Punjabi University

Punjabi University
Mottoਵਿਦਿਆ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ਤਾਂ ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰੀ
Motto in English
Education Empowers
TypePublic State University
EstablishedApril 30, 1962; 62 years ago (1962-04-30)
Parent institution
Government of Punjab
ChancellorGovernor of Punjab
Vice-ChancellorK. K. Yadav, IAS
Location, ,
147002
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30°22′N 76°27′E / 30.36°N 76.45°E / 30.36; 76.45
CampusUrban
LanguagePunjabi, English
NicknamePUP
AffiliationsUGC, NAAC, AIU
Websitewww.punjabiuniversity.ac.in
Punjabi University is located in Punjab
Punjabi University
Punjabi University

Punjabi University is a collegiate state public university located in Patiala, Punjab, India. It was established on 30 April 1962 and is only the second university in the world to be named after a language, after Hebrew University of Israel. Originally it was conceived as a unitary multi-faculty teaching and research university, primarily meant for the development and enrichment of the Punjabi language and culture, but alive to the social and education requirements of the state.