Central University of Punjab
Central University of Punjab is a Central University located in Ghudda village of Bathinda, Punjab, India. It has been established through an Act of Parliament: "The Central Universities Act, 2009" by Govt. of India. The territorial jurisdiction of Central University of Punjab is whole of the State of Punjab. Central University of Punjab has been ranked as number one amongst newly established central universities in India consistently since 2012 as per university rankings of Researchgate and Scopus. The Central Universities Bill 2009 aims at creating one new central university each in Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh , Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. It also seeks to convert Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya in Chhattisgarh, Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya in Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) and Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in Uttarakhand into Central universities. University Profile. The Central University of Punjab, Bathinda (Punjab) has been established through the Central Universities Act 2009 which received the assent of the President of India on 20 March 2009. Its territorial jurisdiction extends to the whole State of Punjab. It started its functioning from Camp Office in April 2009, which happens to be the residence of the Vice -Chancellor, and from November 2009 it shifted to its City Campus spread over an area of 35 acres. Recently shifted and fully operational in the main campus at Ghudda Village (21.5 km from Bathinda Bus Stand) on Bathinda-Badal Road. It is also 32 km far away from Mandi Dabwali (Haryana). Mandi Dabwali has well connected to New Delhi via NH9. Academics. The university offers mainly research oriented master's and doctoral degree programmes: Ph.D., M.Sc., M.A., M.Pharm., M.Tech., LL.M., M.Ed. and MBA Schools and centres. School of Basic Sciences School of Education School of Engineering & Technology School of Environment  and Earth Sciences School of Health Sciences School of Information and Communication Studies School of International Studies School of Languages, Literature and Culture School of Legal Studies and Governance School of Management School of Social Sciences Accreditation and ranking. Rankings. In the young age of seven years of establishment, university has proved itself with NAAC 'A' Grade. The Central University of Punjab ranked 84th among universities by "National Institutional Ranking Framework" (NIRF) in 2021. Research contributions. Researchers from this university had contributed in a number of peer-reviewed scientific research. Among these are discovery of new species of marine alga  Ulva paschima and Cladophora goensis, first report of endophytic algae from Indian Ocean, discovery of the geographical origin of Holy Basil as North-Central India, Molecular assessment of "Hypnea valentiae"-a red alga from West and East coast of India and multitargetted molecular docking analysis of plant-derived natural compounds against PI3K Pathway.