Central University of Punjab is a central research university located in Ghudda village of Bathinda, Punjab, India.
Other name | CU Punjab |
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Type | Central |
Established | 2009 |
Accreditation | NAAC Accredited with 'A+' Grade (Second Cycle Accreditation 2023) |
Academic affiliations | UGC, ACU,[1] AICTE, PCI, BCI, ICMR, ICSSR, CSIR |
Visitor | President of India |
Chancellor | Prof. (Dr.) Jagbir Singh |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. (Dr.) Raghavendra P. Tiwari |
Location | , India 30°08′24″N 74°47′27″E / 30.14000°N 74.79083°E |
Campus | Rural, 500 acres (200 ha) |
Website | www |
Founding
editThe Central University of Punjab was established through the Central Universities Act 2009 which received the assent of the President of India on 20 March 2009.[2] Its territorial jurisdiction extends to the whole State of Punjab.[3] It started its functioning from Camp Office in April 2009, and since November 2009 it shifted to its City Campus spread over an area of 35 acres.[citation needed]
Degrees
editThe university offers mainly research oriented master's and doctoral degree programmes: Ph.D., M.Sc., M.A., M.Lib.I.Sc., M.Pharm., M.Tech., LL.M., M.Ed. and MBA.[4] The university has started offering following bachelor's degrees also since July 2024: B.Tech(CSE), B.A.-LL.B., B.Pharmacy, B.A.-B.Ed. and B.Sc.-B.Ed..[5]
Schools
edit- School of Basic Sciences
- School of Education
- School of Engineering & Technology
- School of Environment and Earth Sciences
- School of Health Sciences
- School of Information and Communication Studies
- School of International Studies
- School of Languages, Literature and Culture
- School of Legal Studies
- School of Management
- School of Social Sciences
Accreditation and ranking
editUniversity rankings | |
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General – India | |
NIRF (Universities) (2024)[6] | 83 |
Pharmacy – India | |
NIRF (2024)[7] | 23 |
The university has a NAAC 'A+' Grade.[citation needed]The University ranked 83rd among universities, and 23rd in the pharmacy category in the NIRF ranking of 2024.[8]
Central University of Punjab has been ranked as number one amongst newly established central universities in India consistently since 2012 as per university rankings of Researchgate and Scopus.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Association of Commonwealth Universities Membars-Asia". Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Parliament passes bill to set 12 central varsities". The Times of India. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Admission webpage Central University of Punjab". Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Admission webpage Central University of Punjab". Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
- ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
- ^ "NIRF 2024 Ranking" (PDF).
- ^ "Central University Punjab ranked among top universities of India - Times of India". The Times of India.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 29 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine