Rs 50 QR stickers and student coders: PU to regulate 4-wheeler entry

Time of India

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Chandigarh: At Rs 50 per student vehicle, Panjab University is finally putting a system in place to make four-wheelers on campus less freewheeling. After fight at Gate No 2 on intervening night of June 8-9, which police claimed to be a road rage incident involving outsiders, PU is expediting a digital sticker system designed to track and regulate student vehicles more effectively.
The university has floated a quotation for printing 4x4 inches QR-code-enabled stickers, initially 4000, each linked to a student's PUPIN or registration number. Once a student graduates or leaves the university, their sticker will automatically deactivate, cutting off vehicle entry. The system is intended to close loopholes that have allowed outsiders to enter the campus even during checks.
The quotes have been requested by June 27 to be sent to the office of Dean Student Welfare.
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"We are finalising the system this time with all checks in place. Outsider vehicle entry has to be curbed, and this solution is being implemented keeping students' needs and campus security in mind," said Dean Student Welfare Prof Amit Chauhan.
To execute the technical backend, two Computer Science students from the university will be assigned the task of generating QR codes and linking them to the PU database.
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They will receive Rs 100 per hour each for their work, with maximum of Rs 4000 per month.
The university has also revived its long-abandoned paid parking policy with the Vice-Chancellor Prof Renu Vig approving the plan put forward by PU security faculty incharge Prof Dinesh Kumar. A formal tender process for establishing paid parking zones across the campus is about to begin. The system will work in tandem with the sticker mechanism to ensure better traffic and space management.
Meanwhile, rules that currently prohibit hostel residents from owning four-wheelers are also being reviewed. Many hostellers continue to keep cars despite the restriction, and now the university is considering formalising a system to accommodate them. A meeting scheduled for next week will discuss identifying hostel-wise parking areas and issuing stickers accordingly, based on available space and priority — with research scholars first, then PG and UG students.
Implementation of both the sticker system and paid parking is expected to begin before the start of the next academic session.
BOX 1: Key features of PU's vehicle sticker system
Cost: Rs 50 per sticker
QR code linked to PUPIN/registration number
Auto-deactivates on course completion
Objective: Limit entry to authorised vehicles only
BOX 2: Student tech behind setup
Two students from the Computer Science department will be tasked with generating the QR codes and linking data to the central database.
They will each be paid Rs 4000 from the DSW budget for their work.
BOX 3: Hostel parking under review
Although current rules prohibit hostel residents from keeping four-wheelers on campus, many students continue to do so. The university is now formally considering a provision to regulate this. A meeting has been scheduled for next week to discuss the proposal. Under the plan, each hostel will identify available parking space, and vehicle stickers will be issued based on that capacity. A parking fee will be charged, and stickers will be allotted in order of priority — research scholars first, followed by postgraduate and then undergraduate students.
Confirming the move, Dean Students' Welfare Prof Amit Chauhan said, "If space is available, we may allow parking with proper regulation and priority."
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