PADMANABAN R. Associate Professor
- Department of Chemistry
- School of Physical, Chemical & Applied Sciences
- rpnaban@gmail.com
Academic Activity
Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)
| S.No | Degree | Subject/Title of thesis | University/Board | Year of Passing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD | Theoretical Chemistry | University of Hyderabad | 2006 |
| 2 | MSc | Physical Chemistry | University of Madras | 2001 |
| 3 | BSc | Chemistry | University of Madras | 1999 |
Area of Specializaion
Awards / Prizes Conferred
| S.No | Name / Title of the Award | Type | Name of the Agency conferred the Award | Year of the Award | Amount for Cash Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best Teacher Award | REGIONAL | Pondicherry University | 2012 | 0 |
| 2 | Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) fellowship | INTERNATIONAL | AvH foundation, Germany | 2007 | 3000 EUR |
Teaching Experience
| S.No | Designation | Department/Centre | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assistant Professor | Chemistry, SOPCAS | Pondicherry University |
| 2 | Associate Professor | Chemistry, SOPCAS | Pondicherry University |
Research Experience
| S.No | Designation | Department/Centre | Institution | Area of Research |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Theoretische Chemie | Institut fur Chemie, University of Potsdam, Germany | Ab initio electron dynamics by MCTDHF method |
| 2 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Department of Chemistry | ENS Paris, France | Mixed quantum-classical solvation dynamics |
| 3 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | EMPS Physics | University College Dublin, Ireland | Mixed quantum-classical non-adiabatic dynamics |
| 4 | Visiting Humboldt Research scientist | Institute of Chemistry | University of Potsdam, Germany | Theoretical Surface Chemistry |
| 5 | Visiting Humboldt Research scientist | Institute of Chemistry | University of Potsdam, Germany | Theoretical Surface Chemistry |
| 6 | Visiting Humboldt Research Scientist | Institute of Chemistry | University of Potsdam, Germany | Computational Catalysis |
Industry Experience
| S.No | Designation | Company/Corporate | Nature of Work |
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Contribution towards Innovation
| S.No | Name of the Work/Contribution | Specialization | Remarks |
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Patent Details
| S.No | Title | Status | Patent Number | Year of Award | Type | Commercialized Status |
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Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals
| S.No | Title | Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper | Journal Name | Volume, Issue & Page Nos. | Year | Impact Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamical and Mechanical Insights into the Li( 2S) + HCl(X1Σ+) Reaction: A DetailedQuantum Wavepacket Study | S. Yeswanth Kumar and R. Padmanaban | ChemPhysChem | https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202200747 | 2022 | 3.52 |
| 2 | Synthesis, computational studies and antibacterial assessment of dispirooxindolopyrrolidine integrated indandione hybrids | Shatha Ibrahim Alaqeel, Natarajan Arumugam, ⁎, Vijayan Viswanathan, Abdulrahman I. Almansour, Raju Suresh Kumar, Ramanathan Padmanaban etal | Journal of Molecular Structure | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133577 | 2022 | 3.841 |
| 3 | Eco-friendly synthesis and structural determination of pyrene fused pyrroloquinolinone hybrid | R. Raju, R. Raghunathan, N. Arumugam, A. I. Almansour, R. S. Kumar, R. Padmanaban etal | Journal of Molecular Structure | 1259, 132714 | 2022 | 3.841 |
| 4 | Coriolis coupling and isotopic effects on the quantum dynamics of H(2S) + NaH(X1Σ+) reaction | S. Yeswanth Kumar, P. Sundaram, and R. Padmanaban | Eur. Phys. J. D | 75, 62 | 2021 | 1.366 |
| 5 | A facile synthesis and molecular structure determination of a novel class of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles, | Vijayan Viswanathan, Muniyappan Govindhan, Kathavarayan Subramanian, Devadasan Velmurugan, Ramanathan Padmanaban, etal | Journal of Molecular Structure | 1229, 129752 | 2021 | 3.841 |
