Approximately 350 students from the Jalandhar area departed today from their respective colleges. This group included over 200 students from CT Institutes, 50 from St Soldier Institutes, 46 from Lovely Professional University (LPU), and 24 from Lyallpur Khalsa College Technical Campus, among others.
r KNS Kang, Director, PCTE, Ludhiana, stated that none of their 50 Kashmiri students, comprising an equal number of Hindu and Muslim students, had requested to be sent back. Similarly, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), with 25 Kashmiri students, and Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), with 10, have reported no such requests.
In Jalandhar, students decided to return after IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, CT University, and LPU granted them permission to skip their May examinations, offering a special provision to appear in June or July. However, Kashmiri students attending colleges affiliated with Guru Nanak Dev University in the region are still awaiting a similar extension for their end-of-semester examinations.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Kashmiri student from Government Polytechnic College, Amritsar, said, “Our parents back home are in panic due to the tense situation at the border. While we do not face any immediate threat or untoward incidents here, the parents of girls are particularly worried.”
On the other hand, Keshav, a BBA second-semester student at DAV College, Amritsar, asserted, “Amritsar is absolutely safe. There are 15 students from J&K in our hostel, and all of them will be taking their exams. We do not feel unsafe, and the situation here is fine.”
