Panjab University Syndicate approved Think Tank proposal of increasing examination fees for PU & affiliated college students

Chandigarh, July 22, 2016: Panjab University (PU) Syndicate today approved the Think Tank proposal of increasing the examination fees for the PU and affiliated college students.
After lengthy discussions, the Syndicate approved the proposal for increasing the examination fees to narrow down the budget deficit of the University.
However, a couple of the Syndicate members expressed their dissent on the issue and it was approved by the vast majority. It was also decided that there would no fee hike in the already announced tuition fee of PU students for academic session 2016-17.
The Syndicate approved the proposal of increasing the examination fees structure of BA, BA (Hons), BSc, B.Com, B.Com (Hons.), BBA, BCA, B.P.Ed. and B.Ed from existing slab of Rs. 1300-2500 to Rs. 2500 in annual system and semester system. The Environment Education exam fee has been increased from Rs. 300-500 slabs to Rs. 500 per semester.
The examination fee of B.Sc (Hospitality and Hotel Administration) and B.Sc.(Fashion Designing) has been increased from Rs. 2970 to 3000 per semester. The examination fees of MA/M.Sc. (Hons School)/All Diploma Course, Five Year Integrated Course in Economics, Master in Police Administration, PG Diploma (All streams), M.Com, M.Com (Hons.)/M.Sc. (TYC), MCA (except 6th semester), M.Sc. (Statistics) M.Sc. System Biology and Bio-informatics and MFC (USOL) has been increased from existing fees structure of Rs. 1400-2530 to Rs. 2500 in semester system.
The examination of MA/M.Com/M.Sc. has been increased from existing fees structure of Rs. 1400-2400 to Rs. 2500 in annual system. Similarly, the examination fees of various professional courses have also been increased.
The PU Syndicate also approved additional seats for Kashmiri Migrants on the pattern of previous academic year 2015-16.
The PU Syndicate decided to explore other avenues for increasing the income of the University. It was also decided that a Corpus would be created from the
donations of teachers, employees, alumni for helping the needy students.
Earlier, addressing the PU Syndicate, PU Vice Chancellor Prof Arun Kumar Grover informed that former PU VC and Vice Chancellor, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow Prof. R.C. Sobti has been felicitated with Bharat Gaurav Life Time Achievement Award by the Sanskriti Yuva Sanstha at The UK House of Commons in British Parliament in London on July 2, 2016.