Panjab University (PU) is one of the oldest Universities of India, established in 1882 at Lahore, now in Pakistan, and was shifted to independent India in 1947. It has a campus spread in an area of 550 acres located in Sector 14 and 25 of Chandigarh. PU is imparting education to over 2.5 lakh students through its 78 teaching and research departments and through 200 affiliated/constituent colleges spread over Punjab and Chandigarh besides 4 Regional centres in Punjab. The University promotes excellence and innovation in academic programmes, exuberates excellence in research, scholarship and teaching. The academic institutes on the campus and four Regional Centres are grouped under the Faculties of Arts, Science, Languages, Law, Education, Fine Arts, Business Management & Commerce, Engineering & Technology, Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Dairy, Animal Husbandry & Agriculture. The University is ranked among the top Institutions in the Country by the various National and International accreditation agencies. PU has recently been granted rating of A++ by NAAC.