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After the protesting students pressing for announcement of Senate polls gave a call for a complete shutdown of Panjab University on November 26, the varsity authorities have declared a holiday on Wednesday. The authorities have announced the closure of all teaching, non-teaching and office activities on the campus on Wednesday. Also, the examinations scheduled on the Panjab University (PU) campus for Wednesday have been postponed. "This is for the information of the public in general and the students in particular that the exams on November 26, 2025, in examination centres CHD40, CHD41, CHD43 and CHD44 situated on PU campus, Sector 14, and shifted to DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh, stand postponed. The fresh dates for the conduct of these exams will be notified later," a PU statement said. Earlier, the varsity authorities had said that November 26 would remain a working day, and all teachers and department heads must remain present in their respective departments from 9 am to 5
Amid the ongoing students' protest over the issue of Senate polls, the Panjab University authorities have postponed all examinations scheduled to be held from November 18 to 20. In a statement issued here on Saturday, Punjab University (PU) Controller of Examinations, Jagat Bhushan, said the revised dates for the examinations will be communicated in due course. Students have been advised to regularly check the university's official channels for further updates. The university's decision came after the protesting students announced that they would boycott the exams until the schedule for the Senate polls, which have not been held in over a year, is announced. They also threatened not to let the exam take place if their demand was not met. On November 12, representatives of the protesting students held a meeting with the university vice chancellor (VC). They claimed that the VC assured them that the Senate poll schedule, which has been sent for approval to the chancellor, would soon