Education : B.Sc., Home Science, COHSc, PAU, Ludhiana (1986).

M.Sc., Food and Nutrition, COHSc, PAU, Ludhiana.(1988)

Ph.D., Food and Nutrition, COHSc PAU, Ludhiana (1992).

Positions held: Assistant Professor, PAU, Ludhiana (2005-2017), Associate Professor, PAU, Ludhiana (2017-2020), Professor (2020 till date)

Field of Specialization: Food and Nutrition

Research Interests:

1.Food Analysis
2. Community Nutrition

Projects:

• All India Co-ordinated Research Project in Home Science (from January 2013 till March, 2022)

Selected Research Publications :

1. Singla N, Bakhetia P, Jain R and Aggarwal R (2023). Efficacy of Region-Specific Dietary Intervention on the Nutritional Status of Undernourished Farm Women. Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 7: 77-84. DOI: 10.31080/ASNH.2023.07.1209. (Impact Factor: 1.316 )
2. Verma M, Singla N, Aulakh CS and Jain R. (2023). Influence Of Organic, Integrated And Conventional Production Systems On Concentration Of Phytonutrients In Cereals And Legumes.Agri. Res. J. 60, 113-120. (NAAS rating 5.44).
3. Singla, N., Bakhetia, P. and Jain, R. (2022) Impact of High-Fiber Ingredient Mix on Nutritional Indices of the Women Suffering from Metabolic Syndrome. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. 92, 223–230 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-021-01311-5. (Clarivate factor: 0.96).
4. Garg, R., Singla, N, Gupta, M. and Jain R. (2022). Sensory Attributes and Antioxidant Potential of Value-added Products of Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi). Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research. DOI: 10.18805/ajdfr. DR-1881. (NAAS rating 5.75).
5. Kaur H, Singla N and Jain R (2021) Role of nutrition counseling and lifestyle modification in managing prediabetes. Food and Nutrition Bulletin DOI: 10.1177/03795721211025434 (NAAS Rating: 7.49).

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

• PAU Merit scholarship holder during B.Sc.(Home Science),
• PAU Merit scholarship holder during M.Sc. (Food and Nutrition)
• PAU Merit scholarship holder during Ph. D.(Food and Nutrition)
• Nominated as a Subject Expert for the ICAR AICE-JRF/SRF by National Testing Agency An autonomous organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India) as a Test/Item Developer for ICAR AICE-JRF/SRF in the subject “Food Science and Nutrition/Human Nutrition” (2020)
• Best Paper Award In the 6^th International Agriculture Studies Symposium (IASS) held at Universiti Putra, Malaysia from Feb. 4-13, 2018.
• Best Poster Presentation during National Seminar on Holistic Approach to Nutrition and Wellness. Department of Home Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Nov 23-24,2017
• Best Poster Presentation during the National Conference on Innovative Food Processing Technologies for Food and Nutritional Security organized by ICAR-Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana held on September 29-30, 2016