Punjabi University Patiala witnesses major upswing in Admissions in Undergraduate Courses

Published on: 26 Jun 2023 at 10:48 AM

Published by: thefactnews

Patiala, June 26

Punjabi University has seen an upsurge in admissions in the ongoing admissions of session 2023-24. All the undergraduate courses have registered a hike as compared to last year in terms of applications, appearance for counselling and fee deposit. The engineering courses which used to see less number of admission seekers have attracted more admissions this year. The Vice Chancellor has given the credit of this enthusiastic response to the Punjab Government and Chief Minister for extending helping hand to the university struggling with financial deficit. It is worth noting that the Punjab Government issued a grant of 90 Crore for the first quarter of the ongoing financial year. In the last assembly session Chief Minister reiterated his commitment to continue the monthly grant of Rs 30 Crore for the university.

Punjabi University Patiala offers a large variety of undergraduate courses in thirteen different branches on its main campus situated at Patiala, which include B. Tech courses in Computer Science, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electronics and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering, B.Com and MBA Integrated courses and courses in Physiotherapy and Pharmacy.

In 2021, a unique set of Five Year Integrated Programmes (FYIP) in six streams of Sciences and Humanities were added to the courses being offered at the main University campus. The FYIP courses are unique in character, having a strong inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary component, and are offered in the streams of Languages, Performing and Visual Arts, Social Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Biological Sciences and Physical and Chemical Sciences.