Ludhiana, Jan. 21 -- Panjab University has issued a list of 46 defaulter colleges that failed to appear for mandatory document verification linked to the implementation of the University Grants Commission (UGC) 7th pay scale, retirement benefits, provident fund deductions and other service-related benefits, even after the final deadline of January 12 lapsed.

Of the 46 colleges flagged by the university, 11 each from Moga and Ludhiana, nine from Hoshiarpur, and five from Muktsar Sahib. Additionally, four colleges were identified in both Fazilka and Ferozepur, with one college in SBS Nagar and Chandigarh.

In an official communication addressed to the principals or presidents of the governing bodies of non-government affiliated colleges, t...