Panjab University: Ranking, Courses, Fees, Admission, Placements

Panjab University Overview

Panjab University Latest Updates

• May 22, 2022: Registration process open till June 11 for PU CET 2022 exam 

• May 21, 2022: Time Table released for PUCHD 2022 UG, PG semester exam 

• May 18, 2022: June 26 date announced for PU CET 2022 Exam

• May 18, 2022: July 13 date announced for PU LLB 2022 Exam

Panjab University was founded in 1882 as the University of the Panjab Lahore (now in Pakistan), but in 1947 it was relocated to Chandigarh, where it was partitioned between Pakistan and India. Punjab University (also known as PUCHD) is a university supported by both the federal and state governments. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) awarded the university a 'A' grade with a 3.35 CGPA on a four-point scale. Punjab University has 188 affiliated colleges around the province, as well as one rural regional center in Kauni and three regional centers in Muktsar, Ludhiana, and Hoshiarpur.

Table of Contents

• Quick Insights
• Ranking
• Constituent Colleges
• Courses
• Departments
• Admission
• Why Choose Panjab University?
• Cut Off
• Result
• Infrastructure
• Placements
• Scholarships
• Collaborations
• Alumni

Panjab University Quick Insights

Panjab University's main campus in Chandigarh, has 15 research and teaching chairs/centers and 78 research and teaching departments. It has 188 college affiliations, as well as 4 regional centers and 6 constituent institutions. The institution maintains its own radio station, which serves to unite various groups within the university community, including students, faculty, and the general public. The highlights of the institute such as accreditation, courses offered, infrastructural facilities, etc are mentioned below:

Quick Insights of Panjab University
Year of Establishment	1882
Type of University	Public
Accreditation	NAAC
Recognition	UGC, AIU, AICTE
Affiliated Colleges	188
Constituent Colleges	6
Courses Offered	UG, PG, Diploma, Certificate
No. of Students	32130
No. of Faculties	948
Campus Area	550 acres
Infrastructural Facilities	Open Air Theater, Seminar Halls, Sports Facilities, etc
Location	Chandigarh, India

Panjab University Ranking

Panjab University was placed 2nd among all Indian universities in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) published by the Ministry of Education, Government of India in 2020. In the NIRF 2021, it was similarly placed 38. Other such rankings of the university are:

• It was ranked 291–300 in Asia in 2020 by The QS World University Rankings.
• It was ranked 195 among BRICS nations in 2019 by The QS World University Rankings.
• The Times World University Rankings ranked Panjab University 601–800 in the world.
• The Times World University Rankings of 2020 ranked the university 149 in Asia
• NIRF has ranked PU 44th overall in 2020.
• NIRF ranked the university 72nd in the engineering ranking in 2020.
• NIRF ranked the university 42 in the management ranking in 2020.
• NIRF ranked it 2nd in India in the pharmacy ranking in 2020.

Panjab University Constituent Colleges

Punjab University has 78 departments, six constituent colleges, and three regional centers, one each in Ludhiana, Rohtak, and Shimla, upon its inception. In the state of Punjab, the university currently has the following regional centers and constituent colleges:

Panjab University Constituent Colleges
Baba Balraj Panjab University Constituent College, Balachaur (SBS Nagar)	Panjab University Constituent College, Sikhwala (Sri Muktsar Sahib)	Panjab University Constituent College, Mokham Khan Wala (Ferozepur)
Panjab University Constituent College, Nihal Singh Wala (Moga)	Shaheed Udham Singh Panjab University Constituent College, Guru Har Sahai (Ferozepur)	Panjab University Constituent College, Dharamkot (Moga)

Panjab University Regional Centers
Panjab University Regional Center, Ludhiana	Panjab University Regional Center, Muktsar
Panjab University Rural Center, Kauni	Panjab University Swami Sarvanand Giri Regional Center, Hoshiarpur

Panjab University Courses

Panjab University offers a wide range of career-oriented courses at the undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, diploma, certificate, integrated, executive, PhD, and M.Phil levels. The following is the list of the courses offered at the university:

Department	Course
Business Management and Commerce	M.Com, MBA, B.Com
Education	M.Ed
Engineering and Technology	MCA, M.Tech, M.E.,
Law	LL.M, B.Com LL.B, B.A. LL.B
Medical Sciences	MDS, BDS
Pharmaceutical Sciences	B.Pharm
Science	M.Sc., M.E.
Language	M.A.

