پنجاب یونیورسٹی جامعہ پنجاب | |
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Latin: Universitas Punjab | |
Motto | ایمان ، اتحاد ، تنظیم (Iman, Ittehad, Tanzeem) |
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Motto in English | Faith, Unity, Discipline |
Type | Public, Higher Education Research institution |
Established | 14 October 1882[1] |
| chancellor = Sardar Saleem Haider Khan | vice-chancellor = Khalid Mahmood[2][3] | faculty = 1172 full time and 300 part time faculty members[1] | students = 45,678 on campus students. Undergraduate = 25,543, Post Graduate =5607 | city = Canal Rd, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore | province = Punjab | country = Pakistan
| campus = Urban
| colours = Blue – Bronze – Red | sports_nickname = Pioneers | sports_free_label = Sports | sports_free = | logo = Punjab University Logo.jpg | website = www.pu .edu .pk
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The University of the Punjab (Punjabi: پنجاب یونیورسٹی; Urdu: جامعہ پنجاب), also referred to as Punjab University, is a public research university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the oldest and largest public sector university in Pakistan.[1]
With campuses in Gujranwala, Jhelum, and Khanspur, the university was formally established by the British government after convening the first meeting for establishing higher education institutions in October 1882 at Simla.[4] Punjab University was the fourth university to be established by the British in the Indian subcontinent; the first three universities were established in other parts of British India.[5][6]
There are 45,678 students (27,907 morning students, 16,552 evening students and 1,219 diploma students). The university has 19 faculties of which there are 138 academic departments, research centres, and institutes.[1] Punjab University has ranked first among large-sized multiple faculty universities by the HEC in 2012.[7] There are also two Nobel Laureates among the university's alumni and former staff.[1] Additionally, the university is also a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities of the United Kingdom.[8]
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