Central University of Punjab
Other name
CU Punjab
TypeCentral
Established2009
AccreditationNAAC Accredited with 'A+' Grade (Second Cycle Accreditation 2023)
Academic affiliations
UGC, ACU,[1] AICTE, PCI, BCI, ICMR, ICSSR, CSIR
VisitorPresident of India
ChancellorDr Jagbir Singh
Vice-ChancellorRaghavendra P. Tiwari
Location
Bathinda, Punjab
,
India

30°08′24″N 74°47′27″E / 30.14000°N 74.79083°E / 30.14000; 74.79083
CampusRural, 500 acres (200 ha)
Websitewww.cup.edu.in

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

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 from 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.Pharm., M.Tech., LL.M., M.Ed. and MBA [4]

Schools

Accreditation and ranking

University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Universities) (2020)[5]87
NIRF (Universities) (2021)[6]84
NIRF (Universities) (2022)[7]81


The university has a NAAC 'A+' Grade.[citation needed]The University ranked 81st among universities, and 26th in the pharmacy category, in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking in 2022.[7]

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.[8]

See also

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 notification:2011-2012". projects.eduquity.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  5. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  6. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 9 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Central University Punjab ranked among top universities of India - Times of India". The Times of India.

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