Web Lecture on NEP at PU

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Chandigarh August 18, 2020

The Interdisciplinary Center for Swami Vivekananda Studies,Panjab University organized a Web lecture on the Salient Features of NEP 2020  by Prof.Chaman Lal Gupta, Vice -Chairman, Governing Body Institute of  Advanced Study,Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla.

Vice Chancellor Prof.Raj Kumar welcomed the speaker and highlighted the main features of NEP 2020. The NEP 2020 aims at that the learning should be holistic, integrated, enjoyable and encouraging. This policy envisions an education system rooted in Indian ethos that will contribute to transform our country into a global knowledge superpower. He categorically stated that while implementing the provisions care should be taken of the infrastructure in place.Thus the implementation cannot be same for all. The clear road map with identified priorities will help us to achieve our goals

 Prof Chaman Lal Gupta in his presentation threw light on the main features of NEP 2020.In his view this policy will prove as a game changer and benefit us all in understanding our cultural traditions will help us to connect to our roots. The teaching in local languages will help us to bring forth rare manuscripts which are lying unattended.The young students will not suffer in schools because of less number of teachers available but the school clusters will take care of them.The teachers are at the centre of the fundamental reforms in the education system.

The new education policy must help re-establish teachers, at all levels, as the most respected and essential members of our society, because they truly shape our next generation of citizens. It must do everything to empower teachers and help them to do their job as effectively as possible. The new education policy must help recruit the very best and brightest to enter the teaching profession at all levels.The new education policy proposes to  provide to all students, irrespective of their place of residence, a quality education system, with particular focus on historically marginalized, disadvantaged, and underrepresented group. SCZ  special zones will be created for them to meet their requirement. All curriculum and pedagogy, from the foundational stage onwards, will be redesigned to be strongly rooted in the Indian and local context and ethos in terms of culture, traditions, heritage, customs, language, philosophy, geography, ancient and contemporary knowledge, societal and scientific needs, indigenous and traditional ways of learning etc. – in order to ensure that education is maximally relatable, relevant, interesting, and effective for our students. Stories, arts, games, sports, examples, problems, etc. will be chosen as much as possible to be rooted in the Indian and local geographic context. It must prepare students for more meaningful and satisfying lives and work roles and enable economic independence.For the purpose of developing holistic individuals, it is essential that an identified set of skills and values will be incorporated at each stage of learning, from pre-school to higher education.

  Higher education must form the basis for knowledge creation and innovation thereby contributing to a growing national economy. The purpose of quality higher education is, therefore, more than the creation of greater opportunities for individual employment. The main thrust of this policy regarding higher education is to end the fragmentation of higher education by transforming higher education institutions into large multidisciplinary universities. Such a holistic education shall be, in the long term, the approach of all undergraduate programmes, including those in professional, technical, and vocational disciplines. This policy aims to overcome the social status hierarchy associated with vocational education and requires integration of vocational education programmes into mainstream education in all education institutions in a phased manner. Beginning with vocational exposure at early ages in middle and secondary school, quality vocational education will be integrated smoothly into higher education. It will ensure that every child learns at least one vocation and is exposed to several more. This would lead to emphasizing the dignity of labour and importance of various vocations involving /Indian arts and artisanship.

The participants interacted with the speaker. The interactive was moderated by Dr.Vishal Sharma. Dr.Monika Aggarwal conducted the proceedings and Dr.Renu Thakur, Coordinator ICSVS proposed the vote of thanks.

FDP Concludes at PU

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Chandigarh August 18, 2020

A  Five days workshop cum Faculty Development Programme organised by Centre for Internal Quality Assurance , USOL, Panjab University, Chandigarh on E content Development and Online Teaching concluded today.

Dr Girdhar Gopal and his team of  MHRD trained trainers thoroughly covered various learning management systems, Open shot and Open Broadcaster System, YouTube etc for  e content development , Online delivery and online assessment.

