Education:

• B.Sc., Home Science, COHSc, PAU, Ludhiana (1991).
• M.Sc., Food and Nutrition, COHSc, PAU, Ludhiana.(1994).

Positions held :
Assistant Professor PAU, Ludhiana (2013 till date)

Field of Specialization:
Food and Nutrition

Research Interests:
Value addition of products

Projects Completed :

• Assessment of Energy Adequacy and Work Efficiency of Rural Population.
• Heavy Metal Consumption by Adults through Food and their effects on Trace Element Status.
• All India Co-ordinated Research Project (AICRP on Home Science w.e.f. 2005 to 2013 and 2017 to 2019)

Selected Publications (Five)

1. Neerja Singla, Poonam Bakhetia, Rohini Jain and Renuka Aggarwal (2023) Efficacy of Region-Specific Dietary Intervention on the Nutritional Status of Undernourished Farm Women. Acta Scientific Nutritional Health(ACTA) 7.3 (2023): 77-84. (ASNH)(ISSN: 2582-1423; Impact factor 1.316)
2. Neerja Singla, Poonam Bakhetia, Rohini Jain and Renuka Aggarwal (2022) Utilization of underutilized grains in regional foods for improved health and nutritional status of the rural Punjabi women. Agri Res J 59 (3):506-514, DOI No. 10.5958/2395-146X.2022.00074.6.( Impact factor: 0.366)
3. Neerja Singla, Poonam Bakhetia and Rohini Jain (2022) Impact of high-fiber ingredient mix on the nutritional indices of the women suffering from Metabolic Syndrome. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B: Biol. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-021-01311-5. (Published online) (Impact factor 0.282)
4. Rani S, Singla N and Bakhetia P (2019)Consumer’s Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) regarding organic foods in relation to demographic factors of Punjab. Inter J Fd Nutr Dietet, 7(1) : 23-31 (NAAS Rating: 3.37)
5. Aggarwal S, Singla N and Bakhetia P (2019) Impact of nutrition counseling on dietary intake of obese women from low, middle and high income group of Hoshiarpur city of Punjab. Inter J Fd, Nutr Dietet ,7(1) : 33-40 (NAAS Rating: 3.37)