TEACHING SUSPENDED TILL JULY 31

CHANDIGARH: Panjab University on Tuesday decided to suspend teaching at the varsity and its affiliated colleges till July 31.

Teaching at six constituent colleges will also remain suspended. PU registrar Karamjeet Singh said, “The decision was taken in view of the guidelines issued by ministry of home affairs for Unlock 2.0.”

According to an order issued by the university, the chairperson of a department may call a faculty member when they require and only one-third of the nonteaching staff of the university can attend office.

Also, in teaching departments, where number of non-teaching employees is five or less, the chairperson may call more than 33% of the staff for duty depending on requirement. Teachers of the university have been directed to continue work from home. PU senator Rajat Sandhir said, “It is a viable option as it will prevent unnecessary movement of people.”