 The practical sessions of the workshop were of immense significance. In  the valedictory session Prof Madhurima Verma spoke about the need of such workshops to shift towards online mode of education delivery. The organiser of the workshop Prof Harsh Gandhar  presented the report of the programme.


There were 100 participants including faculty members from Orissa, Kerala, Simla, Kurukshetra, Delhi,  and Chandigarh based colleges, USOL and Other departments of the Panjab University. The CIQA Convener Prof Neeru proposed the vote of thanks

Avoid Hurry, Worry and Curry for Good Health-Dr. Sanjay Bhadada

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Chandigarh August 17, 2020

Panjab University, Chandigarh: Panjab University Alumni Association organised today a webinar on  “ Vitamin D & Weight Management Strategy in Covid 19” by  Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhadada,  Professor of Endocrinology at Department of Endocrinology, PGIMER, Chandigarh.

Dr. Bhadada adding “Humour to avoid stress and anxiety, advised to avoid Hurry, Worry and Curry as this effects health in major way. ” He explained about Vitamin D production and Metabolism in human body. He took up topics like what affects Vit D synthesis in skin, how much exposure to sun is sufficient, how to overcome Vit D deficiency, ideal body weight, how to reduce weight, healthy food, intermittent fasting, exercises etc.

Earlier, Prof. Deepti Gupta, introduced and welcomed Dr Sanjay Kumar Bhadada. He is Ex-Secretary and Current executive of Indian Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ISBMR). He is Ex-Secretary and Chairman elect of Punjab chapter of Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India. Dr. Bhadada is also founder of ADITI, a social support group for young diabetics that provides them with medical, social, financial and vocational help. Dr. Bhadada has received various awards for his outstanding contribution in his field.

The participants found the session very informative and asked various questions about Vit D, diabetes and obesity.

More than 100 participated in the webinar.

Workshop by ICSVS concludes at PU

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Chandigarh August 17, 2020

            A Three Day Online workshop from 14th -16th August, 2020 titled “Let us Tinker” organized by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Swami Vivekananda Studies, Panjab University. The workshop was coordinated by Prof.Manu Sharma and Dr. Amit Thakur from University Institute of Engineering and Technology(UIET). Prof. Renu Thakur, Coordinator ICSVS welcomed all the participants and threw light on the life and teachings of Swami Vivekananda. This was a special workshop aimed at school children with daily 90-minute online sessions. The focus of the workshop was to introduce the young students to basic electrical/electronic circuits and Arduino programming.

            The participants were also introduced to various sensors available in market such as Photoelectric sensor, IR sensor etc  and their applications were simulated on the online platform Tinkercad .The young students interacted with the participants and wished  to join more such workshops to understand basic concepts of science.

            Prof. Renu Thakur interacted with the participants and thanked them for making this workshop a success.

गुरु ब्रह्मानंद राजकीय बहुतकनीकी में दाखिले की क्रिया जोर-शोर से आरंभ

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 मनोज त्यागी, करनाल / नीलोखेड़ी – 14 अगस्त:

