LPG shortage forces Pondicherry University to prepone exams, direct students to vacate hostels by May 1 | Puducherry News

In a circular, university registrar R Gunasekaran announced the revised academic calendar for the academic year 2025-26, reducing the number of working days from 90 to 79 “for administrative reasons”.

Puducherry: Pondicherry University Decided to postpone the examinations from May 6 to April 21 and ordered to vacate the hostels by May 1 due to shortage of LPG to annoy students.In a circular, university registrar R Gunasekaran announced the revised academic calendar for the academic year 2025-26, reducing the number of working days from 90 to 79 “for administrative reasons”. Summer vacation for all undergraduate/postgraduate students will commence from 1st May School deans, heads of departments and centers were asked to order vacating the dormitories by May 1The Students’ Federation of India, Pondicherry University Unit (SFI PU), has condemned the university’s arbitrary decision to resume examinations and order students to vacate hostels. In a statement, the students’ forum demanded immediate withdrawal of the university’s decision and reinstatement of the original schedule. The university administration should prioritize the academic well-being of students over administrative convenience and ensure that no student is penalized for circumstances beyond their control, the statement said.It said, instead of burdening students by compressing the academic calendar, the university should explore alternative measures to solve the LPG problem. “Immediate steps should be taken to ensure uninterrupted campus functioning, including alternative energy supply. Failure to do so will not only disrupt academics but also severely affect student attendance, especially for those who depend on campus facilities for their daily livelihood, SFI PU said. “While the BJP-led NDA government continues to deny any LPG crisis and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi Publicly claiming that there is no shortage of LPG, the reality tells a different story. It is deeply disturbing that a central university has taken such extreme steps. This reveals both ‘administrative failure’ and the ‘falsehood’ of the central government’s claims,” ​​it said.