Dean Student Welfare

Dean Student Welfare

Dr. Amjad Ali Abassi (M.Sc. NET/JRF, Ph.D.) did his schooling from Islamia Public School and Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Leh. He did his graduation from GGM Science College (Jammu) and pursued his Post Graduation followed by a Ph.D. from the University of Jammu on the topic Seabuckthorn diversity, Plant Pathology, Cytogenetics and plant Reproductive Biology. He was first posted in EJM College (Leh) in 2008. After almost two years, he was transferred to GDC-Kargil where he served upto 2019. Subsequently, he was assigned the charge of Principal, GDC-Drass in October, 2019 and is striving to transform the newly established college into a model college. Dr. Abbasi is a recipient of the UGC Fellowship (jointly conferred by CSIR-UGC in 2005) and the UGC Teacher Fellowship in 2012. He received the Best Paper Presentation Award in the 5th Jammu & Kashmir State Science Congress from Mr. N.N. Vohra, Governor of J&K. He is also a recipient of the J&K State Award “Innovative Science Teacher Award”. Currently, he is the Advisor of International Association of Ladakh Studies (IALS) as well as a Member of the International Seabuckthorn Association.