Chandigarh, March 18 -- It has been almost a year since Panjab University (PU) sent a proposal for 27% reservation for the other backward class (OBC) in faculty recruitments, but the Centre is yet to take action in this direction.

Officials say the 27% OBC reservation was implemented nationwide over three decades ago, but it was not implemented in PU as the university was sceptical over which policy to implement - the Punjab policy or the central one. The Punjab policy specifies 12% OBC reservation while the central policy pegs it at 27%.

Finally, a proposal was prepared in May 2024 by a committee appointed by the vice-chancellor (V-C) that recommended 27% seats out of which 12% would be solely for OBC candidates from Punjab. With no se...