Central University of Punjab

This article is about the university in India. For the similarly named university in Pakistan, see University of Central Punjab.

Central University of Punjab is a central research university located in Ghudda village of Bathinda, Punjab, India.

Central University of Punjab

Other name	CU Punjab
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
Chancellor	Dr. Jagbir Singh
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Raghavendra P. Tiwari
Visitor	President of India
Location	Bathinda, Punjab , India 30°08′24″N 74°47′27″E
Campus	Rural, 500 acres (200 ha)
Website	www.cup.edu.in

Founding

The 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

The 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

• 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

University rankings
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

• List of universities in India
• University Grants Commission (India)

References

1. "Association of Commonwealth Universities Membars-Asia". Retrieved 16 January 2019.
2. "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.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Admission webpage Central University of Punjab". Retrieved 26 August 2024.
5. "Admission webpage Central University of Punjab". Retrieved 26 August 2024.
6. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
7. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
8. "NIRF 2024 Ranking" (PDF).
9. "Central University Punjab ranked among top universities of India - Times of India". The Times of India.

External links

• Official website Archived 29 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine