Ludhiana teachers, students welcome PU move to allow PG admissions with three reappears
In a notification last week, PU allowed students with three reappears to get admission to PG courses
Teachers and students of colleges and universities here welcomed Panjab University’s (PU) move allowing admissions to postgraduate (PG) courses with up to three backlogs.
The decision, announced last week, came as a major relief for a number of students who had been facing difficulties in getting admissions.
Neena Seth Pajni, principal, Gobindgarh Public College, Alour, said, “It is a positive step. A number of students were stuck just because of one or two papers. Now, they can continue with PG without wasting a year. At the same time, the condition to clear backlogs in the first year will ensure they remain serious about their studies.”
In its notification, the PU has said students who get admission with backlogs will have to clear them within the first year of their PG course to be promoted to the second year.
The notification was issued by the Deputy Registrar, Colleges. Additionally, a postgraduate diploma will be awarded to such students only after they clear all pending papers of their undergraduate degree.
Nidhi Saroop, a senior faculty member, said students as well as institutions will benefit from the decision. “It is a welcome decision by the university since the non-NEP students would have been at a loss otherwise. We were getting requests from parents every day,” she said.
Sukhpreet Singh, who had reappears in semester one, was elated that he would be able to take admission to a master’s degree.
“Actually, all my future plans depended on it. The university has been considerate enough to think of students like us. I was very tense that I would lose a year. Now, I can take admission in MA and prepare for my pending papers. The timely decision of the university has saved my career,” he said.
