AMRITSAR: The president of the General Council of the National Assessment and Accreditation Committee (NAAC) has appointed Prof AS Brar, vice­ chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University, as member executive of the NAAC for a term of three years. A press release issued by the university said the council had appointed ...

LUDHIANA: The state government plans to open 17 government colleges before the start of the 2012­ 13 academic session, Punjab education minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan said on Friday. Currently, the state has 54 government colleges. "The Punjab government has received grants of Rs 1.33 crore per college from the University Grants Commission ...

LyallPur Khalsa College in Jalandhar celebrated its annual function on Sunday where around 400 meritorious students from various fields, at national and the international level, were awarded degrees. Roopdeep Kaur, IV-year student from the college, was awarded with the roll of honour for her academic performance while Manipal Singh was ...

AMRITSAR: A couple of months after attracting criticism for allegedly discriminating against the Punjabi language, Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) vice-chancellor professor AS Brar on Thursday took the initiative to conduct a two-day national seminar on History of Punjabi Studies and Teaching. Dr Brar had run into controversy for mooting a ...

AMRITSAR: GNDU would organise a two-day national seminar on History of Punjabi Studies and Teaching today at Guru Nanak Bhawan on the campus here. This seminar is being organised by the School of Punjabi Studies of the University in association with the University Grants Commission (Special Assistance Programme). Professor Paramjit ...

PATIALA: A University Grants Commission, -sponsored Women's Studies Centre on Tuesday was inaugurated at Punjabi University here with Vice-Chancellor Dr Jaspal Singh calling for active participation of women in all spheres of life to ensure gender equality on political, economic and social fronts. In his presidential speech, Singh said the Centre ...