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Central University of Punjab

Central university in Bathinda, Punjab, India

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image_upright	0.7
name	Central University of Punjab
established
type	Central
head_label	Visitor
head	President of India
chancellor	Dr. Jagbir Singh
vice_chancellor	Dr. Raghavendra P. Tiwari
city	Bathinda, Punjab
country	India
coordinates
campus	Rural
campus_size	500 acre
other_name	CU Punjab
accreditation	NAAC Accredited with 'A+' Grade (Second Cycle Accreditation 2023)
academic_affiliations	UGC, ACU, AICTE, PCI, BCI, ICMR, ICSSR, CSIR
website
image	Logo_of_CUPB.jpg

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. Its territorial jurisdiction extends to the whole State of Punjab. 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.

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. 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.. Launched four new UG Integrated courses of Biological Sciences in streams like - Biochemistry, Botany, Microbiology and Zoology [BS-MS Integrated].

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

The university has a NAAC 'A+' Grade.The University ranked 77th among universities, 40th in Law category, and 20th in the pharmacy category in the NIRF ranking of 2025.

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.

References

"Association of Commonwealth Universities Membars-Asia".
(2009-02-25). "Parliament passes bill to set 12 central varsities". [[The Times of India]].
"Archived copy".
"Admission webpage Central University of Punjab".
"Admission webpage Central University of Punjab".
"NIRF 2024 Ranking".
"Central University Punjab ranked among top universities of India - Times of India".

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