V-C orders probe into PhD application case

Monday 23 November '09

A recent case related to the approval and cancellation of a PhD registration in history department of the Panjab University has left question marks on the administrative functioning of the institution.

Admissions at PU may go online next year

Monday 23 November '09

Under a proposal, the Panjab University has decided to hold online entrance exams for postgraduate courses.

Approved ‘against rules’, PhD application of Akali leader’s wife dismissed by V-C

Saturday 21 November '09

The candidature of an applicant for PhD, which was approved last month Panjab University, has been cancelled by the institution on the grounds that she did not meet the eligibility requirements, with the V-C claiming that he was not consulted before the approval and.

V-C fury throws RTI meeting off track

Thursday 19 November '09

A meeting to discuss what information Panjab University can give out under the Right to Information Act was called on Wednesday but it soon lost its track.

Schools to admit students in Class XI on basis of aptitude test

Wednesday 18 November '09

Clearing the dilemma of schools regarding giving admission to students in Class XI, the Central Board of Secondary Education has announced its scheme of Global Aptitude Test for Class X students.

PU to excuse those missing classes due to flu

Wednesday 18 November '09

In view of the increasing number of cases, the Panjab University has decided to excuse those missing their lectures because of swine flu.

Status of inquiry in St John’s School case uncertain but brothers stand isolated in class

Tuesday 17 November '09

The fate of the inquiry marked in the St John’s School case is unknown, but the twin brothers have been ostracised in the school.

H1N1: PEC shut; companies put off recruitment

Monday 16 November '09

With swine flu tightening its grip on the city, educational institutes have started to feel the heat.

PU Rajiv Gandhi Chair attracts only 4 applicants

Friday 6 November '09

Though the much coveted Rajiv Gandhi Chair at Panjab University has finally got a head, the poor response by applicants seems to be raising questions on the selection process.

PU faculty gives PM’s homecoming a miss

Thursday 5 November '09

Panjab University faculty members are blaming the extended weekend for their absence from the special ceremony held on Tuesday to felicitate Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, an alumnus and former faculty member of the university.

PM criticises institutes for poor faculty

Wednesday 4 November '09

Visiting his alma mater Panjab University after almost half a century, Prime Minster Dr Manmohan Singh made certain significant points about the state of higher education in the country.

PM gets emotional, says he owes his career to PU

Wednesday 4 November '09

“I am sorry if I get emotional today as it is after almost half a century that I am visiting my alma mater.

‘Never thought we were being taught by a future prime minister’

Monday 2 November '09

On the campus, they knew Dr Manmohan Singh as an introvert, patient and hardworking professor who stayed aloof from department politics. Now, after 43 years, Dr V K Gupta and Prof H S Shergill will see “Dr Singh” as the Prime Minister of India.

PU to allow students access to classmate’s answersheet

Thursday 29 October '09

For a more transparent examination system, the Panjab University has decided to allow students to access the marked answersheet of a friend or classmate.

Schools begin nursery registration process early, Admn feels they want to make money

Thursday 29 October '09

Though admissions to nursery classes will not begin before January end, private schools in the city have started the admission process.

Lying vacant since inception in 2005, Rajiv Gandhi chair finally to get head

Tuesday 27 October '09

The much-coveted Rajiv Gandhi Chair at Panjab University finally seems to have got a head.

PM to visit his alma mater and PGI on Nov 3

Wednesday 21 October '09

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, an alumnus of the Panjab University, will visit his alma mater and PGI on November 3. This will be Singh’s first visit to PU after he became the Prime Minister.

PU’s scheme of showing answersheets evokes poor response

Tuesday 13 October '09

The scheme of the Panjab University wherein students are shown entrance test answersheets has met with a dull response.

With lone ragging incident this session, Panjab University credits new measures

Monday 12 October '09

Laying down a new set of rules and adopting newer measures to curb the menace of ragging have yielded positive results.

PU’s biz school fights recession blues

Monday 5 October '09

Not long ago, management graduates from top-notch colleges would bargain hard and get astronomical sums as salaries.

Admn wants colleges to follow UT calendar, says Punjab announces too many holidays

Thursday 1 October '09

In a move to exercise more control and refrain both government as well as private colleges from availing more holidays...

NGO comes to rescue of man disowned by family

Wednesday 30 September '09

A day after Newsline reported about the plight of Manoranjan, who with his fractured leg was living on the pavement in Sector 36, the Universal Disabled Caretaker Social Welfare Society came to his help.

Centralised admissions to BA, BCom in the works

Wednesday 30 September '09

The Chandigarh Administration has decided to have central admission system for colleges in the city.

Spurned by family, injured man confined to pavement

Tuesday 29 September '09

With a fractured leg, Manoranjan, a migrant from Kolkata, has been lying on the pavement in Sector 36 opposite the Guru Nanak Public School for a fortnight.

Panjab University fails to implement student welfare schemes

Tuesday 29 September '09

The Panjab University has failed to implement many welfare schemes for students. The varsity had announced a proposal of loan facility for poor students in the last session, but it has not taken off till date.