Admissions to online courses for Punjabi diaspora begin at GNDU

  • | Thursday | 17th June, 2021

Tribune News ServiceAmritsar June 16Guru Nanak Dev University has initiated admissions to UGC entitled/approved online courses for Punjabi diaspora under the newly established Directorate of Online Studies. These courses are started by keeping in view the demand of Punjabi diaspora settled outside Punjab especially in foreign countries. The online courses started by the university to promote the Punjabi language and culture for the Punjabi diaspora settled abroad have already been inaugurated virtually on May 3 by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh. Prof (Dr) Jaspal Singh Sandhu said these online courses would go a long way in helping youngsters to learn Punjabi and the true spirit of Punjab Punjabi and Punjabiat. The GNDU is the only state public university in the state to have been given this honour by the UGC” he said.

Tribune News Service Amritsar June 16 Guru Nanak Dev University has initiated admissions to UGC entitled/approved online courses for Punjabi diaspora under the newly established Directorate of Online Studies. These courses are started by keeping in view the demand of Punjabi diaspora settled outside Punjab especially in foreign countries. The online courses started by the university to promote the Punjabi language and culture for the Punjabi diaspora settled abroad have already been inaugurated virtually on May 3 by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh. Prof (Dr) Jaspal Singh Sandhu said these online courses would go a long way in helping youngsters to learn Punjabi and the true spirit of Punjab Punjabi and Punjabiat. “This endeavour would also help Punjabi youth to abreast Punjabs rich and glorious heritage thus connecting them with their ancestral roots. The UGC had granted permission to start courses to 37 universities out of the 981 universities of the country. The GNDU is the only state public university in the state to have been given this honour by the UGC” he said. The university shall be offering course in Punjabi at certificate graduate and postgraduate levels he added. In addition technical and skill-based courses in the areas of computer science commerce and management shall also be included for the students of state and other parts of the country under online studies.

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