| 6 | Design, stereoselective synthesis, computational studies and cholinesterase inhibitory activity of novel spiropyrrolidinoquinoxaline tethered i | Natarajan Arumugam, Abdulrahman I. Almansour, Raju Suresh Kumar, Santhakumar Yeswanthkumar, Ramanathan Padmanaban | Journal of Molecular Structure | 1225, 129165 | 2021 | 3.841 |
| 7 | A stereo, regioselective synthesis and discovery of antimycobaterium tuberculosis activity of novel b-lactam grafted spirooxindolopyrrolidine hybrid | Natarajan Arumugam, Abdulrahman I. Almansour, Raju Suresh Kumar, Vagolu Siva Krishna, Dharmarajan Sriram, Ramanathan Padmanaban | Arab. J. Chem | 14, 102938 | 2021 | 6.13 |
| 8 | Anti-Stokes Fluorescence and Nonlinear Optical Properties of the Functionalized Phenoxazine-based Dye: A computational study | Muhammed Jeneesh K Kuniyil and R. Padmanaban | ChemistrySelect | 6, 11706-11717 | 2021 | 2.307 |
| 9 | Coriolis coupling effects on the H(2S) + CH+(X 1Σ+) reaction dynamics in the ground electronic state, | P Sundaram, R Padmanaban | J Phys B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys | 53, 105201 | 2020 | 1.655 |
| 10 | A chiral bicyclic skeleton-tethered bipyridine–Zn (OTf) 2 complex as a Lewis acid: enantioselective Friedel–Crafts alkylation of indoles with nit | K Venkatanna, SY Kumar, M Karthick, R. Padmanaban, C. R Ramanathan | Org. Biomol. Chem. | 17 (16), 4077-4086 | 2019 | 3.876 |
| 11 | Theoretical insights into the structural, photophysical and nonlinear optical properties of phenoxazin- 3-one dyes | Muhammed Jeneesh K Kuniyil, R. Padmanaban | New J. Chem | 43 (34), 13616-13629 | 2019 | 3.591 |
| 12 | Glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase inhibiting C3-β-cholesterol tethered spiro heterocyclicconjugates: Synthesis and their insight of DFT and docking s | G Periyasami, S. Kamalraj, R Padmanaban etal | Bioorganic Chemistry | 88, 102920 | 2019 | 5.307 |
| 13 | Nonlinear optical and G-Quadruplex DNA stabilization properties of novel mixed ligand copper(II) complexes and coordination polymers: Synthesis, str | B. Rajasekhar, N. Bodavarapu, M. Sridevi, G. Thamizhselvi, K. RizhaNazar, R. Padmanaban, Toka Swu, | Journal of Molecular Structure | 1156, pp.690-699 | 2018 | 3.841 |
| 14 | Spiropyrrolidine/spiroindolizino [6, 7-b] indole heterocyclic hybrids: Stereoselective synthesis, cholinesterase inhibitory activity and their molecu | N Arumugam, AI Almansour, RS Kumar, M Altaf, R Padmanaban, | Bioorganic Chemistry | 79, 64-71 | 2018 | 5.307 |
| 15 | Dynamical resonances of the deuterated CH2+ complex in the electronic ground state: A quantum wavepacket study | P. Sundaram and R. Padmanaban | J. Chem. Phys. | 148, 164306 | 2018 | 4.304 |
| 16 | Effects of functionalization on the electronic and absorption properties of the smaller diamondoids: a computational study | Muhammed Jeneesh K Kuniyil, R. Padmanaban | J. Chem. Sci | 130, 113 | 2018 | 1.573 |
| 17 | Dynamics and resonances of the H + CH+ reaction in the electronic ground state: A detailed quantum wavepacket study | P. Sundaram, V. Manivannan, and R. Padmanaban | Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys | 19, 20172-20187 | 2017 | 3.676 |
| 18 | Quantum wavepacket dynamics of the N(4S)+ NO(X2Π) reaction and its isotopic variants: Integral cross sections and thermal rate constants | V. Manivannan and R. Padmanaban | Chem. Phys. | 475, pp.83-89 | 2016 | 2.348 |
| 19 | An expedient pseudo four-component synthesis of dispiroindandione fused indeno-N- methylmorpholine, spectroscopic, X-ray diffraction and DFT studies | Abdulrahman I. Almansour, Natarajan Arumugam, Raju Suresh Kumar, R. Padmanaban, etal | Journal of Molecular Structure | 1063, pp. 283-288 | 2014 | 3.841 |
| 20 | Extended hydrodynamic approach to quantum-classical nonequilibrium evolution. II. Application to nonpolar salvation, | K. H. Hughes, S. N. Baxter, D. Bousquet, P. Ramanathan, and I. Burghardt, | J. Chem. Phys. | 136, 014102 | 2012 | 4.304 |
Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals
| S.No | Title | Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper | Journal Name | Volume, Issue & Page Nos. | Year | Impact Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eco-friendly synthesis and structural determination of pyrene fused pyrroloquinolinone hybrid | R. Raju, R. Raghunathan, N. Arumugam, A. I. Almansour, R. S. Kumar, R. Padmanaban, S. Yeswanthkumar, V. Viswanathan, K. Perumal | Journal of Molecular Structure | 1259, 132714 | 2022 | 3.841 |
