Central University of Punjab is a
Central University located in
Ghudda
Ghudda is a large village located in the district of Bathinda in the state of Punjab in India. In the 2011 census it had a population of 5320 persons living in 1023 households. It was founded, in later half of 17th century, by Baba Ghudda, whose ...
village of
Bathinda, Punjab
Bathinda is a city and municipal corporation in Punjab, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of Bathinda District. It is located in northwestern India in the Malwa Region, west of the capital city of Chandigarh and is the fifth l ...
, India. It has been established through an Act of Parliament: "The Central Universities Act, 2009" by
Govt. of India
The Government of India ( ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...
. The territorial jurisdiction of Central University of Punjab is whole of the
State of Punjab
Punjab (; ) is a state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and ...
. 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.
The Central Universities Bill 2009 aims at creating one new central university each in
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
,
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
,
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
,
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...
,
Jammu and Kashmir,
Jharkhand
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,
Karnataka
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,
Kerala
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,
Orissa
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of S ...
,
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
,
Rajasthan
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and
Tamil Nadu
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. It also seeks to convert
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya is a central university located in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India. It is one of the largest and oldest institution of higher education of Chhattisgarh. Established under Central Universities Act 2009, No. 25 o ...
in
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...
,
Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya in
Sagar (
Madhya Pradesh
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) and
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University(HNBGU) (formerly known as Garhwal University) is a Central University, established in 1973, located in Srinagar, Uttarakhand in Northern India. The university is named after Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, ...
in
Uttarakhand
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into Central universities.
University Profile
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The Central University of Punjab, Bathinda (Punjab) has been 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, which happens to be the residence of the Vice-Chancellor, and from November 2009 it shifted to its City Campus spread over an area of 35 acres. Recently shifted and fully operational in the main campus at
Ghudda
Ghudda is a large village located in the district of Bathinda in the state of Punjab in India. In the 2011 census it had a population of 5320 persons living in 1023 households. It was founded, in later half of 17th century, by Baba Ghudda, whose ...
Village (21.5 km from Bathinda Bus Stand) on Bathinda-Badal Road. It is also 32 km far away from
Mandi Dabwali
Mandi Dabwali is a municipal committee town, near Sirsa City in Sirsa district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located on the border of Haryana and Punjab.
It is at a distance of 60 km from district headquarter Sirsa and 40 km f ...
(Haryana). Mandi Dabwali has well connected to New Delhi via NH9.
Academics
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
Schools and centres
School of Basic Sciences
# Department of Applied Agriculture
# Department of Biochemistry
# Department of Botany
# Department of Chemistry
# Department of Computational Sciences
# Department of Mathematics and Statistics
# Department of Microbiology
# Department of Physics
# Department of Zoology
School of Education
# Department of Education
# Department of Physical Education
School of Engineering & Technology
# Department of Computer Science and Technology
School of Environment and Earth Sciences
# Department of Environmental Science and Technology
# Department of Geography
# Department of Geology
School of Health Sciences
# Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine
# Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Natural Products
# Department of Pharmacology
School of Information and Communication Studies
# Department of Library and Information Sciences
# Department of Mass Communication and Media Studies
School of International Studies
# Department of South and Central Asian Studies
School of Languages, Literature and Culture
# Department of English
# Department of Performing & Fine Arts
# Department of Punjabi
# Department of Hindi
School of Legal Studies and Governance
# Department of Law
School of Management
# Department of Financial Administration
School of Social Sciences
# Department of Economic Studies
# Department of Psychology
# Department of Sociology
# Department of History
Accreditation and ranking
Rankings
In the young age of seven years of establishment, university has proved itself with
NAAC 'A' Grade.
The Central University of Punjab ranked 84th among universities by ''
National Institutional Ranking Framework
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Education (India), Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in India. The Framework was approved by the ...
'' (NIRF) in 2021.
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Keeping up with the pace the university ranked 81st among universities, and secured 26th position in pharmacy catergory in '']National Institutional Ranking Framework
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Education (India), Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in India. The Framework was approved by the ...
'' (NIRF) ranking 2022.[
]
Research contributions
Researchers from this university had contributed in a number of peer-reviewed scientific research. Among these are discovery of new species of marine alga Ulva paschima and Cladophora goensis, first report of endophytic algae from Indian Ocean, discovery of the geographical origin of Holy Basil
''Ocimum tenuiflorum'', commonly known as holy basil, ''tulsi'' or ''tulasi'', is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and widespread as a cultivated plant throughout the Southeast Asian ...
as North-Central India, Molecular assessment of ''Hypnea valentiae''-a red alga from West and East coast of India and multitargetted molecular docking analysis of plant-derived natural compounds against PI3K Pathway.
See also
* List of universities in India
The higher education system in India includes both private and public universities. Public universities are supported by the Government of India and the state governments, while private universities are mostly supported by various bodies and s ...
* University Grants Commission (India)
University Grants Commission (UGC) is a statutory body set up by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education,
Government of India in accordance to the UGC Act 1956 and is charged with coordination, determination and maintenance ...
References
External links
Official Website
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Education in Bathinda
Universities in Punjab, India
Central universities in India
Educational institutions established in 2009
Central University of Punjab
2009 establishments in Punjab, India