New Delhi: The Centre has decided to put on hold its executive notification to amend the Panjab University Act, 1947, which proposed dissolving the university’s Senate and Syndicate and replacing them with nominated bodies.

According to senior government officials, the decision was taken at a meeting between Panjab University student representatives and senior officials at the Union Ministry of Education held Wednesday.

A political controversy erupted in Punjab following the Centre’s 28 October notification, amending the Panjab University Act, 1947. Show Full Article

The notification reduced the university’s Senate members from 90 to 31, abolished the graduates constituency entirely, and replaced the elected Syndicate with a largely nominated structure. The Senate is Panjab Universi

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