| 2 | Coriolis coupling and isotopic effects on the quantum dynamics of H(2S) + NaH(X1Σ+) reaction, | S. Yeswanth Kumar, P. Sundaram, and R. Padmanaban | Eur. Phys. J. D | 75, 62 | 2021 | 1.425 |
| 3 | Anti-Stokes Fluorescence and Nonlinear Optical Properties of the Functionalized Phenoxazine-based Dye: A computational study | Muhammed Jeneesh K Kuniyil, R. Padmanaban | ChemistrySelect | 6, 11706-11717 | 2021 | 2.307 |
| 4 | Coriolis coupling effects on the H(2S) + CH+(X 1Σ+) reaction dynamics in the ground electronic state, | P Sundaram, R Padmanaban | J Phys B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys | 53, 105201 | 2020 | 1.917 |
| 5 | Theoretical insights into the structural, photophysical and nonlinear optical properties of phenoxazin- 3-one dyes | Muhammed Jeneesh K Kuniyil, R. Padmanaban | New J. Chem | 43 (34), 13616-13629 | 2019 | 3.591 |
| 6 | Dynamical resonances of the deuterated CH2+ complex in the electronic ground state: A quantum wavepacket study, | P. Sundaram and R. Padmanaban, | J. Chem. Phys. | 148, 164306 | 2018 | 2.843 |
| 7 | Effects of functionalization on the electronic and absorption properties of the smaller diamondoids: A computational study | Muhammed Jeneesh K. K. and R. Padmanaban | J. Chem. Sci. C | August 2018 | 2018 | 1.235 |
| 8 | Dynamics and resonances of the H + CH+ reaction in the electronic ground state: A detailed quantum wavepacket study, | P. Sundaram, V. Manivannan, and R. Padmanaban, | Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. | 19, pp. 20172-20187 | 2017 | 4.12 |
| 9 | Quantum wavepacket dynamics of the N(4S)+ NO(X2Π) reaction and its isotopic variants: Integral cross sections and thermal rate constants | V. Manivannan and R. Padmanaban | Chem. Phys. | 475, pp.83-89 | 2016 | 1.71 |
| 10 | Extended hydrodynamic approach to quantum-classical nonequilibrium evolution. II. Application to nonpolar salvation | K. H. Hughes, S. N. Baxter, D. Bousquet, P. Ramanathan, and I. Burghardt | J. Chem. Phys. | 136, 014102 | 2012 | 2.843 |
Papers Published in Conference Proceedings
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Books
| S.No | Title of the Book | Name of the Authors as per the order in Book | Publisher | Year | ISBN No. |
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Chapters in Books
| S.No | Title of the Chapters | Name of the Authors | Title of the Book | Publisher | Year | ISBN No. |
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Edited Books
| S.No | Title of the Book | Name of the Authors as per the order in Book | Publisher | Year | ISBN No. |
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Ongoing Projects
| S.No | Title of the Project | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
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Ongoing Consultancy Works
| S.No | Title of the Consultancy Work | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
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Completed Projects
| S.No | Title of the Project | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full-dimensional quantum wavepacket dynamics of the N+NO reaction | DST-SERB (Young Scientist Project) | 3 years | 14.5 Lakhs | 2016 |
| 2 | Quantum wavepacket dynamics of the H+CH4 reaction: Coriolis coupling effects on the reaction | UGC University Start-up Grant | 3 years | 4 laksh | 2013 |
Completed Consultancy Works
| S.No | Title of the Consultancy Work | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
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Career Guidance Offered to students
| S.No | Name of the Scheme | No. of Students | Competitive Examinations/ Career Counseling | No. of Students Passed | No. of Students Placed |
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List of capability enhancement such as Soft skill development, Remedial coaching, Language lab,
Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,
| S.No | Name of the Programme/Scheme | Date of Implementation | No. of Students Enrolled | Agencies Involved |
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Research Guidance - PG
