PUNJAB NEWS : In a major step to further strengthen higher education in Punjab, Higher Education Department has promoted 27 Associate Professors/Professors to the post of Principal (College Cadre), informed Higher Education Minister Harjot Bains.
PUNJAB NEWS : With these promotions, the entire promotional quota for Principals stands filled. The recent DPC cleared 27 names, out of which 13 have been elevated with immediate effect, while the remaining 14 will be promoted by December 2025 as per seat availability. S. Bains also assured that the direct quota posts of Principals will be filled soon.
Congratulating the faculty on their well-deserved promotions, S. Bains urged them to take up their new responsibilities with sincerity, dedication, and integrity to set an example and uplift the standard of higher education across the state. He expressed confidence that their leadership would inspire excellence and contribute to the overall growth of the education system.
Administrative also extended her best wishes to the promoted professors. She instructed them to submit their joining reports to the Director, Higher Education within 10 days, warning that failure to do so would render the promotion null and void, along with a two-year debarment from future promotions. She further stated that all newly promoted Principals would be on a one-year probation, during which their performance will be closely evaluated.