Panjab University Campus Students Council or PUCSC is
Students' union
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consisting of the departmental representatives and other office bearers like President, Vice-President, Secretary and Joint-Secretary along with 123 Departmental Representatives (DRs) directly elected by the students from the various teaching departments on the
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Panjab University (PU) is a collegiate public state university located in Chandigarh, Punjab. Funded through both State and Union governments, it is considered a state university. It traces its origins to the University of the Punjab in Laho ...
campus.
Further, these elected office-bearers and department representatives elect the remaining five members of the executive of the Council.
The Dean Student Welfare is ex officio Chairman of the Council. Elections are held every year in August–September months.
There is ban on property defacement for clean elections.
Student representation
Panjab University has over 60% female students but only 15-20% of girl students vote or participate in election process,
and until 2018, the Council president’s post was never headed by a girl in the history of the university elections.
Thus PUCSC politics are mostly dominated by male students. As of 2018, PU has about 15541 student voters with UIET having the most voters, about 2451 students followed by UILS with 1345 and Department of Laws with 1050. But sometimes UIET and Law Dept. get less representation in Election panels. Freebies are offered by Student organisations to lure students especially freshers by movie tickets, free meals,
Disc Parties, free trips, etc.
Parties have to overcome regional and language barriers of students as the university has students from different parts of India.
In 2015, along with student council elections, PU authorities also conducted a referendum to decide whether campus should be made a vehicle-free zone or not.
In 2015, there was only a 56% turnout with 8,131 voters out of total 14,000 voted.
In 2016,
NOTA
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was introduced first time in campus elections and was used by 6 to 9 percent of students.
Budget
In the academic year 2018-19, PUCSC's budget was .
Elections in affiliated colleges
Elections are also held in Colleges only in
Chandigarh
Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...
that are affiliated to Panjab University
and these are:
*GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh
*MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36-A, Chandigarh
*DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh
*Sri Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26
*Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26
*Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45
*Post Graduate Government College, Sector 11
*Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 42
*Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 11
*Post Graduate Government College, Sector 46
*Government College for Commerce and Business Administration, Sector 50
Student issues
There are many issues that is a responsibility of Council to solve.
*Women's Safety
*Vehicle (four-wheeler) Free Campus
*Placements
*Stray Dogs and Monkeys on campus leading to
rabid
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bites
*University Fees hike
*New Hostels
*24-hour hostel timing for girls
*Central University Status
*Regarding Foreign students, as sometimes these students face problems.
*Implementation of reservation in Panjab University Senate and Syndicate
Council Presidents
Since 1977, the Council was usually represented by students leaders of campus-based parties like SOPU (Student Organisation of Panjab University) and PUSU (Panjab University Students' Union). But in 2013, first time
Congress
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of a ...
-affiliated
NSUI
The National Students Union of India, the student wing of the Indian National Congress (INC or Congress), was established on 9 April 1971. The organisation was founded by Indira Gandhi after merging the Kerala Students Union and the West Ben ...
won the Council President's post new President of Panjab University Ayush Khatkar from (Jind, Haryana).
In 2015, as another surprise, first-time PUCSC president from
Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)'s student wing
SOI
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Overview
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was elected.
In 2016, Amritpal Singh, first
SC presidential candidate in PU from
Students For Society
The Students For Society (SFS) was founded in Panjab University, Chandigarh on 28 September 2010 as a students' discussion group for holding discussions on books and social issues, on the 103rd birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh. It rejected the p ...
(SFS) gave an impressive performance with 2494 votes the first time in campus student politics due to its successful rallies. In 2018 Kanupriya was elected as the first female president of PUCSC, of Panjab University, from
SFS. In October 2022, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) students’ wing
Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) candidate Aayush Khatkar became the President of PUCSC.
Presidents of PUCSC
Notable student organisations
In 1974, Ajaib Singh founded ''Progressive Students’ Union'' (PSU) as in 1977 first elected president was Bhupinderpal Singh Khosa.
PUSU was formed in 1977 and
SOPU in 1985 while NSUI first contested at PU Campus in 1997 and ABVP won an office-bearer post in 2000. Different Organisations take part in Activities and compaigning.
Non political organisations
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Ambedkar Students' Association (ASA) is a non political student organization and doesn't participates in PUCSC elections but works for welfare of all poor students on campus especially from
Other Backward Class
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(OBC),
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
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(SC/ST) communities.
Political organisations
These student organisations participate in PUCSC elections:
*PUSU (Since 1977)
*SOPU (Since 1985)
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Students For Society
The Students For Society (SFS) was founded in Panjab University, Chandigarh on 28 September 2010 as a students' discussion group for holding discussions on books and social issues, on the 103rd birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh. It rejected the p ...
(SFS)
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ABVP, student wing affiliated to
BJP
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RSS
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NSUI
The National Students Union of India, the student wing of the Indian National Congress (INC or Congress), was established on 9 April 1971. The organisation was founded by Indira Gandhi after merging the Kerala Students Union and the West Ben ...
, student wing of
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
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SOI
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, student wing of
Shiromani Akali Dal
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Akali Party'') is a centre-right sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are many ...
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INSO, student wing of
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
based
Jannayak Janta Party
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*CYSS (
Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti), student wing of
Aam Aadmi Party
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All India Students Association
All India Students' Association (AISA) is a left wing student organisation in India. It describes itself as "the voice of the radical students' movement" and is affiliated to the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation. The as ...
(AISA), student wing of
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
The Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation (abbreviated: CPI(ML)L or CPI-ML(L) or CPIML Liberation) also referred to as the Liberation Group, is a Communist political party in India.
History
In 1973 the original Commun ...
*GGSU, student wing of Gandhi group gang of Khanna
*PPSO (Pal Phalwan Student Organisation)
*PFUS, Panjab Feminist Union of Students
*Indian Student's Association (ISA)
*NSO
*HPSU
*HIMSU
*SAP
*HSA or Hindustan Student Association (since 2009 )
*KCSU
*College Student Front (Since 2017)
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://campusstudent.puchd.ac.in/campus-student-council.php
Dean Students Welfare ContactCampus StudentsPU Campus TV coverage
Students' unions in India
Panjab University
Student politics in India
Students' unions