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PGT shortage leaves UT schools dependent on contract teachers

Chandigarh, Sept. 22 -- City's government schools are continuing to plug the shortage of postgraduate teachers (PGTs) and lecturers through contractual and guest appointments, even as 129 sanctioned P... Read More


PU senate elections: Over 6 lakh graduates to vote for 15 seats today

Chandigarh, Sept. 20 -- More than six lakh registered graduates will vote on Sunday to elect 15 members to the Panjab University (PU) senate, in what is the largest constituency of the university's on... Read More


No regular coach posts, PU sports dept runs on contractual hires

Chandigarh, Sept. 16 -- Panjab University's (PU) sports department is functioning without a single regular budgeted post for coaches, relying instead on contractual appointments across multiple discip... Read More


PU set to restore versions of Punjab, Sikh history papers

Chandigarh, Sept. 13 -- Panjab University's (PU) department of history has decided to restore the earlier Punjab and Sikh history papers in the two-year MA history programme after student organisation... Read More


PUTA elections to miss deadline again?

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- The Panjab University Teachers' Association (PUTA) is yet to announce its election schedule for 2026-27, despite its own bylaws prescribing a timeline for initiating the process... Read More


After 2-yr wait, PU senate elections kick off today

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- After nearly two years without an elected senate, Panjab University (PU) will finally begin the process of reconstituting its apex governing body with the polling for principals... Read More


UT educator's upcycled science wonders earn him national award

CHANDIGARH, Sept. 6 -- A discarded piece of material can become a model. A classroom can become a laboratory. And a government-school teacher can turn a school in Maloya Colony into a space where chil... Read More


Soon, AI to keep an eye on UT govt schools' upkeep

CHANDIGARH, Sept. 5 -- Government schools in Chandigarh are going hi-tech. Soon, the education department will arm itself with artificial intelligence (AI) to digitally inspect everything from the con... Read More


No more class bunking: Parents of absentee students getting SMS alerts from govt schools

Chandigarh, Sept. 4 -- Students skipping classes in Chandigarh government schools will no longer be able to keep it a secret from their parents. An automated SMS is now being sent to parents as soon a... Read More


Campus covered with posters & stickers, varsity yet to take action

Chandigarh, Sept. 2 -- A day after the Panjab University Campus Students Council (PUCSC) elections, the university campus remained littered with election pamphlets and posters, despite a warning issue... Read More