Chandigarh, Nov. 10 -- Ahead of the massive protest of students in the university campus over their demand for senate elections, police personnel have been deployed at all gates of the Panjab University.

In view of the protests, entry into the university premises is now allowed only with a valid ID card.

The students have been demanding that the university administration announce the long-pending Senate elections to reconstitute the 91-member Senate, the highest governing body of Panjab University.

The row began after the Centre issued a notification to overhaul the Senate's composition, sparking widespread political and academic backlash over the decision to dissolve Panjab University's top governing bodies and replace them with nomin...