Chandigarh, Feb. 18 -- The Panjab University Teachers Association (PUTA) on Monday pressed for raising the superannuation age of PU teachers from 60 to 65 years during a meeting with Vice-President of India and PU chancellor Jagdeep Dhankhar at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali.

PUTA president AS Naura and general secretary Mritunjay Kumar presented the demand, highlighting the disparity between PU teachers and their counterparts in UT-run colleges, where the superannuation age is already 65. They also pointed out that despite PU Senate's approval, the superannuation age for PU teachers remains unchanged.

Naura said, "We were supposed to meet Dhankhar during his visit to PU for the global alumni meet...