PU developing software to detect plagiarism in research

V-C to reconsider hike in exam fee

In response to protest by Senators against the decision of 10 per cent hike in the examination fee,Vice-Chancellor Prof R C Sobti announced that he would re-consider the proposal. Justifying the move of hike,he said that in case the proposal of hike in examination fee should be rejected,then it should be adopted for the 10 per cent hike in remuneration being given to the evaluators. He claimed that this year the university has paid a sum of Rs 1.5 crore additional to the evaluators for their services including paper setting,marking and re-evaluation.

Appointment of two Chairs to be kept in abeyance

After strong protests by the professors of PU’s Punjabi department over Syndicate’s decision to give temporary charge of Bhai Vir Singh Chair and Baba Farid Chair to two faculty members from the evening studies through representation submitted to the V-C demanding that the charge of Chairs should be given to deserving people and threatened to resign if the decision is cleared in the upcoming Senate meeting,the V-C kept the appointments in abeyance. Though some of the Senate members opposed this move by the V-C claiming that when the appointments have already been done,the matter should not be kept in abeyance just on the agitation of some professors. Prof I D Gaur was appointed on Baba Farid Chair and Prof Gurpal Singh on Bhai Vir Singh Chair .

Janmeet Singh debarred from voting

In another decision based on the legal opinion sought from university legal retainer Anupam Gupta over a complaint against one of the affiliated college principal,Janmeet Singh,the V-C announced that Singh would be debarred from voting in the Syndicate elections scheduled for Sunday. The charges against him included his being ineligible to be a member of the Senate as the post of principal had become non-functional after he joined as director at the Regional Centre at Koni. The complaint was sent to the Chancellor who had marked it to the V-C. He was initially appointed as Principal Tarawati Degree Memorial College,Bringali.

ate decorum goes for a toss; V-C adjourns Senate

meeting and walks out

Two Senate members,including Principal of Abohar College,I S Sandhu,and Principal of Mahilpur College,S S Randhawa,had a heated exchange over the issue of Board of Finance membership. Both used derogatory remarks against each other. Seeing this,the V-C adjourned the meeting and walked out.