Established in 1882 as University of Punjab at Lahore (now in Pakistan).
Accredited with a CGPA of 3.68 on a four-point scale at A++ Grade.
1st Rank in ARIIA Ranking 2021 amongst University & Deemed to be University (Government & Government Aided) (Technical).
Ranked 4th amongst Indian institutes / universities by International Ranking Agency, the Times Higher Education (WUR) in 2019-2020.
Won the prestigious MAKA Trophy for overall top performance in University in Inter-University Tournaments for continuous three years in succession 2018-19, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.
Spread over an area of 550 acres in Sector 14 (North Campus) and Sector 25 (South Campus) – Academic, Administrative, Sports/Recreational, Residential.
74 well-equipped Teaching & Research Departments alongwith 15 Centres / Chairs.
202 Affiliated Colleges spread over Punjab and one Rural Regional Centre at Kauni, and 3 Regional Centres at Muktsar, Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur.
6 Constituent Colleges located at Sikhwala (Sri Muktsar Sahib), Balachaur (SBS Nagar), Nihalsingh Wala (Moga), Dharamkot (Moga), Mokham Khan Wala (Ferozepur) and Guru Harsahai (Ferozepur).