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| name                   = Panjab University

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| caption               = [[Seal (emblem)|Seal]] of Panjab University

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| mottoeng               = "तमसो में ज्योतिर्गमय" "Lead us into the Light from Darkness"

| established           = {{Start date and age|1882|10|14|df=y}} (as ''[[University of the Punjab]]''){{efn|Although the senate of the university in 1947 had voted to divide the university between the two countries, the university was never officially partitioned. The Panjab University in Chandigarh nevertheless traces its origins to the university in Lahore.}}<br />{{Start date and age|1947|10|1|df=y}} (as ''Panjab University'')

| type                   = [[Public university|Public]]

| address                = Sector 14 and Sector 25

| country                = India

| campus                 = Urban

| campus_size            = {{convert|550|acre}}

| chancellor             = [[Vice President of India ]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Chancellor of Panjab University Chandigarh & Vice President of India : Official Website of Panjab University Chandigarh ਪੰਜਾਬ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ पंजाब विश्वविद्यालय चंडीगढ़ पंजाब यूनिवर्सिटी चंडीगढ़ Chandigarh India |url=https://puchd.ac.in/chancellor.php |access-date=11 August 2022}}</ref>

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| vice_chancellor       = [[Renu Vig]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Professor Renu Vig Vice Chancellor of Panjab University |website=Official Website of Panjab University Chandigarh |url=https://puchd.ac.in/vice-chancellor.php |access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref>

| faculty               = 971<ref name=nirf_stud/>

| undergrad              = 9,956<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2023 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2023/pdf/University/IR-O-U-0078.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Education, Government of India}}</ref>

| postgrad               = 6,047<ref name=nirf_stud/>

| doctoral               = 2,854<ref name=nirf_stud/>

| city                   = [[Chandigarh]]

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| academic_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]|[[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]]|[[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]]|[[International Association of Universities|IAU]]}}

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| website               = {{URL|https://puchd.ac.in/}}

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'''Panjab University''' ('''PU''') is an Indian [[Collegiate university|collegiate public state university]] located in [[Chandigarh]]. Funded through both [[Punjab, India|State]] and [[Government of India|Union governments]], it is considered a [[state university (India)|state university]].<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> 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, Himachal Pradesh|Solan]], it later relocated to a newly built campus in Chandigarh, and was renamed Panjab University.

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 [[List of Colleges affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh|188 affiliated colleges]] spread over the eight districts of Punjab state and union-territory of Chandigarh, with Regional Centres at [[Muktsar]], [[Ludhiana]] and [[Hoshiarpur]] .<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 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}} 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.<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>

The [[University of the Punjab]] was established on 14 October 1882<ref>{{Cite web |title=Panjab University |url=https://examcraze.in/university/panjab-university/ |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=Exam Craze |language=en-US}}</ref> at [[Lahore]] (now in [[Punjab, Pakistan]]). The fate of the university after the [[partition of India]] in 1947, was deliberated at the Punjab Partition Committee, with representatives from [[East Punjab]] advocating for a division of the university.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Punjab University: A Storied Journey of Academic Excellence and Transformation |url=https://www.classhud.com/blogs/view/punjab-university-a-storied-journey-of-academic-excellence-and-transformation |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=www.classhud.com}}</ref> The senate of the university voted to split the university, and the matter reached the Partition Council at the centre, but a decision could not be made.<ref>{{cite web|first=Yaqoob|last=Bangash|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/567010-punjab-university-partition-ii|title=The Punjab University and Partition-II|publisher=[[The News International]]|date=6 January 2019|accessdate=28 March 2022}}</ref> With no university for the colleges in its territory, the government in East Punjab was compelled to bring an ordinance to set up a new university on 27 September 1947.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Lal|first=Chaman|title=Panjab University: Journey and evolution|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/panjab-university-journey-and-evolution-382148|access-date=2021-06-27|publisher=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]]|language=en}}</ref> The new university was then established in Solan (Shimla) of the [[Punjab, India|Indian Punjab]] as the "East Punjab University" on 1 October 1947.<ref name=":0" /> After 1947, the university had no campus of its own for nearly a decade.<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 administrative office was in [[Solan district|Solan]] and the teaching departments functioned from Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Delhi, and Amritsar. The name was later shortened to Panjab University in 1950.

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 present-day states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. With the re-organisation of Punjab, the university became an Inter-State Body Corporate catering to the newly organised state of Punjab and the union-territory of Chandigarh.[[File:Panjab_University_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg|thumb|Panjab University featured on a 1989 stamp of India.]]

