Panjab University VC to hold syndicate meeting to discuss final-year examinations

CHANDIGARH: Panjab University vice-chancellor will discuss a detailed plan of action on conducting final-year examinations of PU departments and affiliated colleges at a Syndicate meeting.On Friday, members of the Syndicate, who expressed their concern on conducting examinations during the pandemic received a communication from the VC office saying that Syndicate meeting would be held soon.Sources said the date and mode of the meeting, which can be both offline and online, is yet to be decided by the vice-chancellor. Recently, meetings on urgent issues have been held on blended mode to take key decisions.Sources said in the syndicate meeting, chairman of the special committee on the academic calendar and examination will present a detailed report on the conduct of final year exams. Another issue likely to be discussed is the objection raised by a few colleges, saying that they, as stakeholders, were not asked how to conduct the examination.The university has already scrapped all undergraduate entrance exams and conducted admissions on the basis of merit. Recently, it was proposed that entrance exam for postgraduate courses should also be scrapped as holding it online is not possible and it cannot be conducted conventionally in a pandemic situation. A final decision is yet to be taken on the issue.Meanwhike, a few Syndicate members wrote to the vice-chancellor saying that if the Syndicate meeting was not called in the next three days, they would not be responsible for the harm suffered by the university.