A historic day for the Department of Defence And Strategic Studies.
It's an honour to share the news on Republic Day that our Department has been awarded "The Best University Department Award 2019".
I gave a presentation before the expert committee responsible for bestowing the aforementioned award on the 13th of December, 2018. The committee comprised of Former Pro Vice Chancellor of Savitribai Phule Pune University, Hon’ble Dr. Arun Adsool; Former Vice Chancellor of North Maharashtra University Jalgaon, Professor Mali; Former Vice Chancellor of Solapur University, Professor Maldar; Pro Vice Chancellor of SNDT Women’s University Mumbai, Prof. Magare and Academic Council Member, Dr. Sunita Adhav. The committee reviewed the department's academic and research activities.The Department has started three Post Graduate Diplomas namely: Disaster Management and National Security; Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies and Defence Analyst and National Security.The Department has also started a quarterly peer reviewed international journal. I’m thankful to The Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Prof. Nitin Karmalkar, all university authorities, RSP, staff of the department and all the others who have extended their support towards the overall development of the department.