The university's chequerboard layout was devised by Swiss-French Architect Pierre Jeanneret.<ref name="jain">{{cite book |last1=Jain |first1=Shikha |last2=Arora |first2=Vanicka |title=Gandhi Bhawan: Documenting and Conserving the Modern Heritage of India |date=2019 |publisher=Mapin Publishing |isbn=978-93-85360-53-4}}</ref> 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 hostels and residential area in the south-east, stretching into the adjacent Sector 25 which also houses the [[University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University|University Institute of Engineering and Technology]], Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, [[University Institute of Applied Management Sciences|UIAMS]], and Institute of Biological Sciences.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} The campus in Sector 25 is also known as the south campus.

[[File:Administrative building, Panjab University, Chandigarh.jpg|thumb|Administrative building, Panjab University, Chandigarh.]]

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 name="Hostel">{{cite book |last1=Dean of Student Welfare |title=Handbook of Hostel Rules, 2019-20 |date=2019 |publisher=Panjab University |location=Chandighar |url=https://hostels.puchd.ac.in/hostel-handbook-2019.pdf |access-date=17 July 2021 |id=160014}}</ref>

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]] sixteenth times, the latest being in the year 2021 and making a hat-trick twice. MAKA Trophy represents the highest award given for inter-university sports and university sportsperson performance in the international and national arena by the [[Government of India]].<ref name="MAKA">{{cite web|title=National Sports Awards 2021 announced President of India will give away the awards on 13th November 2021|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1769041|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|access-date=2 November 2021}}

*{{cite press release|title=National Sports Awards -2019 announced

*{{cite press release|title=National Sports Awards 2020 announced

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. It also houses a collection of books on [[Gandhi]].<ref name="Arch">{{cite news |last1=Architectuul |title=Gandhi Bhavan, Chandigarh, India by Pierre Jeanneret |url=http://architectuul.com/architecture/gandhi-bhavan |access-date=17 July 2021 |work=architectuul.com}}</ref><ref name="Getty">{{cite book |last1=Project Team |last2=DRONAH for the Panjab University, Chandigarh |editor1-last=The Getty Foundation |editor1-first=''Keeping it Modern'' Grant |editor1-link=The Getty Foundation |title=Conservation Management Plan for Gandhi Bhawan, Panjab University |date=July 2017 |url=https://www.getty.edu/foundation/pdfs/kim/gandhi_bhawan_panjab_university_cmp.pdf |access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref>

The Student Centre, popularly known as StuC, is a major landmark of the city of [[Chandigarh]] and a hub for student activities. It was inaugurated in 1975. It houses the office of the Dean University Welfare and 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 name="IndX">{{cite news |last1=Mishra |first1=Mandvi |title=Punjab University’s Indian Coffee House bids farewell |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/punjab-universitys-indian-coffee-house-bids-farewell-5809998/ |access-date=17 July 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=2 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Various events and plays are performed in the Student Centre.

The Central Library is named after its late Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. [[A C Joshi]]. It is located near the student centre.<ref name="Joshi"/> It was designed by Swiss architect [[Pierre Jeanneret]].<ref name="Joshi"/> The foundation stone of the Library was laid in 1958 by Dr [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]], the then vice-president of India, and it was formally inaugurated in 1963 by the then Prime Minister of India [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref name="Joshi">{{cite web |last1=Panjab University |title=A. C. Joshi Library at a Glance |url=https://library.puchd.ac.in/library-section.php |website=library.puchd.ac.in |publisher=Panjab University Chandigarh India |access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref> With a collection of 6,70,000 titles, it is one of the largest libraries in North India.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

===Museum of Fine Arts===

[[File:Chandigarh Museum.jpg|thumb|Fine Arts museum, Chandigarh]]

Museum of Fine Arts is a part of the Department of Art History and Visual Arts, inaugurated in 1968. The Museum building, made in [[red sandstone]], is one of the landmarks in the university campus and has been earmarked as a heritage building. It has a large collection of works of contemporary Indian art, including paintings, sculptures, graphics and drawings by artists such as [[Jamini Roy]], [[M.F. Husain]], [[Satish Gujral]], [[J. Swaminathan]], [[Ram Kumar (artist)|Ram Kumar]], [[A. Ramachandran]], [[K.G. Subramanyan]], [[Vivan Sundaram]], [[Bhupen Khakhar]], [[Dhanraj Bhagat]], [[Arpana Caur]], [[Shiv Singh]] etc.

