College of Dairy and Food Science Technology
Know about the College
College of Dairy Science and Technology, Ludhiana is a constituent college of the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University and situated in the main campus of the University at Ludhiana. It was established in the year 2008 with an undergraduate programme of four year duration i.e. B. Tech. (Dairy Technology). The total intake capacity in this programme is 51 students/ year. The college is accredited with ICAR, New Delhi and are following the course curriculum as recommended by the 5th Dean’s Committee of ICAR. The major objectives of the college is to produce trained human resource through its under graduate and post graduate programme to meet the technical manpower requirement of dairy and food processing, government, and R&D organizations. All the passed-out students are well placed either in dairy industry, government departments or pursuing higher studies in various foreign universities of repute. There are five departments in the college i.e. Department of Dairy Technology, Department of Dairy Engineering, Department of Dairy Chemistry, Department of Dairy Microbiology and Department of Dairy Economics and Business Management. Besides the undergraduate programme the college is also having Masters programme in all five disciplines and PhD programme in four disciplines. The college is having one of the best laboratory facilities for teaching and practical classes of undergraduate and post graduate students of Dairy Science and Technology. All laboratories are well furnished and equipped with advanced and modern analytical instruments. As per the requirements of course curricula, practical classes are conducted in the designated laboratories of the college in each department.
The college is blessed with young and dynamic faculty with wide exposure and very good infrastructure, especially laboratory facilities and Experimental Dairy Plant. The university also has a special provision for candidates from outside Punjab under ‘Other State Quota’.
Mandate
- To produce quality human resource through its undergraduate degree programmes.
- To develop new technologies in the field of milk processing and dairy product development.
- To conduct training programmes and vocational courses for dairy farmers, entrepreneurs & persons from dairy industry.
- To provide consultancy services to dairy farmers, industry, Govt. & non-Govt. agencies involved in dairy development programme.
- To liaison with various dairy development organization(s).
- To generate data regarding various aspects of dairy sector in the state and providing policy inputs.
Goals
- Advisory service to farmers, organization of Animal Welfare Camps, Animal Welfare Days, trainings for Dairy Farmers, Poultry farmers, Piggery Farmers. Inservice training programmes for field Veterinary staff. Organization of Pashu Palan Melas at Ludhiana campus and outstations participation in Kisan Melas/Awareness camps for knwoledge updation of the farmers,Mass communication with the farmers.
Dean, College of Dairy and Food Science Technology
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Uppal
Address: Dean, College of Dairy & Food Science Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana
Email: deancodst@gadvasu.in
Call: +91-161-2553313, 2553308
Brief Introduction
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Uppal, Dean Postgraduate Studies took the additional charge of the Dean College of Dairy and Food Science Technology at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana. Dr. Uppal received his B.V.Sc. & A.H. and M.V.Sc. in Veterinary Medicine from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana and joined as Assistant Animal Health Specialist in 1991. He obtained his Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine from Punjab Agricultural University under Sandwitch Programme of German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Fellowship. Dr. Uppal has several awards and honours to his credit viz. National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (NAVS) of India, Commonwealth Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Liverpool (UK), DC Blood Gold Medal by Indian Society for Veterinary Medicine and ICAR fellowships at graduate and post-graduation level. He undertook Advanced Clinical Training from Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He has more than 110 international and national research and clinical publications to his credit. He is widely travelled person and attended various national and international conferences/symposia/conferences/ workshops/ trainings/refresher courses and delivered invited lectures. He has guided 12 M.V.Sc. and 2 Ph.D. students. He has been instrumental in brining and handling several research & infrastructural projects as Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator. He has been the leading force behind the Canine Research Centre awarded to the University by the Department of Biotechnology (GOI).
