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{{short description|Higher education institute in Patiala, Punjab, India}} | {{short description|Higher education institute in Patiala, Punjab, India}} | ||
{{Distinguish|Panjab University|University of the Punjab}} | {{Distinguish|Panjab University|University of the Punjab}} | ||
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{{Split portions|Yadavindra College of Engineering|discuss=Talk:Punjabi University#Proposed split|date=November 2020}} | {{Split portions|Yadavindra College of Engineering|discuss=Talk:Punjabi University#Proposed split|date=November 2020}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} | ||
{{Infobox university | {{Infobox university | ||
| name = Punjabi University | | name = Punjabi University | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| image = Punjabi University, Patiala Logo.png | | image = Punjabi University, Patiala Logo.png | ||
| image_size = | | image_size = | ||
| mottoeng = Education Empowers | | motto = ਵਿਦਿਆ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ਤਾਂ ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰੀ | ||
| established = {{start date|1962}} | | mottoeng = Education Empowers | ||
| chancellor = [[Banwarilal Purohit]], [[List of governors of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] | | established = {{start date|1962}} | ||
| vice_chancellor = | | chancellor = [[Banwarilal Purohit]], [[List of governors of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] | ||
| city = [[Patiala]] | | vice_chancellor = Prof Arvind | ||
| state = [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] | | city = [[Patiala]] | ||
| country = [[India]] | | state = [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] | ||
| postcode = 147002 | | country = [[India]] | ||
| coor = {{Coord|30.36|N|76.45|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}} | | postcode = 147002 | ||
| students = | | coor = {{Coord|30.36|N|76.45|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}} | ||
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[State university (India)|State University]] | | students = | ||
| campus = [[Urban areas|Urban]] | | type = [[Public university|Public]] [[State university (India)|State University]] | ||
| language = Punjabi, English | | campus = [[Urban areas|Urban]] | ||
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] , [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]] , [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]] | | language = Punjabi, English | ||
| athletics_nickname = PUP | | affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] , [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]] , [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]] | ||
| parent = [[Government of Punjab, India|Punjab Government]] | | athletics_nickname = PUP | ||
| website = {{url|http://www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in}} | | parent = [[Government of Punjab, India|Punjab Government]] | ||
| website = {{url|http://www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
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'''Punjabi University''' is a collegiate state public university located in [[Patiala]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]. It was established on 30 April 1962 | '''Punjabi University''' is a collegiate state public university located in [[Patiala]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]. It was established on 30 April 1962 and is only the second [[university]] in the world to be named after a language, after [[Hebrew University]] of [[Israel]]. Originally it was conceived as a unitary multi-faculty teaching and research university, primarily meant for the development and enrichment of the [[Punjabi language]] and culture, but alive to the [[social]] and education requirements of the state. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Punjabi University was established on 30 April 1962 under the Punjabi University Act 1961 as a [[residential]] and teaching university, not as an affiliating | Punjabi University was established on 30 April 1962 under the Punjabi University Act 1961 as a [[residential]] and teaching university, not as an affiliating university. It started functioning from temporary accommodation in Barandari Palace building. Initially its jurisdictional area was fixed as the {{convert|10|mi|km|adj=on}} [[radius]]. There were only nine colleges – six [[professional]] and three [[art]] and [[science]] colleges in [[Patiala]] — which fell within its [[jurisdiction]]. The university moved to its present campus in 1965. The campus is spread over about {{convert|316|acre|km2}}. The campus at Patiala makes international standard facilities available for students and researchers. | ||
Although initially the main task before the university was to develop and promote the language of the Punjabi people, it has since evolved into a multi-faculty educational institution. It grew into an affiliating university in 1969, with 43 colleges affiliated to it and covering [[Patiala district|Patiala]], [[Sangrur district|Sangrur]] and [[Bathinda district|Bathinda]] districts of Punjab. Since then, it developed significantly and acquired a distinctive character among the centres of education and research in the country. Now, it has more than 278 affiliated colleges<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Govt. and Private Colleges affiliated to Punjabi University, Patiala ( Academic Session 2017–18 )|url=http://www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in/Pages/Images/Forms/list_of_affiliated_colleges.pdf|publisher=Punjabi University|access-date=3 December 2017}}</ref> spread over nine [[districts]] of Punjab. The affiliated colleges are in districts of [[Patiala]], [[Barnala]], [[Fatehgarh Sahib]], [[Sangrur]], [[Bathinda]], [[Malerkotla district]], [[Mansa district, Punjab|Mansa]], [[Mohali]], [[Rupnagar]] and [[Faridkot district|Faridkot]]. | Although initially the main task before the university was to develop and promote the language of the Punjabi people, it has since evolved into a multi-faculty educational institution. It grew into an affiliating university in 1969, with 43 colleges affiliated to it and covering [[Patiala district|Patiala]], [[Sangrur district|Sangrur]] and [[Bathinda district|Bathinda]] districts of Punjab. Since then, it developed significantly and acquired a distinctive character among the centres of education and research in the country. Now, it has more than 278 affiliated colleges<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Govt. and Private Colleges affiliated to Punjabi University, Patiala ( Academic Session 2017–18 )|url=http://www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in/Pages/Images/Forms/list_of_affiliated_colleges.pdf|publisher=Punjabi University|access-date=3 December 2017}}</ref> spread over nine [[districts]] of Punjab. The affiliated colleges are in districts of [[Patiala]], [[Barnala]], [[Fatehgarh Sahib]], [[Sangrur]], [[Bathinda]], [[Malerkotla district]], [[Mansa district, Punjab|Mansa]], [[Mohali]], [[Rupnagar]] and [[Faridkot district|Faridkot]]. | ||
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==Campus== | ==Campus== | ||
[[File:PUP Gate.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Main gate of Punjabi University]] | [[File:PUP Gate.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Main gate of Punjabi University]] | ||
The university campus is spread over an area of over {{convert|600|acre|km²|1}}, on the Patiala-Chandigarh road, about 7 kilometers from [[Patiala]]. The institution has more than 70 teaching and [[research]] departments, covering disciplines in Humanities, [[Science]], Engineering, Pharmacy, Law, [[Fine Arts]], [[Computer Science]] and [[Business Management]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in/Pages/FacultyDepartments.aspx |title=Punjabi University Patiala departments |work=punjabiuniversity.ac.in |access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref> University also conducts various degree, diploma and certificate courses through distance learning.<ref>http://www.pupdepartments.ac.in/de/ | The university campus is spread over an area of over {{convert|600|acre|km²|1}}, on the Patiala-Chandigarh road, about 7 kilometers from [[Patiala]]. The institution has more than 70 teaching and [[research]] departments, covering disciplines in Humanities, [[Science]], Engineering, Pharmacy, Law, [[Fine Arts]], [[Computer Science]] and [[Business Management]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in/Pages/FacultyDepartments.aspx |title=Punjabi University Patiala departments |work=punjabiuniversity.ac.in |access-date=28 October 2019}}</ref> University also conducts various degree, diploma and certificate courses through distance learning.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pupdepartments.ac.in/de/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 October 2019 |archive-date=14 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014040945/http://www.pupdepartments.ac.in/de/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> University not only caters to students from [[North India|northern region]], but students from [[African countries]] also take admission here.<ref>http://dis.punjabiuniversity.ac.in/</ref> | ||
The campus has amenities like a [[State Bank of India]] branch, [[Post office]], Science and Arts [[Auditorium]], [[Amphitheatre|open-air theatre]], guest and faculty houses, seminar complexes, faculty club, botanical garden and several spacious lawns, a model school and own fleet of buses for transportation of students and staff.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} | The campus has amenities like a [[State Bank of India]] branch, [[Post office]], Science and Arts [[Auditorium]], [[Amphitheatre|open-air theatre]], guest and faculty houses, seminar complexes, faculty club, botanical garden and several spacious lawns, a model school and own fleet of buses for transportation of students and staff.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} | ||
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* [[Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha]] Central Library | * [[Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha]] Central Library | ||
* Guru Teg Bahadur Hall | * Guru Teg Bahadur Hall | ||
* Charlotte Aujla Auditorium,<ref>https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041202/punjab1.htm#18</ref> Kala Bhawan | * Charlotte Aujla Auditorium,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041202/punjab1.htm#18 | title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab }}</ref> Kala Bhawan | ||
* Gol Market | * Gol Market | ||
* Art Gallery | * Art Gallery | ||
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==Organization and administration== | ==Organization and administration== | ||
{| class="toccolours" style="float:right; margin-right:1em; font-size:85%; background:#ffc; color:black; width:20em; max-width:25%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" | {| class="toccolours" style="float:right; margin-right:1em; font-size:85%; background:#ffc; color:black; width:20em; max-width:25%;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" | ||
! style="background:#ccc;"| List of | ! style="background:#ccc;"| List of vice-chancellors | ||
