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University of Punjab

جامعہ پنجاب
Motto	{ایمان ، اتحاد ، تنظیم} (Iman, Ittehad, Tanzeem)
Motto in English	Faith, Unity, Discipline
Type	Public
Established	14 October 1882; 136 years ago (14 October 1882)[1]
Chancellor	Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar
Vice-Chancellor	Dr Niaz Ahmad (SI) [2][3]
Academic staff	1006 full time and 300 part time faculty members [1]
Students	45,678 on campus students. (27,907 Morning Students, 16,552 Evening Students and 1,219 Diploma Students), 363,416 (off campus)[4]
Location	Lahore, Gujranwala, Khanspur, Jhelum , Punjab ,  Pakistan
Campus	Urban
Colours	Blue, Bronze, Red
Affiliations	Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Pakistan Engineering Council, Pharmacy Council of Pakistan, Pakistan Bar Council, Pakistan Council for Architects and Town Planners
Website	pu.edu.pk

The University of the Punjab (Urdu: جامعہ پنجاب‎), also referred to as Punjab University, is a public research university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Punjab University is the oldest public university in Pakistan.^[1] With multiple 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.^[5] Punjab University was the fourth university to be established by the British colonial authorities in the Indian subcontinent; the first three universities were established in other parts of British India.^[6][7]

There are 45,678 Students (27,907 Morning Students, 16,552 Evening Students and 1,219 Diploma Students) who attend the university, and Punjab University has a total of 13 faculties within which there are 83 academic departments, research centers, and institutes.^[1] Punjab University has ranked first among large-sized multiple faculty universities by the HEC in 2012.^[8] 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.^[9] In the recently issued rankings of universities by QS World Universities Rankings, Punjab University has jumped from 232nd to 193rd, improving its position 39 times from the previous year in Asian ranking of the universities. Punjab University also ranks 251-300 in the subject of Physics & Astronomy, 501-550 in the subject of Physics & Astronomy and 501-550 in the subject of Chemistry according to QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019.

History

The University of the Punjab^[10] was given its initial impetus in 1854 by Wood's despatch. Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner was the founder of the university. Contrary to the three previously established universities, which were only examining institutions, the University of the Punjab was both a teaching as well as an examining body right from the beginning.

From its formation in 1882 until 1947, the University of the Punjab served the educational needs of the entire region of pre-independence Punjab and northern India. Mohindra College, Patiala was the first college of higher learning to affiliate with University of Punjab in 1882; followed by St. Stephen's College, Delhi. The independence of Pakistan in 1947 reduced the geographical jurisdiction of the university, as it was split into two separate universities in the respective countries. The Indian portion of the university is referred to as Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. The current Institute of Administrative Sciences was created in 1962.

Many major institutions that were previously affiliated to Punjab University have now become independent universities on their own, such as Government College University, Lahore and Medical and Engineering Colleges.
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Campus

Allama Iqbal Campus in Lahore

The University of the Punjab is divided into several campuses across Punjab with one summer campus located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:^[5]

• Allama Iqbal Campus: also known as the old campus, located in the center of Lahore, it is named after the great South Asian thinker and mystic poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal. The campus houses the Senate, the Syndicate, the Selection Board and the Advanced Studies & Research Board are generally held there.^[12]
  

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Location in Lahore (Quaid-i-Azam Campus)

• Quaid-i-Azam Campus: also known as the new campus, it is named after the founder of Pakistan and is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the south of the Allama Iqbal Campus. Spread over an area of 1,800 acres (7 km²) of lush green landscape. This campus is the center of academic and administrative activities of the university. A canal divides the academic blocks from the student lodgings.^[13]
  


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  Gujranwala Campus: the faculties of Commerce, Economics and Management Sciences, Law and Science all conduct teaching in the campus.^[14]
  


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  Khanspur Campus: the summer campus is located at a height of about 7,000 ft (2,100 m) in the Himalayan range near Ayubia. This campus, in addition to providing research facilities, is also used as a recreational center for the faculty and the students.


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  Jhelum Campus: having recently opened in 2012,^[15] it offers studies relating to the faculties of Commerce, Economics and Management Sciences, Law and Science.^[16]
  

University's Support Services

Hostels

At present, Punjab University has 28 hostels 17 for male and 11 for female students. Most of these students are accommodated in the dorms at the Quaid-e-Azam Campus. Total number of hostel residents is 6961.

On-campus housing facilities include 89 houses for teachers and University officers and 249 houses for junior staff of the University. About forty houses and eighty single accommodations are available in the various student hostels that are occupied by Wardens, Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents. The University plans to build more houses for the academic faculty and other employees. A bachelor teacher's hostel provides accommodation to the younger members of the academic staff. A guesthouse within the Residential Colony and the guestrooms in the Student-Teacher Center provide accommodation to the academics visiting the University.
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Transport

There are 58 Buses for students, teachers & staff on 41 routes within the city and a whole day quarter-hourly service between Allama Iqbal Campus and Quaid-i-Azam Campus. To meet the running cost of University buses, a nominal amount is charged from different categories of students and employees.

Medical Facility

Over Six thousand employees of the University and their families including widows, mothers and children are entitled to free medical treatment. Medical facilities are also available to retired employees and their families. The University has its own Radiology, Biochemistry, Pathology Departments and Dental Clinic with a full-time Dental Surgeon. Day and Night medical services are available to the residents on the Quaid-e-Azam Campus of the University. The clinics are working both at the Allama Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam Campuses. More than 600 patients visit the University clinics daily. Emergency services are also available. The University helps to provide treatment in local Government hospitals for seriously ill patients.

