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Chandigarh, May 28, 2019

Panjab University in its Syndicate meeting held here today took up all
the 24 agenda items.

 At the outset Prof. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University informed that in a move towards digitization, Tablet Computers will be provided to Syndicate members which will also save the usage of paper.

The Syndicate approved the benefit of Basic Pay +GP+DA to the daily wage
employees appointed on DC rates after December 2008 in view of the
legal opinion, pursuant to recommendation of the Board of Finance (BoF). The Syndicate approved the implementation of the proposal that an employee be allowed minimum pay scale of the post as and when he/she will completes 10 years of the service in the University.

 The Syndicate approved the agenda items related to extensions
in terms of various appointments of PU faculty.

        The Syndicate approved contractual term of appointment of Ms.
Navdeep Sharma, Programme Coordinator, NSS for the period of one year w.e.f. 1st July 2019 on the same terms and conditions.

The Syndicate extended the terms of Deans/Associate Deans namely Prof. Emanual Nahar, Dean Student Welfare(M), Prof. Neena Capalash, Dean Students Welfare (W) and Prof. Ranjan Kumar, Associate Dean Students Welfare beyond 31st May 2019 till the meeting of the Senate is convened. However, PU VC gave his strong reservation for recommending their names for the term beyond 31st May 2019.

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Chandigarh, May 28, 2019

 In the 2nd day of the National Workshop on “Leadership for Sustainable 
Environments” conducted by UGC- Human Resource Development Centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh and sponsored by Centre for Academic Leader and Education Management (CALEM), MHRD, Department of Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh experts of different hues came together. Professor R.K. Sathpathi, Director, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong deliberated 
on the ‘Meaning of Leaders, Today’ in the right of different political theories.

Professor M Rajivlochan, former Director of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Panjab University, Chandigarh shared his opinion and experiences on Quality of Leadership in Higher Education Institutes.  His insights on managing conflicts within the departments were appreciated by the faculty who work amidst vulnerable situations in workplaces within the collegial administrative framework of academic institutions.

Skills and competencies of leadership can be learnt and must be learnt by a 
teacher because the teacher by default is a leader in the classroom and even in the community.  Professor Harpreet Chhabra, Professor in Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh familiarized participants with hands-on-leadership.

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Chandigarh, May 28, 2019

1.      With a deep sense of sorrow, I may inform the honourable members of the Syndicate about the sad demise of 

i)      Sh. Ashutosh Kapila husband of Prof. Sunita Kapila, Chairperson, Dept. of Botany, on 11th May, 2019

(To pay homage to the departed soul, two minutes silence, all standing, may be 
observed).

2.      I am pleased to inform the honourable members of the Syndicate that:
(i)     Dr. Kewal Krishan, Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Anthropology has been conferred the status of honorary member by the Board of Directors of the American Society of Forensic Podiatry (ASFP), Oregon, USA in recognition of his distinguished and outstanding contributions to the forensic podiatry (dealing with evidence related to human foot at the crime scene). 

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Chandigarh, May 28, 2019

 Guru Ravidass Chair for Sant Sahitya Studies Panjab University, organized a two day national seminar on the topic “Sri Guru Nanak Dev: Bani, Philosophy and Contemporary Society on 27-28.05.2019 to commemorate the 550th Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The seminar was inaugurated by Prof. Shanker Ji Jha, DUI, Panjab University. He discusses that Guru Nanak Dev Ji was the first Sikh Guru and founder of the faith, should be commemorated with faith and knowledgeable articulations both in academia and social spaces. Dr. Subhash Sharma, Director Hindustan Cooper Ltd. highlights Guru Ji’s service to humanity without any self-interest. In the key Note address Prof. Gurmit Singh, former professor and Dean faculty of languages Guru Nanak Dev University and in Presidential Address Prof. Karamjit Singh, Registrar, Panjab University explained the 
role of Guru ji’s bani and philosophy in the making of secular and tolerant balanced Indian society. The first session was presided by Prof. Nandita and Prof. VK Alankar and Dr. Shiwani Sharma portrayed impact of the philosophy and teaching of Guru Nanak dev.  The other speakers give their views are Prof. Gurmukh Singh, Prof. I.D. Gaur, Dr. Manjinder Singh, Dr Baljit Singh, Dr. Jasbir Singh,Dr.Avtar Singh and Dr Nirmal Singh. 

 The seminar was attended by the large no. of delegates and Chairperson of Guru Ravidas Chair, Prof. Gurpal Singh gave thanks to the guests and delegates.  

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