Overview
- Hosted at the Law Auditorium on November 1, the 6th Global Alumni Meet featured Justice Swatanter Kumar, Chandigarh DGP Sagar Preet Hooda, Prof Neelam Mansingh Chaudhary and Acharya Krishan Kant Attri.
- Organisers reported roughly 1,000 participants across alumni, faculty and students attending the day-long programme.
- Vice-Chancellor Renu Vig urged greater alumni support for innovation, mentorship and startups, citing recent donor-backed facilities and PU’s placement in the 601–800 band of THE rankings.
- Alumni announced plans for a Centre for Excellence in Robotics and a digital mental-health platform, with the programme also including a Happiness Workshop and video tributes featuring 103-year-old alumnus Sahi Ram Bishnoi.
- Outside the event, students continued protesting a “no-protest” affidavit, with council general secretary Abhishek Dagar on hunger strike and a brief confrontation near the venue before the sit-in moved back to the V-C office area; officials signaled no immediate action.