chandigarh is the academic session of 201213 of panjab university pu short of minimum teaching days as per the university grants commission ugc norms the answer is in the affirmative if the ut administration is to be believed with pu observing only 140 teaching days against the ugc norms of 180 days information received under rti act by h c arora an activistcumadvocate brought the gap to light as the ut administration has opposed the method of panjab university counting days spent in conducting september and december tests as well as those for sports events towards minimum teaching days the rti revelations has exposed the dispute between the administration and pu on the issue of minimum 180 teaching days as mandated under the ugc regulations minimum standards of instructions for the grant of first degree through formal education 2003 ajoy sharma director higher education ut had written a letter to panjab university authorities on september 24 2012 stating that though as per the academic calendar 201213 issued by the university total number of working days during the academic session was 182 days these also include examination days normal admission days election days and other nonteaching days on account of one or other events like sports meet youth festival as a result the total teaching days during this session cannot be more than 140