Chandigarh, Oct. 18 -- The Panjab University Teachers' Association (PUTA) elections, scheduled for October 28, will see a direct contest between two candidates each for the five key posts of president, vice-president, secretary, joint secretary and treasurer. The final list of candidates, released by the returning officer on Saturday has set the stage for the upcoming elections, with candidates also in the fray for seats across five groups representing different university departments and centres.

For the post of president, Jasbir Singh from the department of history will face Parveen Goyal from the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET). Ikreet Singh Bal from the Dental Institute and Samarjit Sihotra from the departme...