S.

Viswanathan

Exploring Hydrogen Bonding

Interactions in Multifunctional π

Systems using Matrix Isolation

Infrared Spectroscopy and Ab

Initio Computations

5. Ginny Karir PH12152 CHM Prof. K. S.

Viswanathan

The “strange case” of

Phenylacetylene: Competition

between H-π and n-σ* Contacts,

Studied using Matrix Isolation

Infrared Spectroscopy and Ab

Initio Computations

6. Preetinder

Singh

PH09023 MTH Dr.

LingarajSahu

Construction of a Class of

Quantum Dynamical

Semigroups Associated with

Formal Lindbladians via

Hudson-Parthasarathy Flows



Noted.

2. 5. Number of students whose viva voce is pending and scheduled: 01

S.

No.


1. Hare Ram

Yadav*

PH12122 CHM Dr.

Angshuman

Roy

Choudhury

Understanding the Influence of

Fluorine in Crystal Packing of

Organic Molecules in the

Presence and in the Absence of

Other Strong/Weak Hydrogen

Bonds: A Structural Analysis

* Viva-voce scheduled on July 28, 2017.

Noted, however, during the deliberation, The Academic Senate

emphasized the need for pre-submission seminar. The Academic

Senate ruled that Pre-submission seminar is mandatory.

3. 6. Number of students whose thesis review reports have arrived: 01

S.

No.

Name Reg.

No.

Sub Supervisor Title of the Thesis

1. AvinashChandel

PH10041 BIO Prof. Anand K. Bachhawat

Studies on the redox regulation of calcium channels in the yeast

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Noted. 4. 5. 7. Major has been allotted to the following students as they became eligible to

choose their major after summer semester 2017: MS15 Batch:

S.

No.

Reg No. Name Number of Fs in

Core courses

before summer

semester 2017

Number of Fs in

Core courses

after summer

semester 2017

Major

requested

1. MS15028 Aiswarya A S 3 1 Biology

2. MS15056 Athul R

Ramesh

3 1 Biology

3. MS15082 Himanshu 4 2 Chemistry

4. MS15091 Mohit Barsain 4 2 Biology

5. MS15123 Vishwas Kamal 3 2 Biology



6. MS15147 Krishna KanthT.G

3 1 Physics

7. MS15148 Deepak Potyan

Negi

3 1 Biology

8. MS15161 Aakanksha Meena

3 1 Biology

9. MS15179 Harpreet Kaur 3 1 Chemistry

10. MS15184 Simran Panda 3 1 Biology

11. MS15188 Sujata 3 1 Biology

12. MS15198 Shivansh 3 2 Biology

The breakup is as follows:

Biology: 09

Chemistry: 02

Mathematics:00

Physics: 01

Pending: 07

Noted. 6.

8. The following student got a grade in PRJ502 which was incomplete during the

last senate meeting, but he is not graduating as he has total 3 'F' grades:

Reg. No. Name CPI with

Incomplete Project

grade

CPI after the actual

grade received

MS11020 Deepanshu 5.4 5.6

Noted. 7.

9. The following students resigned from the PhD programme (since the last senate

meeting):

1. Ms Sruthi Mohan (PH16046), CHM (resignation accepted w.e.f. May 25,

2017) 2. Mr. Santosh Kumar Behera (PH15056), BIO (resignation accepted w.e.f. May

31, 2017)

3. Mr. Chayan Karmakar (PH16065), MTH (resignation accepted w.e.f. June 27,

2017) 4. Ms Prashansa Gupta (PH16050), PHY (resignation accepted w.e.f. July 10,



2017)

5. Mr. Saurabh Thapliyal (PH16073), BIO (resignation accepted w.e.f. July 17,

2017)

Noted.

Senate 17.26.09 Proposal for developing of an EES Major Program as part of the BS-

MS course curriculum offered by IISER Mohali.

Professor Sampat Tandon was invited for spending a month at IISER

Mohali as a visiting Professor for developing the proposal to make EES

as a major Program as a part of the BS-MS course curriculum offered by

the IISER Mohali. Professor Sampat submitted the proposal for making

EES as a major program for BS-MS course placed at page no. 91-123 of

the agenda.

Since the required material was not available to the senators in

advance, they were requested to look into the material/proposal

placed as an agenda, page no. 91-123 and send their opinion

/report/review to the Chairman, Academic Senate. The same

will be conveyed to the Curriculum Review Committee.

Senate 17.26.10 Candidates from IISER Mohali, applied for Direct Admission into

the Ph.D. Programme.

In the 25th Meeting of the Academic Senate vide agenda item no. Senate

17.25.05 permitted 16 nos. of General/OBC candidates and 5 nos. of

SC/ST candidates i.e. total 21 candidates have been permitted to admit

into the Ph.D. program. In addition to that now Ms. Mugdha Thakur,

MS12048 has also applied for direct admission into Ph.D. program under

general category. Her CPI is 8.1. Request is placed at page no. 124 of

the agenda.

Mr. Mohamed Musthafa Iqbal, MS12061 has also applied for direct

admission into Ph.D. program under OBC category. His CPI is 8.0.

Request is placed at page no. 125 of the agenda.



The following students, who were offered admission into Direct PhD

programme, have registered notionally in PhD Programme for the session

August 2017:

1. Gaurav Saxena, MS12003, PHY

2. Amit Devra, MS12012, PHY

3. Ankit, MS12014, EES

4. Bindia Chawla, MS12045, BIO

5. ShivaliSokhi, MS12046, PHY

6. Anjali Krishna, MS12054, PHY

7. Vikas Srivastava, MS12085, MTH

8. Mohan Lal, MS12094, PHY

9. Akanksha Gautam, MS12106, PHY

10. Aleena Anna Thomas, MS12115, CHM

11. Vishnu P K, MS12127, PHY

The Academic Senate approved the proposal to admit Ms.

Mugdha Thakur and Mohammed Musthafa Iqbal to the Ph.D.

programme directly, in addition to the 21 candidates approved

earlier.

Senate 17.26.11 1. Government of India Gazette Notifications of UGC & AICTE (Credit

Framework for online learning course through SWAYAM)

Regulations, 2016

2. Placed at page no. 126-133 of the agenda.

After considerable deliberations, a committee with all the Heads

of the Departments with the Dean Academics as the convenor

was formed to study the Gazette Notifications and submit the

report to the Chairman, Academic Senate.

Senate 17.26.12 3. New Courses

Proposal for MTH429 and MTH 430 courses received is placed at page

no. 134-135 of the agenda.



Approved.

Senate 17.26.12 Qualifying for Comprehensive Exam by the Int. Ph.D. and Ph.D.

students.

A letter dated 18.5.2017 received from Professor Sanjay Mandal on the

above subject is placed at page no. 136 of the agenda.

The Academic Senate decided that the present practice would

continue.

Senate 17.26.13 Suggestion on Ph.D. programme.

A letter dated 16.5.2017 received from Professor Sanjay Mandal

regarding Ph.D. D. programme is placed at page no. 137 of the agenda.

The Senate appreciated the suggestion and decided that the

proposal will be considered critically in course of time.

Senate 17.26.13 4. Any other item with the permission of the Chair.

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