In addition, the University has established a model health service. At present the medical staff consists of one Chief Medical Officer, (Consultant Physician), three Senior Medical Officers, two lady Medical Officers, five Medical Officers, one Dental Surgeon, one Ophthalmologist and one part-time Radiologist.

Sports

A variety of sports facilities including playing fields for cricket, hockey, football and athletics, a swimming pool for male students, squash courts and indoor game facilities in the hostels are available at the Quaid-e-Azam Campus. Playing fields for various sports and a female swimming pool are provided near the Allama Iqbal Campus. Boat Club provides recreational as well as competitive rowing facilities at the canal of the Quaid-e-Azam Campus as well as the River Ravi, in the north of the city.

The sports facilities for male and female students are managed by the respective sports offices. Each year competitive sports for both male and female students are organized at inter-departmental, inter-collegiate and inter-university levels in a variety of sports like hockey, football, cricket, badminton, athletic, etc. To encourage development of sports, scholarships are awarded to the outstanding players, and winners of the sporting events are awarded prizes, trophies and medals.

Academics

Statue of Alfred Cooper Woolner, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Punjab, outside Old Campus

Faculties

There are 13 faculties in the University with 10 constituent colleges, 73 departments, centres, and institutes. It has 1006 full time and 300 part time faculty members involved in teaching/research and over 6,000 non-teaching/supporting staff with 45,678 on campus students (27,907 Morning Students, 16,552 Evening Students and 1,219 Diploma Students) :^[18]

• Faculty of Arts and Humanities


• Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences


• Faculty of Commerce


• Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences


• Faculty of Education


• Faculty of Engineering & Technology


• Faculty of Health Sciences


• Faculty of Islamic Studies


• Faculty of Law


• Faculty of Life-Sciences


• Faculty of Oriental Learning


• Faculty of Pharmacy


• Faculty of Science

Punjab University

Constituent colleges

• College of Art and Design


• Hailey College of Banking & Finance


• Hailey College of Commerce


• University College of Pharmacy


• Punjab University Law College


• Punjab University College of Information Technology


• College of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences


• College of Engineering & Emerging computing


• College of Earth and Environmental Sciences


• University Oriental College lahore

Research and collaborations

The university has collaborated with different universities globally and has articulation agreements with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of Cornell University and San José State University in the United States. It also has agreements with the University of Manchester, University of Luton, University of Bedfordshire, University of Birmingham, University of Surrey, University of Bradford, University of Cambridge, University of Derby, and University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. In China, Punjab University has collaborations with Beijing University of Chemical Technology, City University of Hong Kong, Wuhan University School of Foreign Languages and Literature, University People's Republic of China, Sichuan University, and Zhengzhou Medical University and in Iran with Markaz Nashr-e-Miras-e-Maktoob, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, University of Tehran, and Tarbiat Modares University.

Punjab University Library

Punjab University Library is one of the largest libraries among the universities of Pakistan. The library has more than 500,000 books, magazines and periodicals in its collection. This collection is in nine different national and international languages and different types as print material, CDs, DVDs, Microfilms, Microfiches, Video and Audio Cassettes and Manuscripts.^[19]
Punjab University Library has two-storey building and total area of the building is 102,000 sq. feet. There are reading halls in both ground and 1st floor with approximately seating capacity of 2500 readers. The library has internet lab for the students to research according to the new technologies of 21st century. In the library there is computerised "MLIMs" catalogue for searching material.^[20]

Notable alumni

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  Har Gobind Khorana (Nobel laureate 1968 - Medicine)


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  Abdus Salam (Nobel laureate 1979 - Physics)


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  Allama Iqbal (Urdu poet, philosopher, and politician who inspired the Pakistan Movement)


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  Choudhry Rahmat Ali (Founder of the Pakistan Movement, creator of the name Pakistan)


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  Satish Dhawan (Rocket scientist, Chairman of ISRO, Director of IISc)


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  Yash Pal (Educationist and space scientist known for cosmic ray research and popularizing science education in India)


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  Ishfaq Ahmad (Theoretical and Nuclear physicist, chairman of PAEC during the first atomic tests in Pakistan in 1998)


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  Asma Jahangir (Human rights activist and lawyer, co-founder of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan)


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  Omer Tarin (poet, research scholar, social activist and mystic)


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  Muhammad Sharif (Relativistic astrophysicist and cosmologist)


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  Syed Ali Shah Geelani ( Leader - Kashmiri Hurriyat, Chairman All Party Hurriyat Conference, Chairman Tehreek-e- Hurriyat, Former member Jamat-ul- islami, Jammu&Kashmir)


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  Shoaib Mansoor (Pakistani

movie director)

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  Muhammad Tahir Ul Qadri(Pakistani-Canadian Scholar)


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  Yousaf Raza Gillani (Pakistani politician and former Prime Minister during 2008–2012)


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  Sartaj Aziz (Pakistani economist, strategist and former NSA)


• Prof. Dr. Niaz Ahmad (SI) (Vice Chancellor, Punjab University Lahore)


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  I. K. Gujral (Indian politician and Prime Minister of India during 1997–1998)


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  Wasiullah Khan (Pakistani-American founder of the East–West University in Chicago)


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  M. D. Tahir (1942–2008), prominent Pakistani lawyer


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  Liaqat Baloch (Pakistani Islamic Activist) 1975–1979 (Jamaat e Islami)


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  Manzoor Mirza (1939-2016), economist

References

External links

• Official website

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