| S.No | Year | Degree | No. of Students Awarded | Department/Centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | M.SC | 5 | Chemistry, SOPCAS |
| 2 | 2022 | M.SC | 6 | Chemistry, SOPCAS |
| 3 | 2021 | M.SC | 4 | Chemistry, SOPCAS |
| 4 | 2019 | M.SC | 4 | Chemistry, SOPCAS |
| 5 | 2018 | M.SC | 3 | Chemistry, SOPCAS |
| 6 | 2017 | M.SC | 4 | Chemistry, SOPCAS |
| 7 | 2016 | M.SC | 5 | Chemistry, SOPCAS |
| 8 | 2015 | M.SC | 5 | Chemistry, SOPCAS |
| 9 | 2014 | M.SC | 4 | Chemistry, SOPCAS |
| 10 | 2013 | M.SC | 3 | Chemistry, SOPCAS |
| 11 | 2012 | M.SC | 4 | Chemistry, SOPCAS |
| 12 | 2010 | M.SC | 5 | Chemistry, SOPCAS |
Research Guidance - Ph.D
| S.No | Student Name | Registration Date | Registration No. | Thesis Title | Thesis Submitted Status | Thesis Submitted Date | Vivavoce Completed Status | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. Manivannan | 05-12-2013 | 1300107007 | Quantum wavepacket dynamics of the N+NO reaction | YES | 01-12-2022 | YES | 08-01-2024 |
| 2 | Yeswanth Kumar S | 02-08-2017 | 1700107004 | Quantum wavepacket dynamics of the alkali-hydride collision | YES | 23-12-2022 | YES | 12-07-2023 |
| 3 | Muhammed Jeneesh K. K. | 25-08-2016 | 1600107016 | Theoretical Insights into the photophysical and NLO properties of Diamondoids and phenoxazine dyes | YES | 10-11-2021 | YES | 23-05-2022 |
| 4 | P. Sundaram | 19-09-2014 | 1400107010 | Dynamics and Resonances of the ion-molecule collisions | YES | 30-09-2019 | YES | 11-06-2020 |
| 5 | Thamarainathan D | 15-02-2021 | 2000107007 | DFT study on the CO2 reduction reaction on the metal surfaces | NO | NO | ||
| 6 | Rinu Jacob | 21-12-2021 | 2100107013 | Efficient conversion of Nitric Oxide to Ammonia using Single-atom catalyst strategy | NO | NO | ||
| 7 | Giftson. P | 02-11-2023 | 2300107007 | Single-atom catalyst strategy for the energy-efficient dry reforming methane | NO | NO |
Research Guidance - Post Doctoral
| S.No | Scholar Name | Designation | Funding Agency | Fellowship Title | Year of Joining | Year of Completion |
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Financial assistance availed to attend conferences / workshops and to pay membership fee
of professional bodies during the year
| S.No | Conference/ workshop attended for which financial support provided | Professional body for which membership fee is provided | Amount of Support | Place | From Date | To Date | Year |
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E-Lecture Details
| S.No | E-Lecture Title | Development of e-content/e-learning/delivering | Member of Editorial Bodies | Reviewer/Referee of | |||
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| Content/Module Title | Institution/Platform | Year | Weblink | ||||
Details of Online Education Conducted
| S.No | Nature of Online Course | No. of Sessions | Target Group | Date |
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Invited Talks in Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme
| S.No | Title of the Paper | Conferences/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme | Organized by | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Structure, Dynamics and Spectroscopy: A theoretical approach | Refresher course on Recent Trends in Chemistry | School of Chemistry, UGC-HRDC Madurai Kamaraj University | National | 15-10-2022 | 15-10-2022 | 2022 |
| 2 | Structure, Dynamics and Spectroscopy: A theoretical approach | Refresher course in Chemistry | Dept of Chemistry, UGC-HRDC Pondicherry University | National | 03-06-2022 | 03-06-2022 | 2022 |
| 3 | Theoretical Insights of Phenoxazine dyes | 4th National Conference in Chemistry (NConC-2021) | Discipline of Chemistry, IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat | National | 06-08-2021 | 07-08-2021 | 2021 |
| 4 | Structure, Dynamics and Spectroscopy: A theoretical approach | Refresher course in Chemistry | UGC-HRDC, Dept of Organic Chemistry, University of Madras | National | 05-02-2021 | 05-02-2021 | 2021 |
| 5 | Structure, Dynamics and Spectroscopy: A theoretical approach | Refresher Course in Chemistry | UGC-HRDC & Dept of Chemistry, Pondicherry University | National level | 16-07-2021 | 16-07-2021 | 2021 |
