India, Oct. 30 -- Despite the senate being the apex decision-making body of Panjab University, the institution has continued to function by working around its absence. Over the past year, the university has moved ahead with key policy decisions, including granting menstrual leave to female students and proposing OBC reservation in faculty recruitment, in anticipation of approval from the senate in future. The university has also been without an elected syndicate and deans. In its last meeting held on February 10, 2024, the outgoing senate had conferred the powers of the syndicate on the vice-chancellor and delegated the responsibilities of elected deans to the dean of university instruction (DUI), allowing university operations to continue without a hitch....