Panjab University goes online in a very big way

Making these announcements during a media briefing,the Vice Chancellor Prof R C Sobti said,“Apart from these facilities to be made online,the in the coming session,the entire academic area including the hostels will be facilitated with seamless Wi-Fi system. The University has already received a grant from UGC worth Rs 40 lakh.”

This was a long pending demand of the students,especially the hostel residents that the existing wi-fi system at present available in the hostels is extremely slow. “Soon,the hostel residents would not face any wi-fi related problems. The work is almost completed and soon will be offered to the students,” said Dean Students’ Welfare Prof A S Ahluwalia.

Apart from the facilities for the students,the University has also recently offered online services for the employees. These include instant information about budget,finance,establishment,accounts,academics that is available to the authorities through integrated software application or PU intranet. Also,with the computerization of the Accounts and Establishment branch – profile,salary,provident fund,service records,bills and achievements are also available online.

Computerisation and online will also come handy to the University authorities when it comes to keep a check on the affiliated colleges. As with the affiliation process that has been made time bound; i.e. to be completed by March 31 every year all data pertaining to affiliated colleges would be made online and college branch will be fully automated.

“The entire data related to colleges including its courses,affiliation status,seats,infrastructure,faculty and other would be made online. The respective colleges have already developed their websites and the latest information would be soon available online,” said Prof Sobti.