Punjabi University

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Punjabi University

Motto	ਵਿਦਿਆ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ਤਾਂ ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰੀ
Motto in English	Education Empowers
Type	Public State University
Established	1962 (1962)
Parent institution	Punjab Government
Chancellor	Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Punjab
Vice-Chancellor	Prof Arvind
Location	Patiala , Punjab , 147002 , India 30°22′N 76°27′E / 30.36°N 76.45°E / 30.36; 76.45
Campus	Urban
Language	Punjabi, English
Nickname	PUP
Affiliations	UGC, NAAC, AIU
Website	www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in

Punjabi University

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Location in Punjab, India

Punjabi University is a collegiate state public university located in Patiala, Punjab, India. It was established on 30 April 1962 and is only the second university in the world to be named after a language, after Hebrew University of Israel. Originally it was conceived as a unitary multi-faculty teaching and research university, primarily meant for the development and enrichment of the Punjabi language and culture, but alive to the social and education requirements of the state.