Panjab University: founded at Lahore in 1882 and now spread over 550 acres in Chandigarh's Sectors 14 and 25
Background
Background: Panjab University is the main university of the Union Territory, set beside today's Chandigarh news on education and skills.
It was established in 1882 as the University of Punjab at Lahore, now in Pakistan.
It functions under the Panjab University Act VII of 1947, enacted by the Government of India.
The North Campus is in Sector 14 and the South Campus in Sector 25, together covering 550 acres.
It has 74 teaching and research departments, 15 centres and chairs and 202 affiliated colleges.
Campuses:
Sector 14 and Sector 25
Area:
550 acres
Departments:
74
Affiliated colleges:
202
Why it matters for exams: Institutions of Chandigarh and their origins before Partition are a recurring general-knowledge topic.
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