Dr. Surabhi Mahajan joined the University in 2010 and is currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Apparel and Textile Science. She is the Assistant Coordinator of Internal Quality Assurance Cell of the University and also a Member, State Training Centre of Punjab Government for IAS/PCS and other Competitive Examinations established at PAU. At College level, she is the Member of College Research Committee; Secretary of Staff Council and Editor of College Newsletter. She is the Incharge of Experiential Learning Unit of her department and also the Chairperson of the Teaching Committee. Dr. Mahajan is currently a CO-PI for a Research Project entitled “Inclusive Student Advancement Framework for Academic and Skill Readiness through Digital and Pedagogical Interventions” funded by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). She has been instrumental in ‘Development of Thermo Cervical Collar’ which has been approved in REC of the University and included in the Compendium of Technologies for Entrepreneurship/ Commercialization. She has developed many UG courses for ICAR- NAHEP and for the PG curriculum under BSMA. Dr. Mahajan has played an active role in signing a MoU of the department with ICAR-NINFET, Kolkata, West Bengal for advancement in PG Research. She has guided 15 PG students as Major Advisor and has published more than 50 research papers in Journals of repute. She has to her credit many extension trainings imparted under RKVY to rural women in different villages in and around Ludhiana district for imparting them skills in dyeing and printing for income generation.

Professional Accomplishments

Research Project Completed

Major Research Project funded by University Grants Commission, New Delhi on ‘Mapping and Skill Upgradation of Production Workforce of Ludhiana Knitwear Industry’ has been completed as Principal Investigator.

Research Publications 

1. Pavan M, Mahajan S, Saini K V, Ammayappan L, Midha V, Nageshkumar T and Manjunatha B S     (2025) The extraction of lingo cellulosic fibre from a green manuring crop (Sesbania aculeate) for sustainable bicomposite products. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 15:12609-620.             (NAAS Rating- 9.04)

2. Pavan M, Mahajan S, Ammayappan L, Nageshkumar T, Midha V, Manjunatha B S and Grewal S (2024) Optimization of an alkali modification protocol on Crotalaria juncea fibre and its characterization for technical textile applications. Industrial Crops and Products 211 118275.          (NAAS Rating- 11.9)

3. Kaur K and Mahajan S (2024) A Study on Sustainability in Dyeing Units of Ludhiana. Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development 19:1-7.   (NAAS Rating- 5.02)

4. Kamboj A, Mahajan S, Prakash C and Jose S (2024) Development of nonwoven mulch mats from textile waste and its performance assessment on chilli crop. Polymer Bulletin 81:16103-120. (NAAS Rating- 9.1)

5. Tiwari S and Mahajan S (2022) Development of weft knitted fabrics from blend of soy silk and waste wool fiber.  Agricultural Research Journal 57: 280-83. (NAAS Rating- 4.7)

Awards and Recognitions

1. Third Prize for Best Poster Presentation in 58th Joint Technological Conference organized by North India Textile Research Association (NITRA), Ghaziabad on February 15-16, 2019 for the paper on ‘Development of value added utility products from reutilization of old neckties’ authored by Ms. Manjot Kaur and Dr. Surabhi Mahajan.

2. Consolation Prize in Oral presentation in National Hindi Scientific Seminar held on September 25, 2023 during Hindi Fortnight Celebration at Kolkata organized by ICAR-National Institute of Natural Fibre Engineering and Technology (NINFET) for the paper on ‘Kritrim Budhimata ka upyog karke sunhemp fibre ke shar sanshodhan ka anukulan’ authored by Mr. Pavan M, Dr. Surabhi Mahajan, Dr. L. Ammayappan and Dr. T. Nagesh kumar.

3. Second position for Best Poster Presentation in an International Conference on Global Efforts on Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Food Security held on September 17-19, 2022 organized by Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Pokhara Campus, Nepal for the paper on ‘Green Composites: Sustainable Materials for future Era’ authored by Mr. Pavan M and Dr. Surabhi Mahajan.