Panjab University
Seal of Panjab University | |
Former name | East Punjab University (1947–1950) |
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| Motto | "तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय" |
Motto in English | "Lead us into the Light from Darkness" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 14 October 1882 (as University of the Punjab) 1 October 1947 (as Panjab University) |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Budget | ₹868.46 crore (US$100 million) (2025-26) |
| Chancellor | Vice President of India |
| Vice-Chancellor | Renu Vig |
Academic staff | 971 |
| Undergraduates | 9,956 |
| Postgraduates | 6,047 |
| 2,854 | |
| Address | Sector 14 and Sector 25 , , India |
| Campus | Urban, 220 ha (550 acres) |
| Colours | |
| Website | puchd |
Panjab University (PU) is an Indian collegiate public state university located in Chandigarh. Funded through both State and Union governments, it is considered a state university. It traces its origins to the University of the Punjab in Lahore, which was founded in 1882. After the partition of India, the university was established on 1 October 1947, and called East Punjab University. Initially housed primarily at a cantonment in Solan, it later relocated to a newly built campus in Chandigarh, and was renamed Panjab University. It is accredited by NAAC A++ grade.
The university has 78 teaching and research departments and 10 centres/chairs for teaching and research at the main campus located at Chandigarh. It has 201 affiliated colleges spread over the eight districts of Punjab state and union-territory of Chandigarh, with Regional Centres at Sri Muktsar Sahib, Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur. It is one of the well-ranked universities in India.
The campus is residential, spread over 220 hectares (550 acres) in sectors 14 and 25 of the city of Chandigarh. The main administrative and academic buildings are located in sector 14, beside a health centre, a sports complex, hostels and residential housing.