The day-to-day functioning of the university is headed by [[Vice Chancellor]].<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 the Dean of University Instruction (DUI) is the academic head of Panjab University and its Regional Centres.

===Internal Organizational Structure===

[[File:Former PM at PU.jpg|thumb|Dr Manmohan Singh, an alumnus of Economics Department, Panjab University at his Alma Mater to deliver a guest lecture]]

===Faculty of Engineering and Technology===

* '''[[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 in Engineering|B.E.]] , Postgraduate [[Masterin Engineering|M.E.]] 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> UIET is in the southern campus of Panjab University, Sector 25, Chandigarh.<ref>{{cite web |title=Location|url=https://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=9692457346631295509&q=University+Institute+of+Engineering+%26+Technology&hl=en&sll=30.748132,76.757304&sspn=0.019179,0.032015&ie=UTF8&ll=30.753306,76.747656&spn=0,0&t=h&z=16>|publisher=Google Maps}}</ref>  It has two academic blocks which include labs, offices, library, and lecture halls. There are blocks for mechanical labs and workshops. There is an [[Automated teller machine|ATM]]. [[Wi-Fi]] and Internet access is provided in some parts of the campus. Students are from all over the nation: few are day scholars and many live in hostels which provide accommodation, food, washrooms, and sporting facilities.

* '''[[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 the 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.

===Faculty of Law===

* '''Department of Law''' offers two courses:

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

* '''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 in first year.

===Faculty of Business Management and Commerce===

* '''University Business School (UBS)''' imparts commerce and business management education. The Department of Commerce and Business Management was rechristened into University Business School 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]] (UIAMS),''' established in 2008 by the Faculty of Business Management & Commerce, Panjab University, Chandigarh. It is housed in the 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) ''' 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===

===Regional centres===

* Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana

* Panjab University Regional Centre, [[Muktsar]]

 

* Panjab University Rural Centre, [[Kauni]]

The university comprises 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. besides providing research guidance in Buddhist Studies.

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Internationally, Panjab University was ranked 1201–1400 in the ''[[QS World University Rankings]]'' of 2023<ref name="Rankings_QS_W_2023" /> and 301–350 in Asia.<ref name="Rankings_QS_A_2023" /> It was ranked 801–1000 in the world by the ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'' of 2023,<ref name=Rankings_THE_W_2023/> 201–250in Asia in 2023<ref name=Rankings_THE_W_2023/> and 201–250 among emerging economies.<ref name=Rankings_THE_W_2023/>

In India, the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) has ranked Panjab University 44th overall in 2023,{{cite web |title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023 (Overall) | website=NIRF India Ranking | date=2023-06-05 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/OverallRanking.html |publisher=Ministry of Education, Government of India | access-date=2023-07-17}} 25th among universities,{{cite web |title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023 (University) | website=NIRF India Ranking | date=2023-06-05 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/UniversityRanking.html |publisher=Ministry of Education, Government of India | access-date=2023-07-17}} 33rd in the research ranking,{{cite web |title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023 (Research) | website=NIRF India Ranking | date=2023-06-05 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/ResearchRanking.html |publisher=Ministry of Education, Government of India | access-date=2023-07-17}} 82nd in the management ranking,{{cite web |title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023 (Management) | website=NIRF India Ranking | date=2023-06-05 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/ManagementRanking.html |publisher=Ministry of Education, Government of India | access-date=2023-07-17}} 34th in the dental ranking, {{cite web |title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023 (Dental) | website=NIRF India Ranking | date=2023-06-05 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/DentalRanking.html |publisher=Ministry of Education, Government of India | access-date=2023-07-17}} and 8th in India in the pharmacy ranking.{{cite web |title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2023 (Pharmacy) | website=NIRF India Ranking | date=2023-06-05 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/PharmacyRanking.html |publisher=Ministry of Education, Government of India | access-date=2023-07-17}}

The university is one of six centres in the country for super-computing facilities to serve the north-western region in the Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), DST. The government of India has identified the university as a Special Centre. The university provides internet connections 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.

"Cyanide" is the annual festival of DCET/UICET. The festival often hosts 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.facebook.com/official.pu.india/|title=Facebook|access-date=2023-07-17}}</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://www.instagram.com/officialpu.india/?hl=en|title=Panjab University, Chandigarh (@officialpu.india)|work=Instagram from Meta|access-date=2023-07-17}}</ref>

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 the 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 of Student Welfare is ''ex officio'' chairman of the council.

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