Panjab University: founded at Lahore in 1882, shifted to Chandigarh in 1956

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Panjab University: founded at Lahore in 1882, shifted to Chandigarh

Background

Panjab University, earlier named the University of the Punjab, was founded in 1882 at Lahore.
It was the fourth teaching and affiliating university on the Indian subcontinent under British rule.
After Partition and initial dislocation, the University shifted to Chandigarh in 1956.
Its red stone campus was designed by Pierre Jeanneret under the guidance of Le Corbusier.
The campus is spread over 500 acres in Sectors 14 and 25; Sector 14 holds the main academic and administrative building.
Its Central Library is named after Professor A. C. Joshi.

Founded: 1882, Lahore Shifted to Chandigarh: 1956 Campus: 500 acres, Sectors 14 and 25

Why it matters for exams: Panjab University's Lahore origin and its move to Chandigarh link Partition history with the planned city, a frequent linking question.

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16 October 2026 Source: INFLIBNET (CALIBER 2007) - Panjab University

In plain words

Affiliating university Teaching and affiliating university — A university that teaches on its own campus and also grants degrees to students of colleges attached to it.

Pierre Jeanneret Pierre Jeanneret — Swiss-French architect, Le Corbusier's cousin and partner, who designed many Chandigarh buildings.

INFLIBNET Information and Library Network Centre — A UGC inter-university centre at Gandhinagar that runs library networks for Indian universities.