Students’ 3-week protest forces Patiala’s Punjabi University to roll back entire fee hike

In a major victory for protesting students, Punjabi University on Sunday announced a complete rollback of the fee hike for the 2026-27 academic session, yielding to the sustained three-week agitation against the increase in tuition, course, registration and hostel fees. The decision came after students remained on strike and staged continuous protests on the campus, [...]