Punjabi University courses fail to attract students

In spite of being touted as the most popular, many courses at Punjabi Universities have failed to draw students during the ongoing admission process for the current academic session, with more than 60% of the seats lying vacant in many departments. Similarly, 12 of 20 seats stand vacant in the first-year master's course at the sports sciences department, while only one seat of total 15 have been filled up in post graduate diploma in heath fitness and trainer, despite the construction of a new gymnasium at a cost of Rs 30 lakh, last year. The attempt of the university authorities to promote courses on religions also appears to have failed to attract students, as 18 of 20 seats are not filled, while nine and eight seats of total 20 each are still vacant in bachelor's and master's degree programme of the Gurmat Sangeet department. In spite of the women studies department's claims that it conducts many national seminars and conferences on women-related issues, almost all seats of post graduate diplomas in women and child development, and child care and skill development, are lying vacant so far. Students Only 10% of seats were filled in the courses in these campuses, including bachelors and masters in computer application, masters in information and technology and post graduate diploma in computer sciences, in first counselling.