Renovation under way at PU library, students to be shifted to exam hall

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The DSW added that the shifting process was expected to be finished within a week.

A proposal was sent to the V-C last week, after a meeting was convened with the DSW and Controller of Examination (COE) regarding this issue, which was also highlighted in Chandigarh Newsline.

Since an approval has been received from the COE’s office as well, the PU’s library will now be taking possession of the examination hall until its renovation is completed. The renovation work, which has been held up due to administrative hurdles, is now expected to be carried out in full swing; it is likely to be finished by the end of July.

Due to the ongoing renovation work at the library, students have been facing inconvenience in the outer reading hall of the library for over a year now. Members of the Panjab University Students Organisation (PUSO) had submitted a memorandum to Vice-Chancellor Arun Kumar Grover in this regard. A delay in the approval was caused due to the National Eligibility Test (NET), which was scheduled to be held in the examination hall on June 28.

According to PUSO president Navaldeep, “The renovation work was proving to be a disturbance to the students who come to study in the outer reading hall. That is why we had requested for shifting the students to the examination hall.”