Panjab University announces 36 ordinary fellows nominated by Vice President

The fellows have been nominated in the capacity of Vice President as the vice-chancellor of the varsity. The ordinary fellows will be members of the senate till October 2024.

Panjab University has announced the names of 36 ordinary fellows that have been nominated by the Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu. The ordinary fellows will be members of the senate till October 2024. The fellows have been nominated in the capacity of Vice President as the vice-chancellor of the varsity. The ordinary fellows will be members of the senate till October 2024.

Gurjot Singh Malhi, IPS, former DGP, Haryana is also amongst 36 members who have been nominated for the Ordinary Fellow to the senate of Panjab University, Chandigarh. “He has been closely associated with all aspects of setting up this joint venture airline right from its very inception and has been a member of the management team of the organisation throughout. He has contributed immensely to the deliberations of various university governing institutions and mechanisms,” the University said in a statement.

“The nomination of a number of teachers in the new senate gives Panjab University Teachers’ Association (PUTA) confidence that it will have a decisive say in matters related to the functioning of the university. Hopefully, the newly nominated members will work in unison with PUTA for the betterment of the university. We look forward to working along with the nominated members, with an expectation that they will rise above their affiliation to a particular party or group, in a joint effort to work towards a healthy academic environment in the university,” Panjab University Teachers' Association said in a statement.

Others who have been nominated included Som Parkash, Minister of State, Government of India, Former Fellow, Panjab University, Chandigarh; Kirron Kher, MP, Chandigarh; Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India, and a former Member of Parliament, Chandigarh; Prof Harmohinder Singh Bedi, Chancellor, Central University, Himachal Pradesh, also the former chairperson of Department of Hindi, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar; Gurjot Singh Malhi, Former DGP, Haryana and former fellow, Panjab University, Chandigarh, the president of Panjab University Non-teaching Employees Federation, and the Dean, University Instructions, Panjab University, among others.

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