गुरु ब्रह्मानंद राजकीय बहुतकनीकी नीलोखेड़ी में दाखिले की प्रक्रिया ने जोर पकड़ लिया है | सभी इच्छुक विद्यार्थी ऑनलाइन क्रिया में भाग ले रहे हैं उन्हें किसी भी जगह जाने की जरूरत नहीं है वे अपना दाखिला फार्म भर ऑनलाइन जमा करवा सकते हैं | यह जानकारी देते हुए गुरु ब्रह्मानंद राजकीय व तकनीकी के प्रधानाचार्य हरीश शर्मा ने बताया कि विद्यार्थी ऑनलाइन अपना फार्म भर सकते हैं और जरूरी दस्तावेज जमा करवा सकते हैं| इच्छुक विद्यार्थियों द्वारा जमा कराए गए  दस्तावेजों के संस्थान में के प्रिंट लिए जाते हैं व जो भी कमी होती है उन्हें दूरभाष द्वारा साथ साथ सूचित किया जाता है इच्छुक विद्यार्थी वह दस्तावेज ऑनलाइन से ही भेज देता है |  किसी का भी प्रवेश पत्र रिजेक्ट नहीं किया जाता है | संस्थान का सारा स्टाफ परितोष पराशर, जो कि दाखिले के इंचार्ज हैं, के मार्गदर्शन में पूर्ण मेहनत से लगा हुआ है |  हरीश शर्मा ने आगे बताया कि यह संस्थान उत्तर भारत का सबसे पुराना संस्थान है व यहां पर दूर-दूर से विद्यार्थी दाखिला लेने आते हैं व डिप्लोमा पूर्ण होने से पहले रोजगार प्राप्त कर लेते हैं | लॉकडाउन में भी ऑनलाइन टेस्ट में इंटरव्यू के द्वारा बहुत से विद्यार्थियों का मल्टीनेशनल कंपनी में सलेक्शन हुआ है | उन्होंने बताया कि यहां पर 600 सीटें हैं व 6 प्रकार की ट्रेड हैं | ऑनलाइन फॉर्म भरने की पूरी प्रक्रिया और प्रोस्पेक्टस विभाग की वेबसाइट www.techeduhry.gov.in पर उपलब्ध है | 

इच्छुक विद्यार्थी अपना दाखिला फॉर्म 1 अगस्त से 7 सितंबर तक www.onlinetesthry.gov.in पर भर सकते है | ऑनलाइन फीस भी 1 अगस्त से 7 सितंबर तक है वही चालान से 4 अगस्त से लेकर 8 सितंबर तक फीस भर सकते हैं | इसमें लैटरल एंट्री का भी प्रावधान है जिसमें डायरेक्ट सेकंड ईयर में एडमिशन हो जाता है, इसके दाखिले की प्रक्रिया भी शुरू हो चुकी है और ऑनलाइन ही फार्म भरे जा रहे हैं जो कि 1 अगस्त से 3 सितंबर तक भरे जाएंगे | इसकी फीस भी 1 अगस्त से दिसंबर तक रहेगी और चालान से 4 अगस्त से 4 सितंबर तक की रहेगी | इस प्रकार के दाखिले की प्रक्रिया 20 अक्टूबर तक पूरी कर ली जाएगी | उन्होंने आगे बताया कि भिन्न-भिन्न प्रकार की छात्रवृत्ति भी यहां विद्यार्थियों को दी जाती है |उन्होंने बताया कि इस संस्थान के उत्तीर्ण विद्यार्थियों को शत प्रतिशत रोजगार मिल जाता है|  छात्र  व  छात्राओं के लिए अलग-अलग छात्रावास की व्यवस्था है | सभी प्रकार के खेलों की सुविधाएं हैं | रियायती दरों पर बस व रेल पास की सुविधा है व अनुसूचित वर्ग के विद्यार्थियों को बस व रेल पास की राशि वापस कर दी जाती है | संस्थान में विद्यार्थियों को एन.सी.सी. व एन.एस.एस. का प्रशिक्षण भी दिया जाता है | उन्होंने उम्मीद जताई है कि पहले काउंसलिंग में ही इस संस्थान की अधिकतम सीट भर जाएंगी, जिसके लिए पूरा स्टाफ एकजुट होकर मेहनत से कार्य कर रहा है | इस संस्थान से शिक्षा ग्रहण करके जो भी विद्यार्थी अलग-अलग क्षेत्रों में, विदेशों में, सरकारी नौकरियों में उच्च स्थान पर कार्यरत हैं वह भी अपने रिश्तेदारों, बच्चों आदि को इस संस्थान में दाखिला करवाने में रुचि दिखा रहे हैं |

