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Panjab University, Chandigarh (PU)

Panjab University, Chandigarh (PU) is a recognised university in India. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CityChandigarh
RegionAsia
TypePublic
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Natural Sciences; Business & Management; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Computer Science & IT; Languages & Linguistics; Medicine & Health Sciences
AccreditationUniversity Grants Commission (UGC) of India — established 1953, formally constituted by UGC Act 1956 — apex statutory body for HE. Plus specialised regulators: AICTE (technical), NMC (medical, replaced MCI 2020), ICAR (agricultural), BCI (law), NCTE (teaching), PCI (pharmacy). NIRF rankings since 2015. HEI classifications: Central Universities, State Universities, Deemed-to-be Universities, Private Universities, Institutes of National Importance (IITs/IIMs/NITs/AIIMS/IISERs/IIITs).
Official websitehttps://puchd.ac.in
Accreditation registryhttps://www.ugc.gov.in/
Founded 1882 (chartered as University of the Punjab in Lahore — SAME as Pakistan's Punjab University; bifurcated 1947 Partition; Indian Panjab University relocated to Chandigarh 1956). Heritage to 1882 University of the Punjab Lahore — SAME UNIVERSITY as Pakistan's Punjab University (UNI_0730). Bifurcated 1947 Partition. Indian portion relocated through Solan/Hoshiarpur to Chandigarh 1956. SHARED LE Indo-Pakistani 1882 founding heritage. ~17,000+ on-campus + 175+ affiliated colleges across Punjab + Haryana + Himachal Pradesh + Chandigarh UT.
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