Former Dean
| Sr. No. | Name | Duration on the post | Date of Retirement | Photograph |
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| 1. | Dr. Onkar Singh Parmar | 19-07-2007 to 31-05-2010 | ||
| 2. | Dr. Satinder Pal Singh Sangha | 01-06-2010 to 27-05-2015 | ||
| 3. | Dr. Anil Kumar Puniya | 28-05-2015 to 27-09-2019 (AN) | ||
| 4. | Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Uppal | 01-10-2019 to 17-09-2020 (FN) | ||
| 5. | Dr. Ramneek | 17-09-2020 (FN) to Till date |
Facilities
Although the college is in its infancy however, due considerations are being given on infrastructure development front. The following facilities are available with the college
- Three well equipped lecture halls with latest audio visual teaching aids including LCD projector and computer.
- Three well equipped laboratories for teaching and research.
- 12 well furnished faculty rooms with internet connection
- One full fledged Experimental Dairy Plant of 5000 LPD capacity
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Teaching and Research Laboratories
College is in the process of creating the best infrastructure for teaching and research purpose. Already some laboratories of the college have been established and are equipped with latest sensitive analytical instruments for teaching of under graduate students and carrying out research in the field of dairy technology. Major analytical equipments installed in various laboratories are enlisted below
- Water activity meter
- Moisture Analyzer
- Kel Plus for protein estimation of food
- Socs Plus for fat estimation of food
- Refrigerated centrifuge
- Fibro plus for fibre estimation of food
- Flame photometer
- UV visible spectrophotometer
- BOD Incubator
- Bulk density apparatus
- Muffle furnace
- Bacteriological Incubator
- Laminar air flow unit
- Digital colony counter
- Bomb calorimeter
- Milcoscan for quick analysis of milk
- GSM Tester
- Cobb tester
- Crust Resistance Tester
- Vibration Tester
- Tensile Strength Tester (Universal Testing Machine)
- Box Compression Testing Apparatus
- Bursting strength tester
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Experimental Dairy Plant
Experimental dairy plant is another excellent feature of the infrastructure created in the college. The main objectives of the experimental dairy plant is to provide best infrastructure for the practical training and hands-on training of B. Tech (Dairy Technology) students and to undertake R&D work by the scientists for scaling up of the laboratory concepts of newly developed technologies to the pilot/ semi-commercial scale. Experimental Dairy Plant is having the milk handling capacity of 5000 LPD into a diverse range of dairy products. Currently, the plant is having following sections and facilities.
- Bulk milk cooler and milk storage tank
- Liquid milk processing and packaging section
- Cream separation and standardization of milk unit
- Butter manufacturing unit
- Ghee manufacturing and packaging unit
- Paneer and cheese manufacturing and packaging unit
- Ice cream manufacturing packaging and storage unit
- Can washing and sterilization unit
- Product storage (walk in type cold room) unit
- Steam generation (Boiler) unit
- Refrigeration (Glycol based packed type) unit
- Solar water heating system 3000 LPD
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Faculty Detail
Dr. Harsh Panwar
Designation : Assistant Professor
Contact Address : Department of Dairy Microbiology, College of Dairy and Food Science Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab 141004
Telephone : 0161-2553308
Mobile : 9501260540
Email : harshpanwar@gadvasu.in
Academic Credentials
- B.Sc Life Sciences
- M.Sc Microbiology
- Ph.D Dairy Microbiology
Teaching appointments
- Dairy Microbiology
Area of research
- Pathogen detection, Probiotics, Bioactive peptides
Ongoing projects
- Designer Food for Management of Type-2 Diabetes: Targeting Gut Hormone Modulatory Potential of Probiotics funded by DST Duration: 2017-2021
- Objective 1: Selection of LAB strains having inherent gut hormones/enzymes modulatory potentials;
- Objective 2: Enhancement of viability of the shortlisted strains through encapsulation and assessment of gut hormones/enzymes modulatory potentials;
- Objective 3: Product development and assessment for gut hormones/enzymes modulatory potential under in vitro and in vivo conditions;
- Objective 4: Metagenomic profiling of gut microbiota in T2D induced treatment groups (in vivo) and control;
- Objective 5: Shelf life study, packaging and economic analysis of the developed product.
