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{{Short description|Public university in Chandigarh, India}}
{{Distinguish|text=[[University of the Punjab]], [[Lahore]], Pakistan}}
{{Other uses|Punjab University (disambiguation){{!}}Punjab University}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Panjab University
| image = Seal_Panjab_University.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = [[Seal (emblem)|Seal]] of Panjab University
| motto =
| mottoeng = Lead us into the Light from Darkness
| established = {{Start date and age|14 October 1882}}
| type = [[public university|Public]]
| location = Sector 14 and Sector 25 [[Chandigarh, India]]
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]<br />{{convert|550|acre|km2}}
| chancellor = [[Vice-President of India]]
| head_label =
| head =
| vice_chancellor = Raj Kumar<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/new-vice-chancellor-of-punjab-university-prof-raj-kumar-takes-charge-5272348/|title=New Vice-Chancellor of Punjab University Professor Raj Kumar takes charge|date=2018-07-24|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en-US}}</ref>
| faculty = 997<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| students = 18,409<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2020 |url=https://iqac.puchd.ac.in/docs/2020/20200106130328-overall-panjabuniversity20200106-.pdf |publisher=Panjab University}}</ref>
| undergrad = 9,932<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| postgrad = 5,972<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| doctoral = 2,505<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| city =
| mascot =
| colours = {{color box|red}}
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]], [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]], [[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]]
| free_label =
| free =
| website = {{URL|puchd.ac.in/}}
| logo = PanjabUniversity.svg
}}
'''Panjab University''' ('''PU''') is a [[Collegiate university|collegiate]] [[Central University (India)|central university]] located in [[Chandigarh, India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh-s-sector-14-a-long-way-from-lahore/story-GlDKZtA8v0YgKj5vxwxxqM.html|title=Chandigarh’s Sector 14: A long way from Lahore|date=2018-07-11|work=hindustan times|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref> Originated in 1882 as the [[University of the Punjab]] [[Lahore]], the university was formed as an effect of Hunter education committee (1882-83)
during the time of [[British Raj]]. It was relocated in Chandigarh in the year 1947 as the East Panjab University after the [[partition of India]], where the university was split between India and Pakistan.

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 188 affiliated colleges spread over the eight districts of Punjab state and union-territory of Chandigarh, with Regional Centres at [[Muktsar]], [[Ludhiana]] and [[Hoshiarpur]] cities in Punjab state.<ref>{{cite web | last=Service | first=Tribune News | title=3,872 appear for LLB entrance at PU | website=The Tribune | date=26 August 2015 | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/3-872-appear-for-llb-entrance-at-pu/96994.html | access-date=26 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Affiliated Colleges of PU|url=http://dcdc.puchd.ac.in/affiliateColleges.aspx|url-status=live|website=puchd.ac.in}}</ref> It is one of the most well ranked universities in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/panjab-university-overtakes-iits-jnu-in-ranking/article5422625.ece|title=Panjab University overtakes IITs, JNU in ranking|last=Joshua|first=Anita|date=2013-12-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-08-31|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

The campus is residential, spread over {{convert|550|acre|km2}} in sector 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.<ref name="Vibhor MohanVibhor Mohan 2013">{{cite web | last=Vibhor MohanVibhor Mohan | first=TNN | title='Preserve Chandigarh's rich urban and architectural legacy' | website=The Times of India | date=15 July 2013 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Preserve-Chandigarhs-rich-urban-and-architectural-legacy/articleshow/21077306.cms | access-date=26 August 2015}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Panjab_University_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg|thumb|Panjab University featured on a 1989 stamp of India.]]
The present-day Panjab University traces its roots to the [[University of the Punjab]] established on 14 October 1882 at [[Lahore]] (now in [[Punjab, Pakistan]]). Most of the colleges affiliated to [[University of the Punjab]] were in the present Indian part of [[British India]].

