Panjab University to reopen in phased manner from September 13

Chandigarh, September 9

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Panjab University has announced to open its campus in a phased manner from September 13.

It has been decided to first allow final year postgraduate students from the Department of Physics, Chemistry, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Dental College.

Prof SK Tomar, Dean Student Welfare, PU, said keeping in mind the limited accommodation in the hostels (single accommodation rule due to Covid), PU has allowed limited students to stay on campus from September 13.

However, students will need to fulfill certain conditions, including consent from parents mentioning that their ward will follow all the SOPs/directions issued by the Centre and the university from time to time.

They also need to submit an undertaking through the chairperson of the department concerned that if the situation demands, they will vacate the hostel and leave the university accommodation.

Also, students must have either received both doses of vaccine or at least one dose of the vaccine with a negative Covid-19 RTPCR test report not older than 72 hours of reporting to hostel for accommodation.

Students also need to take care that for the time being single accommodation will be provided and as and when the situation will be normal, rooms will be allotted as per previous practice on merit basis, said Tomar.

Tomar further said in view of the government’s direction, single room accommodation would be provided to the students. Therefore, it may not be possible to provide hostel accommodation to all hostel seekers. — TNS