PU releases date sheet for Golden Chance aspirants

Lovleen Bains

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Doraha, July 24

Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, has released the datesheet of Golden Chance for BA/BSc-I, II and III (General). The exams will commence from August 1. It has also been intimated to students, who are appearing for the golden chance exams, to inform the conduct branch well before the commencement of the examination regarding any clash in the datesheet, as no discrepancy will be entertained after the commencement of the examinations.The candidates will have to appear for the Golden Chance (annual system) examination as per the syllabus mentioned by the university.

“The colleges should bring this to the notice of their students and also display a copy of the notification prominently on the notice board of the college for the information of students. They can then inform their near and dear ones, who are waiting for the release of the date sheet, so that none of them miss the golden chance. The exam shall be conducted in two sessions, morning from 9.30 am to 12.30 am and the evening session from 2 pm to 5 pm,” informed Senator and Syndicate Narinder Sidhu. As per the instructions of the conduct branch, the candidates are not permitted to carry any communication equipment such as mobile phone, pager, wireless set, scanner, camera, or any such electrical gadget inside the examination hall, which is punishable for a period of two years with the subsequent examination. The centres allocated for the examinations are the department of geology, PU, Sector-14, Chandigarh; Government College, Hoshiarpur; SCD Government College, Ludhiana; and and Government College, Muktsar.

Senate Member Inderpal Singh Sidhu said: “This is the best thing that the university can offer to those candidates who tried but could not clear their exams for some reason or the other.”

Students, who are to take the Golden Chance, are satisfied with the decision of the university, since a number of them could not fare well, as a result of which they were unable to complete their degrees and get jobs.

Syllabus and instructions

• For first year of undergraduate courses, the syllabus shall be of the session 2013-14, for second year, 2014-15 session syllabus will be followed, and for third year, it will be as per the syllabus of session 2015-16
• The centres allocated for the examinations are the department of geology, PU, Sector-14, Chandigarh; Government College, Hoshiarpur; SCD Government College, Ludhiana; and and Government College, Muktsar
• Candidates are not permitted to carry any communication equipment such as mobile phone, pager, wireless set, scanner, camera, or any such electrical gadget inside the examination hall, which is punishable for a period of two years with the subsequent examination