After the [[partition of India]] in 1947, the university was split into two for [[Punjab, India|Indian Punjab]] and [[Punjab, Pakistan|Pakistani Punjab]]. A new university was then established/relocated in the [[Punjab, India]] in 1947. To distinguish the two, the name of the university on the Indian side, the spelling for 'Punjab' was changed to Panjab. After 1947<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/StateUniv_total.pdf|title=UGC State Universities|publisher=University Grants Commission|date=27 May 2011|access-date=25 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515161533/http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/StateUniv_total.pdf|archive-date=15 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> the university had no campus of its own for nearly a decade. The administrative office was in [[Solan district|Solan]] and the teaching departments functioned from Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Delhi, and Amritsar.

In 1956 the university was relocated to Chandigarh, on a red sandstone campus designed by [[Pierre Jeanneret]] under the guidance of [[Le Corbusier]]. Until the re-organisation of Punjab in 1966, the university had its regional centres at [[Rohtak]], [[Shimla]], [[Jalandhar]] and its affiliated colleges were in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and U.T. of Chandigarh. With the re-organisation of Punjab, the university became an Inter-State Body Corporate catering to the newly organised state of Punjab and union-territory of Chandigarh.

==Campus==
The University's chequerboard layout was devised by Swiss-French Architect Pierre Jeanneret.

The main campus at Chandigarh is spread over 550 acres in sectors 14 and 25, the teaching area is in the north-east, with the Central Library, Fine Arts Museum, and three-winged structure of the Gandhi Bhawan forming its core; the sports complex, the health centre, the dolphinarium, student centre and the shopping centre in the middle; 16 university hostel and residential area in the south-east, stretching into the adjacent sector 25 which also houses the University Institute of Engineering and Technology and Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of dental Sciences and Hospital, UIAMS, and Institute of Biological sciences.

===Halls of residence===
There are eighteen hostels on the campus including eight hostels for men and eleven women hostels including a Working Women Hostel. A Sports Hostel has been built for visiting sports teams. Two more hostels are under construction, one each for boys and girls. There is one International hostel also. All the NRI/Foreign national girls students are accommodated there.<ref>http://hostels.puchd.ac.in/hostel-handbook-2019.pdf</ref>

===Health services===
The University Health Centre offers consultancy, clinical and emergency services. There are five full-time doctors, including one medical specialist, one surgical specialist and one dental specialist. Part-time consultants include a gynaecologist, a paediatrician, a radiologist, an eye specialist, an Ayurvedic doctor and two general physicians. They are supported by a paramedical staff.

Beside regular consultancy, medicines and emergency attention, employees and students have access to facilities like the clinical tests, ECG, X-Ray, ultrasonic treatment, diathermy and Yoga. The centre runs a Family Welfare Clinic with facilities of family planning, vaccination and immunisation of children (DPT, Polio and BCG). From time to time the Health Centre launches health awareness drives through lectures, film shows and workshops.

===Sports===
The University has playgrounds, a gymnasium and a swimming pool for its sports activities. The Directorate of Sports organises about 70 Inter-College and four to five Inter-University Competitions every year. The Directorate of Sports participates in 62 games both for men and women in the Inter-University Competitions and arranges training camps in these games under the supervision of expert coaches. The University has been awarded [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy|Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy]] fifteen times, the latest being in the year 2020. MAKA Trophy represents the highest award given for inter-university sports and university sportsperson performance in international and national arena by the [[Government of India]].<ref name="MAKA">{{cite web|title=List of winners of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy (1956-2018)|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/MAULANA%20AZAD%20KALAM%20AZAD%20TROPHY%20%286%29_0_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|access-date=8 October 2020}}
*{{cite press_release|title=National Sports Awards -2019 announced
|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1582410|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=8 October 2020|date=20 August 2019}}
*{{cite press_release|title=National Sports Awards 2020 announced
|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1647633|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=8 October 2020|date=21 August 2020}}
</ref>
[[File:Gandhi Bhawan at Punjab University.jpg|thumb|[[Gandhi Bhawan, Chandigarh|Gandhi Bhawan]]]]
[[File:Chandigarh Museum.jpg|thumb|Fine Arts museum, Chandigarh]]

===Gandhi Bhawan===
'''The Gandhi Bhawan''' is a major landmark of the city of [[Chandigarh]]. Designed by the architect [[Pierre Jeanneret]], a cousin of [[Le Corbusier]], it is an auditorium hall that sits in the middle of a pond of water. Today it also houses a collection of books on [[Gandhi]].

===The Student Centre===
The Student Centre, popularly known as StuC, is a major landmark of the city of [[Chandigarh]] and hub for student activities. It was inaugurated in 1975. It houses the office of the university students' council. There used to be a cafeteria called Indian Coffee House with a panoramic view on the top floor of the centre but now it has shut down its operations.<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/education/punjab-universitys-indian-coffee-house-bids-farewell-5809998/</ref> Besides this various events and plays are performed in the Student Centre.

===Library===
The Central Library is named after its late Vice-Chancellor of the University, [[A C Joshi|Prof. A.C. Joshi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=A C Joshi Library |url=https://library.puchd.ac.in/ |website=Panjab University |access-date=14 June 2020}}</ref> It is located near the student centre.<ref>http://library.puchd.ac.in/</ref> It was designed by Swiss architect [[Pierre Jeanneret]]. The foundation stone of the Library was laid in 1958 by [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan|Dr. S. Radhakrishnan]], the then Vice-President of India, and it was formally inaugurated in 1963 by the then Prime Minister of India [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://library.puchd.ac.in/|title=University Library |publisher= Panjab University}}</ref> With a collection of 6,70,000 titles, it is one of the largest libraries in North India.

===Museums===
The university has four museums, and the Department of Indian theatre has its own theatre lab. The university has a botanical garden and a garden of medicinal plants on the campus.

====The Museum of Fine Arts====
The Museum of Fine Arts houses the early works of almost all of the major artists of modern India. The collection was created through the initiative of the art historian [[B. N. Goswamy]]. Originally, the building was supposed to house the collection of archaeological artefacts that had been discovered by the Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology. Today the museum of AIHC&A is housed in a modern annexe adjacent to the Fine Arts Museum.

==Organization and administration==
===Governance===
The day-to-day functioning of the University is headed by [[Vice Chancellor]] Raj Kumar.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/pu-is-now-my-university-says-v-c-raj-kumar/story-b2kwUx6BTg8wAn6ZdkcwEN.html|title=PU is now my university, but he does not responsible enough to take the load of not being provided with the Original Marks cards to students through 1968-1973 of all residential departments of the said university. We students are left high and dry by this attitude. We want to know what does V-C Raj Kumar has to say to that|date=2018-07-24|work=hindustan times|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}</ref> The office of Dean of University Instruction (DUI) is the academic head of Panjab University and its Regional Centres.

=== Faculties ===

* '''Faculty of Engineering and Technology'''
[[File:UIET New Block.jpg|right|thumb|UIET Building]]

* [[University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University|University Institute of Engineering and Technology]] (UIET) is an on campus engineering institute. It offers undergraduate [[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech.]] , postgraduate [[Master of Technology|M.Tech.]] and doctoral [[Doctor of Technology|D.Tech.]] courses.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uiet.puchd.ac.in/Acad_Courses.aspx |title=University Institute of Engineering & Technology |work=uiet.puchd.ac.in |access-date=24 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326014323/http://uiet.puchd.ac.in/Acad_Courses.aspx |archive-date=26 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:CCET New Building.jpg|right|thumb|CCET Building]]
* [[Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology]] (CCET) is an engineering & technology institute of Panjab University. It offers undergraduate ([[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech.]]) and doctoral ([[Doctor of Technology|D.Tech.]]) courses. Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (CCET) is under the administrative control of the Chandigarh Administration. Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology, Chandigarh(CCET), formerly known as Central Polytechnic Chandigarh (CPC), was established in 1959 (which offered Diploma Courses in Engineering).
* [[University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University|University Institute for Chemical Engineering and Technology (UICET)]], originally called the department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, UICET came out of a demand to make the sciences of direct use to society. The department was disrupted during the partition of India when most of the faculty and students chose to come to India. For a few years it was housed in Delhi. Then in 1958, it shifted to its present premises in Chandigarh. In collaboration with Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. Professor R. E. Peck from IIT Chicago joined as the first Head. Over the years the department evolved into the University Institute for Chemical Engineering and Technology. In 1983, an Energy Research Institute was added within the UICET building to promote R&D in the field of renewable energy.

