Representation of students, faculty, staff and external
stakeholders in University’s Academic and Administrative bodies

LPU believes in inclusive governance and ensuring that all stakeholders have a voice in decision-making processes. As such, the University provides elected representation of students, faculty, and staff on its various bodies & committees to foster transparency, accountability, and stakeholder involvement. This approach ensures that diverse perspectives and expertise are considered in shaping the university's policies and initiatives.

Embracing the principles of justice, LPU has demonstrated its commitment to student representation within various facets of the university's functioning.

One of the most noteworthy aspects of LPU's commitment is the establishment of robust student, faculty, and staff representation in its Academic and Administrative bodies. Recognizing the value of diverse perspectives, LPU ensures that everyone is actively involved in decision-making processes of the University. This inclusion not only empowers students but also enriches the overall educational experience.

Apart from all this, external stakeholders or representatives also engaged in various University committees and bodies. these stakeholders are from:

  • Local Society
  • Government
  • Local Media
  • Trust
  • Industry
  • Employer

Glimpses of student elections through democratic process in the University Campus:

Link to social media covering elections:
For 2024-25 Click here (1), Click here (2)
For 2022-23 Click here (1), Click here (2)

Student Representation in Academic and Administrative bodies
The University recognizes the importance of involving all stakeholders to ensure good and transparent governance; hence all the stakeholders including students have active representation in university bodies. With the objectives of having their opinions included in all spheres of university governance for channelizing their energies, harnessing their creativity, developing leadership skills and above all nurturing responsible global citizens, the University has provided equal rights to student in various Academic and Administrative Committees of University.

Student representation has been ensured in the major academic committees with their composition as given below:

A. Board of Studies

BoS School of Agriculture for the Academic Year 2024-25

S No. Name of BOS member Designation (Professor/Associate Professor/Programme Coordinator/Domain Head etc.) Role (Chairperson/Member/ Member Secretary)
1. Dr. Ramesh Kumar Sadawarti Professor & Dean
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Chairperson
2. Dr. Chandra Mohan Mehta Professor & Associate Dean
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Member
3. Dr. Sandeep Menon Professor & Domain Head (Agronomy)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Science in Agriculture (Agronomy)
Member
4. Dr. Anis A. Mirza Professor & Domain Head (Horticulture)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University

Programme Coordinator: Master of Science in Horticulture (Vegetable Science)
Member
5. Dr. Adesh Kumar Associate Professor & Domain Head (Plant Pathology)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Science in Agriculture (Plant Pathology)
Member
6. Dr. Nitin Madan Changade Associate Professor & Domain Head (Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Science in Agriculture (Soil Science)
Member
7. Dr. Nidhi Dubey Associate Professor & Domain Head (Genetics and Plant Breeding)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Science in Agriculture (Genetics and Plant Breeding)
Member
8. Dr. Ankush M. Raut Associate Professor & Domain Head (Entomology)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Science in Agriculture (Entomology)
Member
9. Dr. Sharad Sachan Associate Professor & Domain Head (Agricultural Economics and Extension)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Hons)
Member
10. Dr. Gurpreet Singh Professor (Horticulture)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Science in Horticulture (Fruit Science)
Member
11. Dr.Thaneshwari Assistant Professor (Horticulture)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Science in Horticulture (Floriculture and Landscaping)
Member
12. Dr. Bhupendra Mathpal Associate Professor
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Member
13. Dr. Harshal Avinashe Associate Professor
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Member
14. Dr.Manish Bakshi Associate Professor
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Member
15. Dr. Shailesh Kumar Singh Professor& Associate Dean
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Member Secretary
16. Dr. Deepika Saxena Assistant Professor (Horticulture)
Division of Academic Affairs
Lovely Professional University
Nominee of Vice Chancellor
17. Prof. (Dr.) B.V.C. Mahajan Director
Punjab Horticultural Postharvest Technology Centre,
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, India
External Academician
18. Mr. Vikas Kumar Head R & D
Food Coast International, Jalandhar, India
Industry Expert
19. Dr.WineetChawala Assistant Professor
School of Agriculture Science and Engineering
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bhatinda
Alumni (Academician)
20. Mr. Deepanshu Goswami Portfolio Manager
IPL Biologicals Limited, Gurugram
Alumni (Industry)
21. Mis. Diksha Thakur Student
Programme: M.Sc. (Hort.) Fruit Science
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Member
22. Mr. Bunga Enosh Student
Programme: M.Sc. (Ag.) Agronomy
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Member

B. Programme Review Committee (PRC)

PRC of School of Agriculture for Academic Session 2024-25

S No. Name of PRC member Designation (Professor/Associate Professor/Program Coordinator/Domain Head etc.) Role (Chairperson/Member/ Member Secretary)
1. Dr. Ramesh Kumar Sadawarti Professor
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Chairperson
2 Dr. Dr. Anis A. Mirza Professor & Domain Head (Horticulture)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Member
3 Dr. Gurpreet Singh Professor
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Science in Horticulture (Fruit Science)
Member
4 Dr. Monisha Rawat Assistant Professor
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Science in Horticulture (Vegetable Science)
Member
5 Dr. Thaneshwari Assistant Professor
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Science in Horticulture (Floriculture and Landscaping)
Member
6 Dr. Sandeep Menon Professor & Domain Head (Agronomy)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Science in Agriculture (Agronomy)
Member
7 Dr. Prasad Rasane Associate Professor & Head (Food Technology and Nutrition)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Food Science and Technology, M. Tech. Food Technology
Member
8 Dr. Mukul Kumar Assistant Professor
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Food Science and Technology, B. Tech. Food Technology
Member
9 Dr. Jyoti Singh Associate Professor
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Nutrition and Dietetics, Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics
Member
10 Dr. Adesh Kumar Associate Professor & Domain Head (Plant Pathology)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Science in Agriculture (Plant Pathology)
Member
11 Dr. Nitin Madan Changade Associate Professor & Domain Head (Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Science in Agriculture (Soil Science)
Member
12 Dr. Nidhi Dubey Associate Professor & Domain Head (Genetics and Plant Breeding)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Science in Agriculture (Genetics and Plant Breeding)
Member
13 Dr. Ankush M. Raut Associate Professor & Domain Head (Entomology)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Master of Science in Agriculture (Entomology)
Member
14 Dr. Sharad Sachan Associate Professor & Domain Head (Agricultural Economics and Extension)
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Programme Coordinator: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Hons)
Member
15 Dr. Bhupendra Mathpal Associate Professor
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Member
16 Dr. Harshal Avinashe Associate Professor
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Member
17 Dr. Shailesh Kumar Singh Professor
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Member Secretary
18 Mis. Diksha Thakur Student
School of Agriculture
Lovely Professional University
Member

C. Internal Quality Assurance Cell

S.No. Name Designation
1 Prof. Dr. Jaspal Singh Sandhu
Vice Chancellor
Chairperson
2 Dr. Monica Gulati
Registrar
Member
3 Dr. Sanjay Modi
Pro-Vice Chancellor
Member
4 Mr. Navdeep SinghController of Examination Member
5 Dr. Sorabh Lakhanpal
Dean, Student Welfare
Member
6 Dr. Rajeev Sobti
Professor
Member
7 Dr. Rajesh Verma
Professor
Member
8 Dr. Harminder Singh
Professor
Member
9 Dr. Lalit Bhalla
Associate Professor
Member
10 Mr. Ujjwal Makkar
Assistant Professor
Member
11 Ms. Soosan Chhabra
Senior Director, Legal and Legislative Affairs
Member
12 Major General JDS Bedi (Retd.)
Local Society
Member
13 Apurva Kishore
Student (B.Sc. Agriculture)
Member
14 Ms. Priya Malik
Alumni
Member
15 Dr. Sumandeep Kaur
Ur Physio Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Clinic, Jalandhar.
Member
16 Mr. HS Cheema
MD, Cheema Boilers, Chandigarh
Member
17 Mr. Darpan Kapoor
Managing Director, Kapsons Group, Chandigarh
Member
18 Dr. Manish Gupta
Professor & Registrar (Admin)
Director, IQAC

Student representation in the major Administrative committees

A. Anti-Ragging Committee Composition

Name Designation
Vice Chancellor Chairperson
Representative of District Commissioner, District Kapurthala Member
Representative of Senior Superintendent of Police, District Kapurthala Member
Mr. Satnam Singh Manak Member
Maj. Gen. (Retd.) JDS Bedi Member
Dr. Sorabh Lakhanpal Member
Dr. Lovi Raj Gupta, Pro–Vice Chancellor Member
Mr. Surinder Kumar Khurana Member
Mr. Gaurav Pushkarna Member
Ms. Apurva Kishore Member
Ms. Parvesh Uppal Member
Dr. Monica Gulati, Registrar Member–Secretary

Ragging - an avoidable crime

Link to website: Click here

Web-link to Anti-Ragging Committee: Click here

B. Internal Complaints Committee:

S.No. Name Designation
1 Dr. Neeta Raj Sharma, Professor Presiding Officer
2 Dr. Shaffali Lakhanpal, Vice-President, Kusum – Serving the Society Member (NGO)
3 Col. Rajendra Kumar Gupta, Assistant Director Member
4 Dr. Sunaina Ahuja, Dean Member
5 Ms. Neetu Sarup, Assistant Director Member
6 Alakshya Sharma (Reg. No.: 12326573) Member
7 Syed Areeb (Reg. No.: 12403667) Member
8 Mobina Khan (Reg. No.: 12021153) Member
9 Mr. Navdeep Singh Thind, Assistant Director Member-Secretary

C. Student Grievance Redressal Committee:

Name Designation
Dr. Lovi Raj Gupta, Professor Chairperson
Dr. Sorabh Lakhanpal, Professor Member
Dr. Amit Dutt, Professor Member
Dr. Tushinder Preet Kaur, Professor Member
Dr. Suresh Mani, Professor Member
Mr. Meharjot Singh, Student Special Invitee

Ombudsperson

Dr. C.L. Chandan