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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 |
Chancellor | Dr. Jagbir Singh |
Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Raghavendra P. Tiwari |
Visitor | President of India |
Location | , India 30°08′24″N74°47′27″E / 30.14000°N 74.79083°E |
Campus | Rural, 500 acres (200 ha) |
Website | www |
Central University of Punjab is a central research university located in Ghudda village of Bathinda, Punjab, India.
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 ]
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]
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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]
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