IKGPTU pays tributes to its former VC Dr Salwan

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Kapurthala, April 20

Dr Sudarshan Kumar Salwan, an eminent scientist who was the 6th Vice Chancellor and 7th Board Chairman of IK Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKGPTU), passed away on Tuesday at his residence in Rajasthan.

A remembrance ceremony to pay tributes to him was held on the university main campus on Wednesday. In this ceremony, the condolence message of the Vice Chancellor Rahul Bhandari, IAS, who is also the Principal Secretary of the Technical Education and Industrial Training Department, was read. Bhandari recalled the mentoring steps and guidance given by Dr Salwan in the university.

On this occasion, a profile prepared on the great works of Dr Salwan was also shared by the Public Relations Department of the university. He was the Chairman of the 7th Board of Governors of the university from October 2018 to September 2021 and Vice-Chancellor of the university from February 2004 to May 2008.

All the officers, faculty members, employees of the university were present on this occasion. Meanwhile, condolence messages received from Ashok Mittal, Chancellor of Lovely Professional University, Satnam Sandhu, Chancellor of Chandigarh University and Dr Rajneesh Arora, former Vice Chancellor of IKG PTU were also read.