Books presented to PU VC

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Chandigarh August 11, 2020

Social reformer ,Avinash Rai Khanna  presented his books  titled Samaj Chintan and Anubhav to Professor Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Punjab University ,Chandigarh, here today. His book Samaj Chintan focuses on improving the basic fabric of the society and  is equally useful for all classes of readers. Avinash Rai Khanna is a former member of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha and also National Vice President of BJP, he is also BJP incharge of of Jammu Kashmir, Rajasthan and Goa.This book reflects the real life experiences which are valuable and awakening for readers and also it suggest solutions to the diverse problems. The book Anubhav includes all his experiences when he was associated with Punjab Human Rights from jails, hospitals and police stations. He has also discussed about human duties along with changes to be brought in with time, in his book.

Online Admission Schedule for B.A./B.Com.LL.B. (Hons.) 5-Years Integrated Course–2020

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Chandigarh August 11, 2020:

Considering the COVID-19 situation, the Panjab University has scrapped the UGLAW entrance test. For the timely start of the teaching session, the new admission schedule has been formulized, wherein admissions will be based on 10+2 examination result.

The candidates seeking admission to B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) and B.Com.LL.B. (Hons.) 5-Years Integrated Course – 2020 (other than those who have already applied for the UGLAW entrance test) have to register themselves at UGLAW at uglaw.puchd.ac.in website by August 17, 2020 by submitting their information, deposit the registration fee by August 19, 2020, upload the photograph, signature and rest of the information by August 22, 2020 as per the revised schedule.

All the registered candidates (including those who have applied earlier for the UGLAW entrance test) will be allowed for filling the Admission Form. The Admission form will be available on UGLAW website from August 25, 2020 onwards. The candidates who have applied earlier and completed their form for the UGLAW entrance test will automatically considered as registered candidates and are eligible for filling of Admission Form.

Mandatory: All the registered candidates have to fill the Admission Form for consideration in the Admission process.

Keep on visiting the website (uglaw.puchd.ac.in) for more information and further schedule.

Sr.No.ActivityDates
1Date of Availability of Prospectus and online Entrance Test FormApril 01, 2020
2Last date for submission of information on the website to generate Bank ChallanAugust 17,2020
3Last date for deposit of fee in any branch of State bank of India using website generated challan or through Online modeAugust 19, 2020
4Last date for uploading of photograph, signature with rest of the information on the websiteAugust 22, 2020upto 11:59 p.m.
5Date of availability of online admission form at http://uglaw.puchd.ac.inAugust 25, 2020
6Last date for filling of online admission formSeptember 10, 2020
7Display of tentative merit list on website http://uglaw.puchd.ac.inSeptember 22, 2020 (evening)
8Dates of inviting objections regarding tentative merit list on the basis of already filled up information by candidateSeptember 23, 2020 to September 24, 2020
9Display of provisional merit list on website & Release of Seat Allocation list (1st online counseling)September 29, 2020 (evening)
 10Dates of Counselling: UILS, PU Chandigarh (All Categories), PURC Ludhiana (All Categories), PUSSGRC, Hoshiarpur (All Categories)Schedule and mode of counseling will be notified later on

Admission to PU-CET (UG) courses under NRI / Foreign Nationals Category in PU commences on 14th August

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Chandigarh August 11, 2020

Admission to Panjab University CET-UG courses under NRI/Foreign Nationals category seats is as per details below,informed Prof Prince Sharma,Dean Sciences :

·  Admission form will be available from 14.08.2020 at http://cetug.puchd.ac.in for the NRI / Foreign National candidates who were not in India during the period of registration for admission. Those who were in India shall register himself / herself to make him / her eligible for filling the admission form.

·  After filling the Admission Form, complete in all respect, the candidate is required to send the printout of the admission form along with relevant documents to nricetug@pu.ac.in.

