PUCHD meaning in Academic & Science ?

Answer: What is Panjab University, Chandigarh mean?

Panjab University (PU) is a collegiate public university located in Chandigarh. Funded through both State and Union governments, it is considered a central, as well as a state university. It originated as an integral part of the University of the Punjab in Lahore, which was founded in 1882. After the partition of India, the University of the Punjab was divided into two distinct institutions, one in each of the two separate nations, with the Indian university initially called East Punjab University (EPU), situated at Shimla. Renamed Panjab University, it relocated to Chandigarh on October 1, 1947.

The university has 78 teaching and research departments and 10 centres/chairs for teaching and research at the main campus located at Chandigarh. It has 188 affiliated colleges spread over the eight districts of Punjab state and union-territory of Chandigarh, with Regional Centres at Muktsar, Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur cities in Punjab state. It is one of the well-ranked universities in India.

The campus is residential, spread over 550 acres (2.2 km2) in sectors 14 and 25 of the city of Chandigarh. The main administrative and academic buildings are located in sector 14, beside a health centre, a sports complex, hostels and residential housing.

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