University of the Punjab

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University of the Punjab
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Coat of arms
Other name
Punjab University
Mottoایمان ، اتحاد ، تنظیم
(Iman, Ittehad, Tanzeem)
Motto in English
Faith, Unity, Discipline
Type Public research university
Established14 October 1882;142 years ago (14 October 1882) [1]
Founders Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner
Academic affiliations
List
Chancellor Sardar saleem haider
Vice-Chancellor Khalid Mahmood [2] [3]
Academic staff
1006 full time and 300 part time faculty members [1]
Students45,678 on campus students. (27,907 morning students, 16,552 evening students and 1,219 diploma students), 363,416 (off campus) [4]
Location
Canal Road, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore
,
Punjab
,
Pakistan
Campus
List
  • Main
    Quaid-e-Azam "New" Campus – Established 1958, 1,781 acres (721 hectares)
  • Satellite
    Allama Iqbal "Old" Campus – Established 1882, 50 acres (20 hectares)
  • Khanaspur Campus – Established 1964, 2.47 acres (1.00 hectare)
  • Gujranwala Campus – Established 2006, 10 acres (4.0 hectares)
  • Jhelum Campus – Established 2011, 32 acres (13 hectares)
Colours  Blue  –  Bronze  –  Red 
Nickname Pioneers
Website pu.edu.pk
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Punjab University, Lahore.

The University of the Punjab (UoP), also referred to as the Punjab University (PU), is a public research university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1882, its international influence has made it one of the most prestigious universities in South Asia; being the oldest and largest public sector one in the wider Punjab region, as well as in Pakistan. [1]

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With campuses in Gujranwala, Jhelum, and Khanaspur, the university was formally established by the British government after convening the first meeting of establishing higher education institutions in October 1882 at Simla. [5] Punjab University was the fourth university to be established by the British in the Indian subcontinent; the first three universities were established in other parts of British India. [6] [7]

There are 95,678 students (27,907 morning students, 16,552 evening students and 1,219 diploma students). The university has 19 faculties of which there are 138 academic departments, research centres, and institutes. [1] Punjab University has ranked first among large-sized multiple faculty universities by the HEC in 2012. [8] There are also two Nobel Laureates among the university's alumni and former staff. [1] Additionally, the university is also a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom. [9]

History

The University of Punjab [10] was given its initial impetus in 1854 by Wood's despatch. The Institute of Administrative Sciences was created in 1962. Many major institutions that were previously affiliated to the university have become independent universities, such as Government College University, Lahore and Medical and Engineering Colleges. [11] [12]

Pre Partition

On 1 January 1864, Government College, Lahore, (now Government College University, Lahore) was established. The Lieutenant Governor of Punjab Donald Friell McLeod appointed Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner as principal of Government College Lahore (now Government College University, Lahore). On 12 March 1868, a resolution was adopted at a public meeting in Lahore to establish University of the Punjab at Lahore. On 8 December 1869, Punjab University College was established in Lahore and on 14 October 1882, University of the Punjab was established. [13] [14]

Prof. Arthur Compton, who discovered Compton effect used to be an appointed lecturer in the university. He received the Nobel Prize in 1927. [15] [16]

Founding Colleges

After the resolution of 12 March (1868), in 1869 Punjab University College was established, consisting of Punjab University Law College and Oriental College, which are still the oldest departments and founding constituent colleges of Punjab University. Government College University was also made a part of University of the Punjab which was later separated and became an independent university in 2002.[ citation needed ]

Post Partition

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. 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. [17] The government in East Punjab was compelled to establish a new university, which eventually became the Panjab University in Chandigarh. [18]

Campus

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Allama Iqbal Campus in Lahore

The university is divided into campuses across Punjab with one summer campus located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: [5]

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Location in Lahore (Quaid-i-Azam Campus)

Academics

Rankings

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World [25] 701–800 (2023)
QS World [26] 741–750 (2024)
THE World [27] 801–1000 (2024)
USNWR Global [28] =1140 (2023)

University of the Punjab is ranked 570 Internationally in the QS World University Rankings for the year 2025 [29] and 2nd nationally. It is also ranked #18 in Asian universities by QS Rankings. [30]

Faculties

There are 19 faculties with 10 constituent colleges, 73 departments, centers, and institutes. It has 1006 full-time and 300 part-time faculty members involved in teaching/research and over 6,000 non-teaching/supporting staff with 45,678 on campus students (27,907 Morning students, 16,552 Evening students and 1,219 Diploma students): [31] [ failed verification ]

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Punjab University Mosque

Constituent colleges

Institutes

Facilities

Library

The library is one of the largest libraries among the universities of Pakistan. The library has more than 500,000 books, magazines and periodicals, in nine national and international languages, in print and on CD, DVD, microfilm, microfiche, video and audio cassette, and manuscript. [32] Punjab University Library has a two-storey building with a total area of 102,000 square feet. There are reading halls on the ground and first floors with a seating capacity of 2500 readers. The library has an internet lab. In the library there is a computerised "MLIMs" catalogue for searching material. [33]

Notable alumni

Muhammad Iqbal, among the first modern Muslim philosophers, the intellectual father of Pakistan. Allama Iqbal.jpg
Muhammad Iqbal, among the first modern Muslim philosophers, the intellectual father of Pakistan.
Abdus Salam was the first Pakistani and first Muslim to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics 1979. Professor Abdus Salam.gif
Abdus Salam was the first Pakistani and first Muslim to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics 1979.

Nobel Laureate

Educationist

Politicians

Raja Anwar [Pakistan people party founder] and [writer of {جھوٹے روپ کے درشن }]

Scientists

Lawyers

Judges

Architects

Literature

Noted PU faculty

(Most of the alumni listed above also served in the University of the Punjab faculty, so their names are not repeated here)

Vice Chancellors

See also

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