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* Dr. Arvind, 2021 to Now | * Dr. Arvind, 2021 to Now | ||
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The governance of the university is conducted through the Syndicate, which is the highest decision-making body of the university. The Syndicate approves matters pertaining to the administration of the university as well as academics, once the academic council has passed the matter. The vice-chancellor is chairman of syndicate. The [[List of governors of Punjab (India)| | The governance of the university is conducted through the Syndicate, which is the highest decision-making body of the university. The Syndicate approves matters pertaining to the administration of the university as well as academics, once the academic council has passed the matter. The vice-chancellor is chairman of the syndicate. The [[List of governors of Punjab (India)|governor of Punjab]] is [[Chancellor (education)|chancellor]] of the university and titular head of the university.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://punjabiuniversity.ac.in/Pages/OrgChart.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 December 2019 |archive-date=22 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222135158/http://punjabiuniversity.ac.in/Pages/OrgChart.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Senate and academic Council are other advisory and decision-making bodies of the university. All these bodies of the university were established under the Punjab Act no. 35 of 1961.<ref>http://14.139.60.153/bitstream/123456789/9639/1/Punjabi_University_Act_1961.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> | ||
The teacher's elected body is Punjabi University Teacher Association<ref>http://www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in/Pages/Page.aspx?dsenc=PUTA</ref> (PUTA) and other staff is represented through employees association.<ref>[http://pupdepartments.ac.in/Files/calendar/5.Calendar%20Volume%20III%20Part%20II%20(2005)%20English%20%20(%20%20uploaded%20on%2004%20october%202011)/chapter%201-11.pdf University Calendar]</ref> The elections to both these association has been conducted annually. | The teacher's elected body is Punjabi University Teacher Association<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in/Pages/Page.aspx?dsenc=PUTA | title=Punjabi University, Patiala | Higher Education Institute | NAAC "A" Grade | Punjab }}</ref> (PUTA) and other staff is represented through employees association.<ref>[http://pupdepartments.ac.in/Files/calendar/5.Calendar%20Volume%20III%20Part%20II%20(2005)%20English%20%20(%20%20uploaded%20on%2004%20october%202011)/chapter%201-11.pdf University Calendar]</ref> The elections to both these association has been conducted annually. | ||
==Academics== | ==Academics== | ||
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* Department of Biotechnology | * Department of Biotechnology | ||
* Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Drug Research | * Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Drug Research | ||
* S.Daljit Singh Sethi<ref>http://www.nargisduttny.org/honorees-2009/mr-maninder-singh-sethi | * S.Daljit Singh Sethi<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nargisduttny.org/honorees-2009/mr-maninder-singh-sethi |title=Mr. Maninder Singh Sethi |access-date=3 April 2020 |archive-date=29 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129154858/http://www.nargisduttny.org/honorees-2009/mr-maninder-singh-sethi |url-status=dead }}</ref> Physics Department | ||
* Department of Education and Community services | * Department of Education and Community services | ||
* Department of Botany | |||
=== Research centers and institutes === | === Research centers and institutes === | ||
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{{Infobox India university ranking | {{Infobox India university ranking | ||
| type = University | | type = University | ||
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Punjabi University was ranked at 64th among universities<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2020 /> and 23 in the pharmacy ranking in [[National Institutional Ranking Framework|NIRF]] India Ranking in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_P_2020 /> | Punjabi University was ranked at 64th among universities<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2020 /> and 23 in the pharmacy ranking in [[National Institutional Ranking Framework|NIRF]] India Ranking in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_P_2020 /> | ||
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{{More citations needed section|date=February 2021}} | {{More citations needed section|date=February 2021}} | ||
[[File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2016-17 to the Punjabi University, Patiala, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2017.jpg|right|thumb|250px|MAKA trophy awarded in 2016–17]] | [[File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2016-17 to the Punjabi University, Patiala, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2017.jpg|right|thumb|250px|MAKA trophy awarded in 2016–17]] | ||
* Punjabi University was awarded the [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad]] (MAKA) Trophy for excellence in sports for a record six-times in year 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2013–17.<ref>http://sportal.nic.in/detailaward.asp?awardid=4&maincatid=68&comid=56 | * Punjabi University was awarded the [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad]] (MAKA) Trophy for excellence in sports for a record six-times in year 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2013–17.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportal.nic.in/detailaward.asp?awardid=4&maincatid=68&comid=56 |title= Sportal ---- Sports Portal -- GOVERNMENT OF INDIA --|website=sportal.nic.in |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929113225/http://sportal.nic.in/detailaward.asp?awardid=4&maincatid=68&comid=56 |archive-date=29 September 2008}}</ref> | ||
* The Youth Welfare Department organizes activities all year round. The Punjabi University has won unique distinctions in youth festivals organized by the school's Association of Indian Universities in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Affairs, government of India, and other events. | * The Youth Welfare Department organizes activities all year round. The Punjabi University has won unique distinctions in youth festivals organized by the school's Association of Indian Universities in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Affairs, government of India, and other events. | ||
** The university has won overall second position in National Inter-University Youth Festival, won overall championship in orth Zone Inter-University Youth Festival many times, has won overall championship in Punjab State Inter-University Youth Festival repeatedly and has won overall championship many times in All India Inter-University Punjabi Cultural Festival. Students of Punjabi University have had the privilege of representing India in the festivals of India held in the former USSR, [[Mauritius]], [[Spain]], [[China]], [[Germany]] and U.A.E. (Dubai). Apart from the above-mentioned activities, the Department of Youth Welfare organizes hiking, trekking, mountaineering and rock climbing courses, holds youth leadership training camps, prepares the students for participation in All India Level Youth Festivals, organizes Rotract Club, Young Cultural Club, Lee Club and Youth Club. It organizes [[Yoga]] Training Camps for the benefit of students of the university teaching departments and colleges. The department publishes the ''Yuvak Sabha Magazine'' and holds literary and cultural competitions. | ** The university has won overall second position in National Inter-University Youth Festival, won overall championship in orth Zone Inter-University Youth Festival many times, has won overall championship in Punjab State Inter-University Youth Festival repeatedly and has won overall championship many times in All India Inter-University Punjabi Cultural Festival. Students of Punjabi University have had the privilege of representing India in the festivals of India held in the former USSR, [[Mauritius]], [[Spain]], [[China]], [[Germany]] and U.A.E. (Dubai). Apart from the above-mentioned activities, the Department of Youth Welfare organizes hiking, trekking, mountaineering and rock climbing courses, holds youth leadership training camps, prepares the students for participation in All India Level Youth Festivals, organizes Rotract Club, Young Cultural Club, Lee Club and Youth Club. It organizes [[Yoga]] Training Camps for the benefit of students of the university teaching departments and colleges. The department publishes the ''Yuvak Sabha Magazine'' and holds literary and cultural competitions. | ||
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Students are encouraged to take active part in sports. Facilities for games such as [[field hockey|hockey]], [[Association football|football]], [[cricket]], [[basketball]], [[volleyball]], [[sport of athletics|athletics]], etc. and well as indoor games are provided. The Punjabi University has a large gymnasium and a hall for indoor games. It is one of the very few institutions in India to possess its own [[velodrome]]. | Students are encouraged to take active part in sports. Facilities for games such as [[field hockey|hockey]], [[Association football|football]], [[cricket]], [[basketball]], [[volleyball]], [[sport of athletics|athletics]], etc. and well as indoor games are provided. The Punjabi University has a large gymnasium and a hall for indoor games. It is one of the very few institutions in India to possess its own [[velodrome]]. | ||
The | The university has been awarded [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy|Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy]] nine times, the latest being in the year 2016–2017. 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 | * {{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}} | |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1582410|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=8 October 2020|date=20 August 2019}} | ||
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* [[Sardara Singh Johl]] | * [[Sardara Singh Johl]] | ||
* [[Surjit Patar]], famous Punjabi poet | * [[Surjit Patar]], famous Punjabi poet | ||
* [[Bhagwant Singh Mann]], Current Chief Minister Of Punjab | |||
* [[Binnu Dhillon]], Actor and Comedian | |||
* [[Dev Kharoud]], Actor | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [http://ycoe.ac.in Yadavindra College of Engineering, Talwandi Sabo] | * [http://ycoe.ac.in Yadavindra College of Engineering, Talwandi Sabo] | ||
{{Universities in Punjab}} | {{Universities in Punjab}} | ||
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[[Category:Punjabi University| ]] | [[Category:Punjabi University| ]] | ||
[[Category:Education in Patiala]] | [[Category:Education in Patiala]] | ||
[[Category:Universities in Punjab, India]] | |||
[[Category:Academic language institutions]] | [[Category:Academic language institutions]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy]] | ||
[[Category:1962 establishments in East Punjab]] | [[Category:1962 establishments in East Punjab]] | ||
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1962]] | [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1962]] | ||