Chandigarh, July 22 -- Panjab University (PU) has deferred the implementation of female reservation in its student council elections, with officials confirming that the proposed reservation of one seat for women in the Panjab University Campus Students Council (PUCSC) will now take effect from the next academic session (2025-26) instead of this year.

Earlier, the university had announced its intention to reserve one seat in the PUCSC for women to improve gender representation, starting from the 2024-25 session. However, due to pending legal consultations and the ongoing drafting of a student council constitution, the administration has decided to postpone the move.

The idea of reservation was first proposed last session by a committee f...