Central University of Punjab

About University

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 20th March 2009. Its territorial jurisdiction extends to the whole State of Punjab. This newly set up Central University of Punjab (CUP) at Bathinda is poised to write new alphabet on the academic horizon of India. This University is one of the important links in the recently set up chain of Central Universities created in the educationally backward areas of India. Going to be an upwardly mobile organization, it is destined to emerge as a quality provider of teaching and research, knowledge and skills, products and services, attitudes and ethics. It is gearing up to provide proper institutional leadership to the emerging demands of access, equity, relevance and quality in the mainstream University system. It has already flexed its muscles and initiated its first academic session.The University would dynamically and creatively respond to the shifting paradigms in education in tune with the changing needs of society. This holistic, inclusive and multi-disciplinary University would provide an academically ambient environment to develop technologically superior individuals. The University also aims to sponsor time-bound and goal-oriented research and development projects of various types for users like industries, companies and other agencies in India and abroad.The Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, is going to be an ultra-modern and futuristic seat of higher learning by creating a community of teachers, scholars and researchers dedicatedly absorbed in academic exploration, research and development, testing and consultancy. It will have world class infrastructure which would be eco-friendly, and optimally used, with the potential to absorb even yet to emerge technologies. It is striving to be an autonomous and hassle-free space where the creative minds would converge and construct world class knowledge and vision, and where new ideas would germinate, strike roots and grow wings.

Vision

To uplift and upgrade the standards of teaching, learning and research to global levels of excellence To create international benchmarks in research, patents and consultancy services To strategize to become a global epicenter of knowledge, culture, skills and technologies To develop a scientific temper and a performance culture of pro-active decision-making To act as a catalyst of change by setting high water-marks in infrastructural growth, in academic and co-academic excellence, in learning and evaluation, in social interfacing with the stake-holders, in human resource development, in safety and security systems, in process management, and in seamless integration with the surrounding communities To cross-pollinate with new ideas, new technologies, new platforms and new world-views To continue expanding and exploring, locally, nationally and globally

Mission

To offer a wide range of instructional and research facilities across integrated and cross-disciplinary studies To promote innovation in teaching, learning, evaluation, research and consultancy services,To create an ignited workforce responsive to regional, national and global needs in tune with the requirements of academics, industry, business and administration,To participate in the problems and concerns of the surrounding community and the civil society