Panjab University Admission 2026

About Panjab University

Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, is a state-funded central university (designated under the Panjab University Act, 1947) with origins traced back to the University of the Punjab founded in Lahore in 1882. After Partition, the university was re-established on 1 October 1947 as East Punjab University (later renamed Panjab University in 1950) and relocated to its current 550-acre campus in Chandigarh in 1956. The campus was designed by Pierre Jeanneret under the guidance of Le Corbusier.

PU has 75+ teaching and research departments organised into 15 faculties, plus 196 affiliated colleges across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh. It offers a comprehensive range of UG, PG, MPhil, PhD and professional programmes across arts, sciences, languages, social sciences, education, law, business, engineering & technology (UIET) and pharmaceutical sciences (UIPS).

Panjab University admissions are conducted through its own entrance examinations — primarily the Panjab University Common Entrance Test (PU CET UG) for undergraduate programmes and PU CET PG for postgraduate programmes — plus programme-specific tests for management (PU MET) and law (PU LLB CET). CUET does not currently play a role in PU admissions. Engineering admissions to UIET are through JEE Main with separate counselling.

Application fee: ₹2,200 (General) / ₹1,100 (Reserved) · Official site ↗

Entrance Exams

University-conducted entrance exam

Other accepted exams

• PU CET UG
• PU CET PG
• PU MET (MBA)
• PU LLB CET
• JEE Main (UIET)
• UGC-NET
• GATE

Eligibility

UG (PU CET UG): Class 10+2 from a recognised board with subject combinations required by the chosen programme; minimum aggregate 45–50% depending on programme (relaxation for reserved categories). PG (PU CET PG): Bachelor's degree in the relevant discipline with at least 50% (45% for SC/ST/PwBD). UIET B.E.: 10+2 with PCM 60%+ and a valid JEE Main score. MBA (PU MET): Bachelor's with at least 50% and a qualifying PU MET / CAT score per the prospectus.

Important Dates

How to Apply

Previous Year Cutoffs

Cutoffs will be published here once last year's data is verified.

Scholarships

Scholarships are available for eligible candidates at this university.

Panjab University offers a range of merit and means-based scholarships, including the PU Merit Scholarship, the Senate Scholarship, Post-Matric scholarships for SC/ST/OBC/EWS, the Single Girl Child concession, and Sports/NCC quotas as per the PU Handbook of Information.

Reservations

Reservation as per Government of India and Punjab government norms applicable to Panjab University: SC 15%, ST 7.5%, OBC-NCL 27%, EWS 10%, PwBD 5% horizontal. Additional categories: sons/daughters of PU employees, sports/NCC, defence personnel and Kashmiri migrants per the PU Handbook.

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