Research honours awards
- Best Teacher Award 2023, College of Dairy and Food Science Technology
- Best Researcher Award 2023, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
- Associate Fellow – National Academy of Dairy Sciences (India)
- Best Teacher Award 2019, College of Dairy and Food Science Technology
- GOLD Fellowship 2019, University of South Australia, Australia
- AMI Young Scientist Award 2019
- RS Rana Memorial Award 2019
- Best Researcher Award 2018, College of Dairy and Food Science Technology
- DST INSPIRE Fellow
- Gold Medal
Publication
- Mitigation of Antimicrobial Resistance Volume 2 , Natural and Synthetic Approaches (2021). Editors: Harsh Panwar, Chetan Sharma, Eric Lichtfouse. Springer Nature 978-3-030-58258-6, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58259-3
- Book on Mitigation of Antimicrobial Resistance Volume 1Tools and Targets (2020)Editors: Harsh Panwar, Chetan Sharma, Eric Lichtfouse, Springer Nature, 978-3-030-53023-5, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-53024-2
- Niharika Singh, Ravinder Kaur, Brij Pal Singh, Namita Rokana, Gunjan Goel, Anil Kumar Puniya, Harsh Panwar: Impairment of Cronobacter sakazakii and Listeria monocytogenes biofilms by cell free preparations of lactobacilli of goat milk origin. Folia Microbiologica 05/2019;, DOI:10.1007/s12223-019-00721-3
- Namita Rokana, Brij Pal Singh, Nishchal Thakur, Chetan Sharma, Rohini Devidas Gulhane, Harsh Panwar: Screening of cell surface properties of potential probiotic lactobacilli isolated from human milk. J Dairy Res 07/2018; 85(3):1-8., DOI:10.1017/S0022029918000432
- Abderrahmen Merghni, Emira Noumi, Ons Hadded, Neyla Dridi, Harsh Panwar, Ozgur Ceylan, Maha Mastouri, Mejdi Snoussi: Assessment of the antibiofilm and antiquorum sensing activities of Eucalyptus globulus essential oil and its main component 1,8-cineole against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. Microbial Pathogenesis 03/2018; 118., DOI:10.1016/j.micpath.2018.03.006
- Niharika Singh, Chetan Sharma, Rohini Devidas Gulhane, Namita Rokana, Brij Pal Singh, Anil Kumar Puniya, Sampan Attri, Gunjan Goel, Harsh Panwar: Inhibitory effects of lactobacilli of goat milk origin against growth and biofilm formation by pathogens: An in vitro study. Food Bioscience 02/2018; 22., DOI:10.1016/j.fbio.2018.02.001
- Chetan Sharma, Namita Rokana, Mudit Chandra, Brij Pal Singh, Rohini Devidas Gulhane, Jatinder Paul Singh Gill, Pallab Ray, Anil Kumar Puniya, Harsh Panwar: Antimicrobial Resistance: Its Surveillance, Impact and Alternative Management Strategies in Dairy Animals. Frontiers in Veterinary Sciences 01/2018; 4., DOI:10.3389/fvets.2017.00237
- Chetan Sharma, Romika Dhiman, Namita Rokana, Harsh Panwar: Nanotechnology: An Untapped Resource for Food Packaging. Frontiers in Microbiology 09/2017; 8., DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2017.01735
- Fouad M. F. Elshaghabee, Namita Rokana, Rohini D. Gulhane, Chetan Sharma, Harsh Panwar: Bacillus As Potential Probiotics: Status, Concerns, and Future Perspectives. Frontiers in Microbiology 08/2017; 8., DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2017.01490
- Chetan Sharma, Sachin Gulati, Nishchal Thakur, Brij Pal Singh, Sanjolly Gupta, Simranpreet Kaur, Santosh Kumar Mishra, Anil Kumar Puniya, Jatinder Pal Singh Gill, Harsh Panwar: Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of indigenous lactobacilli isolated from curd and human milk samples. 3 Biotech 05/2017; 7(1)., DOI:10.1007/s13205-017-0682-0