| 6 | Anti-stokes fluorescence emission and NLO properties of Phenoxazine dye derivatives | 17th Theoretical Chemistry Symposium (TCS-2021) | Dept of Chemistry, IISER-Kolkata | International | 11-12-2021 | 14-12-2021 | 2021 |
| 7 | Symmetry and Group Theory | Refresher course in Chemistry | Dept of Chemistry, UGC-HRDC Pondicherry University | National | 09-10-2020 | 09-10-2020 | 2020 |
| 8 | Theoretical Insights of Phenoxazine dyes | First International Conference on Frontiers in Chemical Sciences (ICFCS-2020) | Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (Deemed University | International | 04-03-2020 | 05-03-2020 | 2020 |
| 9 | Density Functional Theory as a tool to understand the chemistry | ChemFest2020 | Dr. Ambedkar Govt. Arts College | University Level | 28-02-2020 | 28-02-2020 | 2020 |
| 10 | Dynamics and Resonances of CH2+ system | 9th International meeting on atomic and molecular physics and chemistry (IMAMPC) | Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany | International | 05-06-2018 | 08-06-2018 | 2018 |
Conferences/Seminars Organized
| S.No | Title of the Programme | Sponsors | Venue & Duration | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Symposium on Recent Advances in Chemistry (NSRAC-2020) [Role: Convener] | UGC-SAP, DRDO and Pondicherry University | CCC, Pondicherry University | National | 18-02-2020 | 19-02-2020 | 2020 |
| 2 | Current Trends in Chemistry [Role: convener] | UGC-SAP and Pondicherry University | CCC, Pondicherry University | Regional | 14-12-2018 | 14-12-2018 | 2018 |
Workshop Organized
| S.No | Title of the Programme | Sponsors | Venue & Duration | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
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Administrative Responsibilities in the Government and Quasi Government Agencies
| S.No | Name of the Position | Agency/Organisation | Duration | Nature of Duties |
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Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies
| S.No | Name of the Body/Society | Nature of Affiliation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIT Vellore | Doctoral Committee Member | 2022 |
| 2 | Board of Studies, Theivanai Ammal Womens College of Arts and Science, Villupuram | Member (external expert) | 2021 |
| 3 | Karunya University, Coimbatore | Doctoral Committee Member | 2021 |
Participation & Extension Activities (Academic/Administraion)
| S.No | Name of the Position (Head, Dean, Co-ordinator, Director, etc.,) | Duration | Nature of Dutites |
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Participation & Extension Activities (Co-Curricular)
| S.No | Name of the Position (NSS, NCC, Warden etc.,) | Duration | Nature of Dutites |
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Collaboration with Institution/Industry
| S.No | Collaborator Name | Designation | Institution/Industry | Type | Nature of Collaboration | Period of Collaboration | Visits to Collaborating Institution / Industry |
Details of Collaborative Research/Teaching | ||
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Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)
| S.No | Title of the FDP | Organiser | Venue | Duration | From Date | To Date | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virtual workshop on Pondicherry University Self-Sustainable Development Goals | Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Pondicherry University | Online | 5 days | 24-01-2022 | 29-01-2022 | 2022 |
| 2 | Faculty Development Workshop on Enhancing ICT Skills of Educators for Blended and Online Teaching | Ramanujam School of Mathematical Sciences & EMRC, Pondicherry University | Online | Ten days | 21-07-2021 | 01-08-2021 | 2021 |
Details of Executive Development Prog/Management Development Prog. conducted
| S.No | Name of the Programme | No. of Participants | Venue | Duration | From Date | To Date | Year | Revenue Generated |
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Participation in IMPESS, IMPRINT, SPARC, STARS, LEAP Programme etc and DSF Funding Programme
| S.No | IMPRESS/IMPRINT/SPARC/STARS/LEAP/Others | Place | From Date | To Date | Year |
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Enrolment under ARPIT Programme
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| From Date | To Date | ||