Punjabi University, Patiala, cancelled the exam that was scheduled for December 1, as all government college teachers were on mass casual leave today in the wake of delay in the release of 40 per cent arrear to the teachers working in government colleges in Punjab. No classes were held in absence of teachers in all government colleges, including Government Mohindra College, Government Bikram College of Commerce and Government College for Girls.
Talking to The Tribune, controller examination of Punjabi University, Pawan Kumar Singla said that as all government college teachers had availed leave today and gone to Chandigarh to register their protest against Punjab government, the university had to cancel the exam that was to be held in these colleges. He further said that there was no change in the schedule of exams that were to be held at university and Khalsa College and students took their exam today also.
