The Vice President CP Radhakrishnan, who is also the Chancellor of Panjab University, has approved the schedule for the upcoming Panjab University Senate Elections.
The Education Ministry helped ensure that the Panjab University Senate elections could take place by staying in constant touch with students, teachers and other stakeholders, sources told ANI.
Following a shutdown call by Panjab University student groups demanding immediate notification of Senate elections, Chandigarh Police have tightened security, with heavy police and paramilitary deployment, especially at key entry points like Gate No. 1.
In view of the escalating agitation, the university administration has announced that all teaching and non-teaching departments and offices on the PU campus will remain closed on Wednesday. According to an official notice issued by the Registrar on Tuesday, the shutdown will apply to all
Addressing queries raised by concerned chairpersons, Vig said November 26, 2025, will remain a working day, and all teachers and department heads must remain present in their respective departments from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, an official statement from the Panjab University said.
The students have been demanding that the university administration announce the long-pending Senate elections to reconstitute the 91-member Senate, the highest governing body of Panjab University.
A heavy police force has been deployed around the university campus, and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kanwardeep Kaur of Chandigarh has checked the security arrangements. Barricades have been put outside the gates of the university campus.
The row began after the Centre issued a notification to overhaul the Senate's composition, sparking widespread political and academic backlash over the decision to dissolve Panjab University's top governing bodies and replace them with nominated structures through an executive notificatio
The Curtain Raiser Ceremony of the 11th edition of the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025 was organised today at Panjab University, Chandigarh. The event marked the beginning of the celebrations for IISF 2025, which will be held from December 6 to 9 at Panjab University.
Panjab University on Tuesday decided to withdraw the controversial affidavit that required students to submit undertakings regarding their conduct and mode of protest.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday lashed out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of indulging in "politics of deceit" after the Delhi Chief Minister claimed that Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann had deposited Rs 50,000 per acre as compens