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Panjab University Departments

Panjab University offers a variety of programs in fields such as business and management studies, accounting and commerce, fine/ visual/ performing arts, design, engineering, humanities and social sciences, law, medicine and health sciences, and science, among others. The departments at the university are mentioned below:

Panjab University Departments
Economics	Sociology	Music	Education
Hindi	Law	Botany	Zoology
History	Geography	Indian Theater	German
Urdu	Evening Studies	Mathematics	Biophysics

Panjab University Admission

Panjab University Admission Important Dates

• May 2022 Last Week: Application form for PU-CET closes

• June 2022 Last Week: PUCET (PG) 2022 entrance exam to be held

Panjab University candidates looking for admission would be required to fill an online admission form with duly filled-in essential details. Those fulfilling the basic eligibility criteria of a particular course are eligible to apply. However, the final admission will only be given on the clearance of entrance tests carried out by PU or scores of competitive examinations. 

Panjab University Eligibility Criteria

Panjab University eligibility criteria for different courses depend on the type of course chosen. The following is a list of some of the courses provided by the institute, along with their qualifying requirements:

B.E. Eligibility

• The applicant should have completed 10+2 with PCM
• The applicant should have appeared for JEE Main

MBA Eligibility 

• The applicant should be a graduate.
• The applicant should have appeared in the MET entrance exam

M.Tech Eligibility 

• The applicant must have completed BE/B.tech in the relevant discipline.
• The applicant will need to appear in the CET-PG exam conducted by the university

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Why Choose Panjab University?

Panjab University is dedicated to attract and support the best college students and faculty, who excel at coaching and research. The wonderful traditions of the university established during the period of more than 133 years of its long service to the state since its inception are a supply of thought for the existing technology of faculty members and college students. By the distinctive feature of its history, experience, achievements and philosophy, the university has a countrywide character and it enjoys a worldwide stature drawing both faculty and college students from all around the country and different parts of the globe. 

Panjab University Academic Advantage

Panjab University in the Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), DST, is one of six supercomputing facilities serving the country's northwestern region. The institution has been designated as a Special Centre by the Indian government. For the purpose of faculty and students, the university provides internet connectivity to over 1800 terminals. 

• The university has signed MoUs with Synergy University Moscow, Russia, University of Wolverhampton, Western Sydney University, Australia, USERN, CIIL, Mysore, and many others 
• In 2018-19 and 2019-20, the university won the famous Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy (MAKA) for the finest all-around performance in sports for two years in a row.
• The university's School of Open Learning also provides courses (PU SOL).

Panjab University Cut Off

Panjab University 2022 cut-off will be released on the university's website in August 2022 for UG and PG programs. Only those applicants who manage to qualify the PU CET entrance examination will be considered eligible for the counseling session. Once the cutoffs are announced, the merit list of the PU CET UG 2022 is released. This listing consists of the names of the applicants who've secured the defined marks and rank required for admission to a course offered by the university. 

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Panjab University Result

Panjab University Chandigarh releases the examination result online on the university's website. To check the mark sheet roll number is required. Students who aren't happy with the marks secured in the examination can apply for the revaluation. The revaluation form will be accepted within 30 days from the day of the announcement of the result. 

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Panjab University Infrastructure

Panjab University campus is sprawled on 550 acres in Chandigarh's sectors 14 and 25. At the main campus in Chandigarh, it has smart classrooms, a health center, a bank, a shopping center, a post office, a gymnasium, botanical gardens, a swimming pool, well-kept parks, sports grounds, guest houses, an open-air theater, a faculty house, seminar complexes, an alumni house, and a community center, among other amenities. Over 6,700 students can be accommodated in 17 hostels (nine for women and eight for men). A working-hostel women's with a capacity of 70 inhabitants is also part of PU. Following are the facilities available for students at the campus:

• Library
• Gym
• Auditorium
• Swimming Pool
• Convenience Store
• Seminar Complex
• Open Air Theater
• Laboratories
• Sports Facilities
• Cafeteria, Mess
• Hostel

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Panjab University Placements

Panjab University Central Placement Cell (CPC) works to place students in well-known and respectable enterprises, government organizations, and multinational corporations. During the PUCHD UIET (University Institute of Engineering and Technology) placements 2022, 337 students out of 495 eligible students were placed. The top and average packages were INR 32 LPA and INR 7.77 LPA, respectively. Furthermore, approximately 90 UIET students have secured remuneration packages exceeding INR 12 LPA. During UBS (University Business School) placements in 2022, the maximum package provided was INR 53 LPA.The list of recruiters visiting the university are as follows:

Agile Media Labs	Grey B	ZS Associates	Power Grid	Procter & Gamble
Agilent	Havells India Ltd.	ZScaler	Philips India Ltd.	Quark Media Labs
Ambuja Group	HCL Technologies	Wipro Technologies	Gemini Solutions	Roots Analysis
Amtek	HMEL	Winshuttle	Pernod Ricard	Samsung Engineering
Bechtel	Hughes Systique	Playbuff	Perkin-Elmer	Satyam Computer Services
BEL	IBI Biosolutions	Grail Research	Evalueserve	Schneider Electric
Bharat Electronics Ltd.	Infogain	Panacea Biotech	Essar Steels	Siemens Information systems Ltd
BHEL	Infosys	ON Career	Volvo Eicher	SymStream
Bioxcel	Larsen & Toubro	Escorts	NTPC	Syntel

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Panjab University Scholarships

Panjab University offers a variety of scholarships in a variety of fields. All government subsidies, scholarships, and fellowships require an Aadhaar number to be disbursed. The following are some of the Panjab University scholarships:

• Scholarships for students with disabilities: Under this scheme, 2,500 scholarships for UG and PG studies are available to qualifying differently-abled students.
• SC/ST merit-based scholarship: These scholarships will be offered to students who have received at least 50% or equivalent grade in the previous final examination and whose parents/guardians' yearly income from all sources does not exceed INR 2.50 LPA.

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Panjab University Collaborations

Panjab University has signed MoUs with various international/national institutes that cover visiting faculty, research collaboration, student exchange etc. The international collaborations are as following:

Panjab University International MoUs
Country	Partnering University
UK	University of Nottingham
	University of Birmingham
	Nottingham Trent University
Australia	University of Western Sydney
Thailand	National Science Technology and Development Agency
USA	University of Missouri
	Baylor Medical Center, Dallas
Portugal	Universidade de Aveiro
Morocco	International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Taiwan	World Vegetable Research Center

Panjab University National Collaborations
PGIMER, Chandigarh	CSIO, Chandigarh	Atomic Energy Regulatory Board of India, Mumbai	Central University, Hyderabad
IIT, Roorkee	IMTECH	Jamia Hamdard University, Delhi	Agriculture University, Palampur
Himalayan Forest Research Institute	Nuclear Science, Delhi	Inter-University Consortium (Kolkata and Bhubaneswar)
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi	GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology	Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), New Delhi

Panjab University Alumni

Panjab University alumni have made significant contributions to the realms of entertainment, business, the arts, and literature, and have produced some of the country's most notable laureates. Aside from that, a number of noteworthy alumni of the university have been active in representing the country globally as entrepreneurs and writers. A few of the notable alumni are:

Notable Alumni	Profession
Ayushmann Khurrana	Actor, Singer, Writer, TV Host
Shankar Dayal Sharma	9th President of India
Manmohan Singh	Former Prime Minister of India
Sushma Swaraj	Former Minister of External Affairs
Yuvraj Singh	Former Indian International Cricketer
Balbir Singh	Former Hockey Player, Padma Shri awardee
Jimmy Sheirgill	Actor, Film Producer
Sunil Bharti Mittal	Indian Billionaire Entrepreneur, Founder of Bharti Enterprises
Kapil Dev	Former Captain of Indian Cricket Team
Kalpana Chawla	NASA Astronaut
Niraj Chopra	Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist
Kiran Bedi	First IPS Officer