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Registrar

Lt.(Dr.) Virender Pal

Registrar

Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

Phone (Office) :   +91-1744-238026
E-mail :   registrar@kuk.ac.in

Educational Qualifications:

  • Ph.D. in English from Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra
  • LLB from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
  • PGCTE (Post Graduate Certificate Course in Teaching of English) from
    Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad (Now EFLU).

Experience:

  • Assistant Professor in Guru Nanak Khalsa College Karnal (from August 2001 to 2002)
  • Assistant Professor, Haryana College of Technology and Management, Kaithal ( from 2002 to 2003)
  • Assistant Professor, Al Majd International, Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (from 2003 to 2007)
  • Assistant Professor, Akal University Baru Saheb (from 2007 to July 2008)
  • Assistant Professor, G.N. Khalsa College, Yamunanagar (from July 2008 to April, 2012)
  • Assistant Professor, IIHS, Kurukshetra University (from 2012 to 2020)
  • Associate Professor, IIHS, Kurukshetra University (from 2021 to till date)

Administrative Experience/ Extra Duties performed :

  1. Teacher Incharge, International Guest House, K.U. Kurukshetra from 17 June 2016 to 2024
  2. Officer Incharge NCC, K. U. Kurukshetra from 26 Jan. 2014 to 13 Jan. 2025
  3. Member, Cultural Committee, K.U. Kurukshetra
  4. Convener Sanitation in IIHS, K.U. Kurukshetra from 2015 to 13 Jan. 2025
  5. Advisor, International Students in IIHS from 2021 to 13 Jan. 2025
  6. Member, Discipline Committee of the University, 2016-17
  7. Editor, English Section of College Magazine Sthaneeshvar from 2015 to 13 Jan. 2025
  8. Convener, IQAC, IIHS, K.U. Kurukshetra from 03 Aug., 2015 to June 2017
  9. Member Prospectus Committee, IIHS, K.U.Kurukshetra from 2016 to2017
  10. College PRO, IIHS, K.U. Kurukshetra from 2015 to 2016
  11. Member MOU Committee, IIHS, K.U. Kurukshetra from 2022 to 13 Jan., 2015
  12. Convener Building Committee, IIHS, K.U. Kurukshetra from 2021 to 2023
  13. Member Prospectus Committee, IIHS, K.U. Kurukshetra from 2016 to 2024

Awards/Prizes:

  1. Won Best in Academics Award in Officers Training Academy Kamptee, Nagpur in PRCN course
  2. Honoured by Hon’ble Minister Kanwarpal ji on 17 September  2022 in Bhiwani for contribution in translating History books of Haryana Board
  3. Declared Best ANO of 10 Haryana Battalion in 2022
  4. Awarded as Best ANO of 10 Haryana Battalion on 27 2022 by Hon’ble Minister Kanwar Pal ji at Ambala Cantt in a State-Level Function
  5. Honoured by E. Bandaru Dattatreya ji on Yuva                       Diwas in Kurukshetra University 2023
  6. Honoured by Gen. J.S. Sandhu AVSM, for duties rendered to NCC on 03August 2021.
  7. Felicitated by Gen. Tarun, DG NCC Kumar Aich AVSM at Ambala Group HQ on 18 Sept. 2021.

Research Interests:

  1. Native Literatures including Australian Aboriginal Literature, Canadian Literature, American Literature
  2. Indian Writings in English
  3. Indian Literature in Translation
  4. African Literature

Research Projects:

  1. Debunking Dalit Stereotypes: A Study of R. Anantha Murthy’s Novels awarded by UGC in 2011
  2. History and Politics : A Study of Selected Post-Independence Novels awarded by Kurukshetra University in 2015
  3. Articulating Alternative Realities: A study of Tribal Literature of North East awarded by Kurukshetra University in 2022

Translated Works:

History books adopted by the Haryana Board of School Education. Haryana has introduced new text books for history for classes VI-to X. Co-translated all the books.

Research Scholars Supervised-02
Research Publications:

43 research papers in National and International journals. Out of these 43 papers, 08 papers are in SCOPUS-indexed journals and in Web of Sciences and ESCI journals.

Papers Published in Books:

04 chapters in edited books

Papers Presented in International Seminars

Presented more than 70 research papers in various National and International seminars/ conferences

Organization of Refresher Courses/ Conferences/ Workshops/ Symposia etc

Organized two National Seminars and one International Seminar.