An insight on Panjab University…

Panjab University is situated in Chandigarh and was established in 1882 at Lahore. PU is one of the oldest universities in India. University has 188 affiliated colleges spread over Punjab and having one rural Regional Centre at Kauni, and 3 Regional Centres at Muktsar, Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur.The University became an Inter-State Body Corporate catering to the newly organized states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and U.T. of Chandigarh.
The Punjab University has always believed in pursuing excellence and in teaching and research in science and technology, humanities, social sciences, performing arts and sports. The University like all other A rated universities supports excellence and innovation in academic programs.You can read a whole lot more about this renowned college on Wikipedia!
PU is also popularly known for its promotion in excellence in research, scholarship and teaching and is committed to attracting and supporting the best students and faculty who excel at teaching and research. For more than a century, it has served various societal needs with distinction.

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The university has 75 teaching & research departments and 15 centers for teaching and research at the main campus. Panjab University campus is spread over an area of 550 acres (2.2 km2) in sectors 14 and 25 of the city of Chandigarh. I was surprised to read that few of our famous celebrities and successful people have been graduated from this university, which include the like of actress and model Gul Panag, our former Prime minister of India – Manmohan Singh, First woman IPS Officer- Kiran Bedi and Nobel Laureate Biotechnologist -Hargobind Khorana.
You might want to know why Punjab University is ‘The best university’ when it comes to excellence and quality infrastructure, You must have already known its one of the oldest Universities in India and is a University which has been recognized by the UGC as the "University with Potential for Excellence". The State of Art infrastructure is marvelous  plus Punjab University has appointed the few of the best Qualified faculty to teach excellence to all those enrolled in the university.
Panjab University also sets the bar high when it comes to Good placement record and provides academic collaboration with Oxford Brookes University ! Isn’t that something you have always wanted for your children or for yourself ?  You’ll be even more amused to read that Panjab University also has Coaching assistance for Civil Services Examination as well as other competitive examinations. All this and so much more makes it a university that has made a mark for itself. Panjab University Placement has also been made easier now.
The goodness of this university does not stop here , the university has four museums, a botanical garden and a garden for medicinal plants on the campus. How supercool is that? You temme ! Also one more interesting thing about this university is that it has a Community Radio Station - Jyotirgamaya: 91.2 MHz! I am totally loving this !