UICET is one of the regional centres of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers. 2008 was the Golden Jubilee year of the institute. As part of the celebrations, the institute hosted CHEMCON-2008, the 61st annual session of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, which also included a joint US-India Conference on Energy.

* [[Panjab University Swami Sarvanand Giri Regional Centre, Hoshiarpur]] is an integral part of Panjab University acting as Regional Centre located at Hoshiarpur, started in 2006.

* '''Faculty of Law'''
The university has two departments for teaching law. The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) has ranked Faculty of Law, Panjab University 15 in the National Law Rankings 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/LawRanking.html|access-date=2020-06-11|website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref>

* Department of Law offers two courses:
** Degree of [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B]], a three-year course, the eligibility for admission is graduation degree in any stream, with a minimum 45% marks.
** Degree in [[Master of Laws|LL.M]], a one-year course, which is offered after completion of [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B]].

The department conducts a separate admission test, for both the courses, on the pattern of the Union Public Service Commission.

*The University Institute of Legal Studies was established as a separate department in 2004.

The institute offers [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A]]/[[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B(Hons.)]] and [[Bachelor of Commerce|B.Com]]./[[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B (Hons.)]] five-years integrated courses, and has three hundred and sixty seats. This institute has been a partner institute for [[Surana and Surana Moots|Surana & Surana National Trial Advocacy Moot Court Competition]].

* '''Faculty of Business Management and Commerce'''
* '''<big>''University Business School''</big>''' imparts commerce and business management education. The '''Department of Commerce and Business Management''' was rechristened into '''University Business School (UBS)''' in 1995. The department offers various courses such as [[Master of Commerce|M.Com]] (Honours) , [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]] (Commerce and Business Management) , [[Master of Business Administration|M.B.A]] (General), [[Master of Business Administration|M.B.A]] (Entrepreneurship), [[Master of Business Administration|M.B.A]] (Human Resource Management), [[Master of Business Administration|M.B.A]] (International Business) and [[Master of Business Administration|Executive M.B.A]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ubs.puchd.ac.in/show-courses.php|title=Courses at UBS|website=Panjab University|access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref>
* [[University Institute of Applied Management Sciences]] was started in 2008 by the Faculty of Business Management & Commerce, PU, Chandigarh. It is housed in ''Panjab University-South Campus'', Sector 25. UIAMS offers [[Master of Business Administration|M.B.A]] course in industry ready sectoral areas and streams with specialization in functional areas like Marketing, Finance, Human Resources and Operations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uiams.puchd.ac.in/index.php|title=About - University Institute of Applied Management Sciences Panjab University Chandigarh India|website=uiams.puchd.ac.in|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> [[Master of Business Administration|M.B.A]] at UIAMS Chandigarh is a two-year course.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/pumet/1/568263.html|title=PU-MET 2016: Exam on March 12 : Notification|last=Delhi|first=IndiaToday.in New|date=12 January 2016|website=IndiaToday|access-date=26 November 2016}}</ref> Students are given training offers with stipend by various leading companies during the course.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Rise-in-training-stipend-for-students/articleshow/10575072.cms|title=Rise in training stipend for students|last=Miglani|first=Neha|date=2 November 2011|website=The Times of India|access-date=26 November 2016}}</ref> UIAMS graduates tend to benefit from good job placements in major companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Placement-cheer-at-UIAMS/articleshow/8562000.cms|title=Placement cheer at UIAMS|last=TN|first=N|date=25 May 2011|website=The Times of India|access-date=26 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100331/cth1.htm|title=Placements back to cheer students|date=31 March 2010|website=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India|access-date=26 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/at-panjab-university-four-departments-record-maximum-number-of-placements/|title=At Panjab University, four departments record maximum number of placements|date=15 February 2016|website=The Indian Express|access-date=26 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Panjab-University-students-hope-to-cash-in-on-campus-placements/articleshow/23230954.cms|title=Panjab University students hope to cash in on campus placements|last=Kachhava|first=Priyanka|date=29 September 2013|website=The Times of India|access-date=26 November 2016}}</ref>
* '''University Institute of Hotel and Tourism Management (UIHTM) -''' An institute of the Panjab University, offers education, training, research and consultancy in the field of hospitality, tourism, travel and allied sectors. This institute was established in the year 2009 under the faculty of Business Management and Commerce.

