No space for boys in PU's international hostel, only 3 guest rooms used temporarily
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Chandigarh: Panjab University's international hostel, located in the Sector 25 campus, has no rooms earmarked for male students. The only exceptions are three rooms on the ground floor, which are used to accommodate boys on a temporary, guest basis.
Officials said these rooms were originally designed to host visiting international families and married couples. "These are guest rooms and were meant to be used as such. If visiting families or married international scholars come, we need to keep them available," said dean student welfare (DSW) Prof Amit Chauhan.
The international hostel has about 55 rooms, most of which are currently occupied by international and NRI female students.
The guest rooms on the ground floor have similar amenities like air conditioning and attached washrooms, in line with their intended purpose of hosting guests.
Due to pressure on hostel accommodation across departments, a few boys, international and NRI students, are housed there for short periods. However, university staff confirmed that this is always on a temporary basis and subject to the availability of other space.
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Meanwhile, international male students may soon get amenities closer to those available in the international hostel, as eight boys' hostels on campus are awaiting installation of air-conditioners- recently approved for two rooms in each. The rooms are to be allotted with preference given to foreign nationals, followed by NRIs and then Indian students. However, the ACs are yet to be installed, and a significant part of the summer has already passed.
Prof Chauhan said the installation will be carried out shortly. "There was a delay due to procedural issues on the GeM portal, but the process is now underway," he said.
The university continues to receive requests for additional hostel space, and officials say efforts are on to balance short-term needs with long-term planning.
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