Panjab University, Chandigarh

Panjab University, Chandigarh is an excellent coaching and traning Institute in the Panjab University, Sector 14, Chandigarh. One of the oldest Universities in India, the Panjab University (PU) initiated at Lahore in 1882, has a long tradition of pursuing excellence in teaching and research in science and technology, humanities, social sciences, performing arts and sports. The University supports excellence and innovation in academic programmes, and promotes excellence in research, scholarship and teaching. [Panjab University] The University is committed to attracting and supporting the best students and faculty, who excel at teaching and research. In independent India, Panjab University with its Campus at Chandigarh and nearly 202 affiliated colleges in Punjab state and Chandigarh U.T., has served various societal needs with distinction.

The glorious traditions of the University established during the period of more than 140 years of its long service to the nation since its inception are a source of inspiration for the present generation of faculty members and students. By virtue of its history, experience, achievements and philosophy, the Panjab University has a national character and it enjoys an international stature drawing both faculty and students from all over the country and different parts of the globe. Its faculty includes some of the most distinguished scientists and academicians. It continues to attract celebrated scholars to the campus. Over the years, the reputation of Panjab University has grown to emerge as an institution at the pinnacle of innovative teaching, research and community outreach.

Panjab University is located in Sector 14 and Sector 25 of Chandigarh, spreading across an area of almost 550 acres.

The layout of two campuses of the University has been conceived to meet the academic, administrative, sports/recreational, residential and other requirements of a growing [Panjab University] University. To make it self-contained, infrastructural facilities like its own Shopping Centre, Health Centre, Bank, Post office, Swimming Pool, Gymnasium, Sports Grounds, Botanical Gardens, well-maintained parks, open-air theatre, Guest Houses, Faculty House, Seminar Complexes, Alumni House, Community Centre and a school, have been provided. Besides these facilities, the University Campus has 8 hostels for boys, 10 hostels for girls, a Working Women Hostel and International Hostel and 2 sports hostels.

A cluster of prominent buildings like the Gandhi Bhawan, the Fine Arts Museum, the University Library and the Student Centre form the hub of social interaction. The three-winged structure of the Gandhi Bhawan considered the pride of the University, is its most artistic building. The Fine Arts Museum, with its series of small galleries arranged around a courtyard, each gallery having a hyperbolic paraboloid roof (umbrella-shaped), is not only an architectural but a structural marvel as well. The University Library, another key building, in the Sector 14 Campus is an RCC-framed structure with red sandstone veneers. The Student Centre, with its circular base and a ramp pulsating around its cylindrical body, is another landmark building.

Teaching Departments/Centres

The academic institutes on the campus and four Regional Centres are grouped under the Faculties of Arts, Science, Languages, Law, Education and Fine Arts, Business Management and Commerce, Engineering and Technology, Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Dairying, Animal Husbandry and Agriculture. Most of the departments have their own specialized libraries, and the working period runs for at least 180 days in a year.

The University School of Open Learning, a multi-disciplinary department, caters to more than 14000 distance learners and offers over 25 traditional and job-oriented courses.

University with Potential for Excellence
The University has been recognized by the UGC as the "University with Potential for Excellence in Biomedical Sciences" with facilities for Stem Cell Research and Drug Development. During the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012), it was awarded the following two Centres of Excellence by the UGC under the Scheme of Centre with Potential for Excellence in a Particular Area (CPEPA):

Centre of Excellence in "Application of Nano Materials, Nano Particles and Nano Composites", with a grant of Rs. 3.55 crore

Centre of Excellence in "Cultural Fixation on Honor: A Gender Audit of Punjab and Haryana", with a grant of Rs. 1.85 crore

The Department was started in 1963 with one M.Ed. course through regular mode. In due course of time M.Ed. (Evening); M.Phil., M.Ed.(Guidance and Counselling) and M.Ed. (Educational Technology) were added in 1969, 1979 and 1991 but presently in abeyance.

Currently, the programs being run in the Department are M.Ed. (General; Approved by NCTE)), M.A. (Education) and Ph.D. in Education.

The Department of Education is a Nodal Research Centre of Panjab University for conducting Ph.D. program in Education. Regular Ph.D. Coursework is organized for Ph.D. scholars registered in the Department.

The faculty of the Department is actively engaged in research pursuits. Research work in new and challenging areas is being pursued by faculty as well as research scholars and students at master's level. Each faculty member of the Department is entitled to enrol Eight Indian research scholars and one foreign scholar to supervise doctoral research.

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