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

===Regional Centres===
* Panjab University Regional Centre – Ludhiana
* Panjab University Regional Centre – Muktsar
* [[Panjab University Swami Sarvanand Giri Regional Centre, Hoshiarpur]]
* Panjab University Rural Centre [[Kauni]]

==Academics==
===Departments and courses===
The university comprises of 78 departments, 15 centres/chairs on the campus and six Constituent Colleges located at Sikhwala (Sri Muktsar Sahib), Balachaur (SBS Nagar), Nihalsingh Wala (Moga), Dharamkot (Moga), Mokham Khan Wala (Ferozepur) and Guru Harsahai (Ferozepur) and one rural regional centre. Three regional centres are grouped under the faculties of Arts, Science, Languages, Law, Education, Design and Fine Arts, Business Management and Commerce, Engineering and Technology, Hotel Management and Tourism, Medical Sciences, and Pharmaceutical Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://puchd.ac.in/pu-administration2.php|title=Deans and Secretaries of Faculties - Panjab University, Chandigarh, India|website=puchd.ac.in|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> There are also departments of Evening Studies and Distance Learning. Most departments have their own libraries.<ref>{{cite web | title=Moolah beckons varsity students | website=Tribune News Service | date=2018-05-19 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/moolah-beckons-varsity-students/591453.html | access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> The Faculty of Languages also has courses in foreign languages. The Department of Chinese and Tibetan languages runs 7 courses. One in Buddhist Studies and three each in Tibetan and Chin. beside providing research guidance in Buddhist Studies.

===Rankings===
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = 
| QS_W_2021 = 1001+
| QS_A_2020 = 291-300
| QS_BRICS_2019 = 195
| THE_W_2020=601-800
| THES_A_2020=149
| THES_E_2020=166
| NIRF_O_2020 = 44
| WEEK_U_2019 = 13
| OUTLOOK_U_2020 = 21
| NIRF_U_2020 = 26
| NIRF_E_2020 = 72
| NIRF_L_2020=15
| NIRF_B_2020=42
| NIRF_P_2020=2
| NIRF_D_2020 = 28
}}
The [[QS World University Rankings]] rankings ranked it 291–300 in Asia in 2020<ref name=Rankings_QS_A_2020/> and 195 among [[BRICS]] nations in 2019.<ref name=Rankings_QS_BRICS_2019/> It was ranked 601–800 in the world by the Times World University Rankings of 2020,<ref name=Rankings_THE_W_2020/> 149 in Asia<ref name=Rankings_THES_A_2020/> and 166 among Emerging Economies University Rankings in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_THES_E_2020/>

In India, the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements by the Ministry of Human Resource Development has ranked Panjab University 10 overall in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ARIIA - Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements|url=https://www.ariia.gov.in/Ranking2019Public.html|access-date=2020-06-10|website=www.ariia.gov.in}}</ref> The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) has ranked Panjab University 44th overall in 2020,<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_O_2020/> 26th among universities,<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2020/> 72nd in the engineering ranking,<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020/> 42 in the management ranking<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_B_2020/> and second in India in the pharmacy ranking.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_P_2020/>

==Research ==
===ICSSR===
The [[Indian Council of Social Science Research]] has set up its North-Western Regional Centre on the campus. The centre runs a library, a seminar complex and a guest house for visiting scholars under its study-grants programme.

=== Institute of Social Science Education and Research ===
Institute of Social Science Education and Research (commonly known as ISSER or PU-ISSER) is a [[Liberal arts college|liberal arts institution]] and a constituent department of the Panjab University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://isser.puchd.ac.in/|title=Institute of Social Science Education and Research Panjab University Chandigarh India|website=isser.puchd.ac.in|access-date=2019-03-05}}</ref> The institute offers a five-year integrated, honour-school [[Master of Arts|Masters of Arts]] degree in the [[Social science|Social Sciences]].

===Research facilities===
The university has been recognised by the UGC as the "University with Potential for Excellence in Bio-Medical Sciences" with facilities for Stem Cell Research and Drug Development.

The university is one of six centres in the country for super-computing facilities to serve the north-western region in Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), DST. The government of India has identified the university as a Special Centre. The university provides internet connection for more than 1800 terminals for the use of faculty members and students. All the buildings of the University including hostels are connected through ATM and Gigabit technology.

The university has a DST supported Regional Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre along with a Central Instrumentation Laboratory (CIL) and a University Science Instrumentation Centre (USIC) to serve the scientific community on the campus and in the region. The Centre for Industry Institute Partnership Programme (CIIPP) promotes the academic-industry interface.

====Energy Research Centre====
The Energy Research Centre was established in 1983 at Panjab University to promote R&D and Extension activities in Renewable Energy. The Energy Research Centre is the only R&D centre in the country designated as a Nodal Agency for the implementation of the programmes of MNES.

The centre has been designated as a regional test centre for testing solar thermal equipment by MNES. The Bureau of Indian Standard has approved the centre for testing wood-burning stoves. The centre has provided consultancy to countries in the Asia-Pacific region such as the Maldives, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Kiribati and Tuvalu, in the area of renewable energy sources, energy management and environmental protection. The centre has helped the states of Haryana, Panjab and Himachal Pradesh in solving problems associated with energy planning, management and environmental protection.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

The centre has done work on solar thermal energy storage, solar detoxification, biomethanation of agricultural/industrial/forest wastes, biomass combustion and gasification, indoor air quality, energy and environmental conservation and management, and hydrodynamics of polymeric solutions. The Energy Research Centre has professional contacts with universities such as the [[University of Florida]], the [[University of Cincinnati]], SRI International USA, and [[Lakehead University]] in Canada. The centre has helped the states of [[Haryana]], Punjab and [[Himachal Pradesh]], U.T. Chandigarh, J&K State, and the North-Eastern states in solving problems associated with energy planning and management and Environmental protection.

====LHC project====
The university has participated in the project called International Collaboration for Research for Elementary Particles and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) [[CERN]], Geneva CMS Experiment with a Government of India grant of Rs. 24.9 million.

==Student life==
===Cultural events===
"Cyanide" is the annual festival of DCET/UICET. The festival is often host to star performers, DJ nights and other events. Tatva is the student magazine of DCET/UICET. There is an annual debate competition called the Polemic. Aavishkar was the technical fest of UIET until 2013. Goonj is the techno-cultural fest and Umang is the annual sports fest of UIET.<ref>{{cite web| title= Cyanide - Let's Explode| url=https://www.thecollegefever.com/college-concert/cyanideuicet}}</ref>

Panjab University is active on social media websites such as [[Facebook]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140613/cth1.htm#20|title=PU joins Facebook’s Ivy League|website=The Tribune India|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> [[Twitter]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OfficialPU|title=Panjab University (@OfficialPU) on Twitter|website=twitter.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref> and [[Instagram]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/chandigarh/panjab-university-strengthens-its-online-reach/articleshow/64017895.cms|title=Panjab University strengthens its online reach with official Instagram account @officialpu.india|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-27}}</ref>

===Student council===
{{Main|Panjab University Campus Students Council}}
[[File: StuC PU.jpg|thumb|Student Centre, Panjab University]]
The office of the [[Panjab University Campus Students Council]] (PUCSC) is located in the student centre. The student centre is the hub of students' activities – academic, cultural, social and political – besides being a favourite eating and hanging out zone for students. The Students' Council consists of the departmental representatives and other office bearers i.e. President, Vice-President, Secretary and Joint-Secretary directly elected by the students from the various teaching departments on the campus. The Dean Student Welfare is ''ex officio'' Chairman of the council.

The Students' Council organises youth festivals, both national and international, academic debates, literary and cultural events and educational tours, besides looking after the interests of the students in general. In 2015, in a referendum by University, students voted for vehicle free campus in academic areas.<ref name="Service 2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/life-style/ban-e-or-boon/129129.html|title=Ban(e) or boon?|last=Service|first=Tribune News|date=6 September 2015|website=The Tribune|access-date=6 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="TNN 2015">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/PU-students-vote-out-cars-from-campus/articleshow/48836153.cms|title=PU students vote out cars from campus|author=TNN|date=5 September 2015|website=The Times of India|access-date=6 September 2015}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
{{Main|List of Panjab University people}}

==References==
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