·  Eligibility criteria for NRI / Foreign Nationals is available at page No. 28 and 29 of Handbook of Information 2020, Part A available at https://dui.puchd.ac.in/handbookofinformation.php

·  In case of ward of Foreign National / NRI, the candidate has to submit an Affidavit and Undertaking from the Guardian, which is available at Annexure A & B.

·  NRI / Foreign Nationals shall compete amongst themselves for admission to various courses. Their inter-se merit shall be determined on basis of the score obtained in SAT- II (Scholastic Aptitude Test-II) with permissible combination of subjects, conducted by the Education Testing Servicefrom Princeton, USA.  In case of Foreign Nationals (non English speaking states), TOEFL / IELTS score should also be produced. 

Delhi – Maha refuses to conduct final exams, UGC to respond

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New Delhi(Bureau), August 10:

The Supreme Court on Monday granted time to the University Grants Commission (UGC) to respond to the affidavits filed by Maharashtra and Delhi governments, in which they submitted they will not conduct the final term exams at state universities as per the circular.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the UGC, submitted that Maharashtra and Delhi have filed an affidavit and have taken a decision that they will not conduct the examination in state universities and have cancelled the exams.

“It is against the UGC rules. UGC is the only body that can prescribe rules for conferring a degree. States cannot change rules. It’s not in the interest of students to not have exams,” Mehta said.

A bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, granted time to Mehta to file a response to the affidavits filed by Maharashtra and Delhi and adjourned the matter for further hearing on August 14.

Mehta said that the students have to continue preparing for exams and that if exams are not conducted, the students will not be granted degrees. “Degrees wouldn’t be recognised if there is no exam,” he said.

The counsel for the petitioner told the court that the UGC guideline for holding exams before the end of September is not legal or constitutionally valid.

The apex court was hearing a batch of petitions challenging a UGC circular dated July 6 which mandated the universities across the country to conduct the final term exams by the end of September. The pleas sought the cancellation of the final term exams in view of COVID-19.

“Sushma Ji was seen as an epitome of Indian culture with a blend of modern thinking and traditional values and always respectful towards seniors” — M. Venkaiah Naidu

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Sushma ji was like a family –  M. Venkaiah Naidu 

Chandigarh August 6, 2020

Sushma Swaraj

“Sushma Ji was seen as an epitome of Indian culture with a blend of modern thinking and traditional values and always respectful towards seniors” said Sh. M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble Vice President of India and Chancellor of Panjab University while delivering Ist Sushma Swaraj Memorial Lecture organized online by Panjab University, Chandigarh, today on her death anniversary.

Hon’ble Vice President of India further added that Sushma Ji  was my sister and a family to me. Still cannot believe that she is no more, he added. She was one of the most popular Indian Ministers in recent times. She was a wonderful human being, always considerate and prompt in responding to any issue. He further added that Sushma Ji made a mark as a dynamic leader and added many firsts to her career which only potrays that she was very popular with people. She was a multi-lingual brilliant orator with apt use of words.He added that Sushmi ji was efficient,sweet,sober and at the same time firm on her commitments towards country .

While appreciating the efforts of PU in organizing the Ist Memorial Lecture, he stressed that he is proud to be the Chancellor of the University which has produced a Parliamentarian and Leader like Sushma ji.  He added that memorial lectures or commemoration events are meant to not only pay tributes but also inspire the younger generation to emulate the qualities of great men and women.

Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University in his welcome address said that the University is proud if its alumna and plans to organise memorial lecture every year. He introduced Hon’ble Vice President and gave a brief sketch of Sushma Ji’s life and career.

Ms. Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of late Smt. Sushma Swaraj was present online along with 800 PU faculty, researchers and students.

Senior PU officials present, included Prof. R.K. Singla, Dean University Instructions, Prof. Karamjeet Singh, Registrar, Prof Sanjay Kaushik, Dean College Development Council, Prof. S.K. Tomar, Dean Student Welfare and Prof. Sukhbir Kaur, DSW(W).