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Lovely Professional University halts classes for 10 days, mid‑term exams postponed amid protests
✍️ indiatoday.in
🗓 28 Sep 2026, 09:02 AM
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LPU in Punjab has announced a ten‑day suspension of all classes and postponed its mid‑term examinations following student protests.
The Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab announced a ten‑day suspension of all academic activities after a wave of student protests on campus. The university administration said the decision aims to restore calm and address the concerns raised by the demonstrators.
Classes will remain suspended for the next ten days, and the mid‑term examinations that were scheduled during this period have been postponed to a later date. The university has not disclosed the new exam timetable yet.
LPU officials emphasized that the safety of students and staff is the top priority and that they are in dialogue with student representatives to resolve the issues that triggered the protests. The suspension is expected to affect thousands of students across various programmes.
Classes will remain suspended for the next ten days, and the mid‑term examinations that were scheduled during this period have been postponed to a later date. The university has not disclosed the new exam timetable yet.
LPU officials emphasized that the safety of students and staff is the top priority and that they are in dialogue with student representatives to resolve the issues that triggered the protests. The suspension is expected to affect thousands of students across various programmes.