List of College in Punjab

Punjab, the state of India, is popularly known for Agriculture, Power, Rural Development, Tourism, Fairs and Festivals. It is one of the northernmost states of India which surrounds Greenland. The state has a magnificent golden temple, which attracts lakhs of tourists from worldwide.  The universities, colleges, research institutions as well as schools of Punjab are well equipped with hi-tech technology. The state is one among the few that is at the front position of the education movement....

Punjab has been involved in the “Sarva Shiksha Programme”, a national mission to spread awareness regarding education and eliminate the illiteracy’s darkness. The central government, as well as state government, is involving limitless efforts to provide quality learning to every child. They create such an atmosphere for preparing students to be the part of this competitive world.

The government of Punjab has been focusing on using quirky ideas such as technical education in Punjab University, Centres for Distance Education, Advancing Education in the state and whatnot. Due to the rapid growth of industries, the Punjab government launches a wide-ranging plans to offer technical learning to all the students. Thus, they are taking every possible initiative to enhance the literacy rate of the state and focusing on developing an advanced education system in Punjab. In upcoming years, with the help of well-devised plans, the state takes a better level in the terms of growth, education, placements and jobs.

The state has both private and public colleges, universities, research institutions and schools, which provides a good quality of education. Every college and university in Punjab has reserved seats for foreign nationals and other seats for regular students. Every year, lakhs of students come here to join educational organizations and get wide-ranging opportunities worldwide.

The Punjab Government focuses on developing well-structured educational institutions and improvised education options in Punjab. However, the literacy rate of Punjab is 77 percent which is quite good. The state improves the teaching and learning process for uplifting the literacy rate in the country.

With the Indian government's specially designed educational plans and cooperation with Punjab's authority, most of the children of Punjab have gained preliminary education. It is the first step moving towards development and growth. The state has many colleges including more than seventy faculties of science and art, and 80 engineering colleges. Universities and Colleges in Punjab have well-trained faculties that can easily offer a wide-ranging education to the students for an excellent career.

Punjab has a leading state university, Punjab University. It is located in Chandigarh and is approved by the UGC, AICTE and NAAC with an 'A' grade. On the other hand, it has a total of 188 affiliated colleges, which are spread over the state.Lovely Professional University and Chitkara University are popular universities, offering UG, PG, professional, Diploma and Certification courses to students. Presently, both have different fields like Architecture, Fashion Designing, Management, Healthcare, Arts and Design, Hospitality, Applied Engineering, Nursing and many more.

The state also has universities and institutions for Law, Engineering and Dental namely The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dr B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Christian Dental Colleges. These students will appear in the entrance examination for taking admission into these institutions. To spread top-notch education, they are equipped with advanced technologies and facilities like Library facilities, Auditorium, Hostel Facility, GYM, and Sports Clubs etc.

Dayanand Medical College and I.S.F College of Pharmacy are the other two popular colleges of Punjab ensuring high-tech knowledge. The Medical College is duly recognized by the Medical Council of India for the MBBS Course. Besides this, it offers various UG and PG courses in the field of Medical Science. Admission in the medical programme is based on the scores of NEET UG for MD obtained by candidates. For Pharmacy College, the students have to appear in the national level entrance exam and prepare for group discussion and Personal Interview round.

Punjab offers some oldest and popular institutes like Amar Shaheed Baba Ajit Singh Jujhar Singh Memorial School of Pharmacy, Guru Nanak Dev University and many others. The state has one central university which is run and owned by the government and that is the Central University of Punjab. The main purpose of the state government is to provide education to every child.


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