Punjabi University
Punjabi University was established on April 30, 1962 for the promotion of Punjabi literature, art and language. The campus is located on the Patiala Chandigarh road. It is 7 km from the city. It is still a largest university in the state. It is expanded in the area of 600 acres. Its faculty includes 500 lecturers. The strength of the students engaged in different courses is 9000.There are 65 Teaching and Research Departments,
Six Neighborhood Campuses, five Regional Centers and 166 colleges are affiliated under Punjabi University.
The University set up a special Punjabi Reference Library. This library takes the responsibility of servicing the overseas Punjabis. 120 periodicals and newspapers published in world are available here. It also has manuscripts of 19th and 20th centuries. Main Library has a stock of 5,00,000 volumes and 600 journals. It has a grand Reading Hall for readers. Online Public access Catalogue is another feature of this library.
Centre for Teaching of Punjabi as a Foreign Language (CTPFL)
This is a chief gadget for global society. Advanced Centre for Technical Development of Punjabi Language, Literature and Culture (ACTDPLC) ACTDPLC is in the search of software which can inter change Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi. For the development of overseas Punjabi youth, university started many short terms Linguistic programmes. These programmes help to prevent Punjabi culture and heritage. World Punjabi Centre is also established in campus. It has another wing of Gurmat Sangeet, which deals with hymns.
In addition, for upliftment of backward society university is engaged in various programmes. Under these programmes, in 2004 university inaugurated Yadavindra College of Engineering at Talwandi Sabo.
Guru Gobind Singh Bhawan it covers 84 acres of land and it resides in 3.75 lakh sq. ft. University spent 25 crore on the art infrastructure which consist of 7 computer labs ,boys’ and girls’ hostels, playfields, mechanical engineering workshop and a language lab for improving rural students communication skills. Rs 1.10 crore were spent by university for renewal of equipments used by Neighborhood Campuses University and announced vocational courses for these campuses. The Planning Commission of India sanctioned Rs 10 crore for betterment of these campuses. University allocated another Rs 10 crore for fixed assets of campus.
University College of Engineering (UCoE) which was established in 2003, now has become second preferred engineering institute in Punjab. 95% placements have been made from this college. It has second highest building infrastructure in Punjab.
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