PAU - Punjab Agricultural University

PAU Ludhiana, through 6 constitutent colleges, offers PhD, postgraduate, and undergraduate programmes to students. The below-mentioned are PAU Ludhiana constituent colleges:

PAU Ludhiana rankings 2025 will be updated here once out. Over the past few years, Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana has been ranked under multiple streams, namely Management, Engineering, and others. A few of the important PAU ranking are mentioned below:

PAU Ludhiana offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and other courses to students. PAU Ludhiana courses are provided across the Engineering, Management, and various other streams. At the UG level, the university provides BTech, BSc, and other courses to students. At the PG level, Punjab Agricultural University offers MBA,  MTech, and other courses to students. PAU Ludhiana also provides PhD programmes to students.

PAU University is ranked 3rd by NIRF 2024 under the Agriculture and Allied Sectors category,  71st by US News 2023 under the University (Overall) category, 54th by NIRF 2023 under the University (Overall) category,  and 74th by NIRF 2023 under the Overall category. It is accredited by the National Agricultural Education Accreditation Board (NAEAB). PAU University has received an A+ Grade from ICAR.

The mode of Punjab Agricultural University course admissions is online. PAU Ludhiana admissions to various programmes are based on merit and scores of entrance exams. The accepted entrance exams are Punjab Entrance Exam,  Punjab ICAR AIEEA, and others. Candidates applying through the PAU Entrance Exam must first register for the entrance exam. Then, appear for the entrance exams. With valid scores, apply on the official website of the Agriculture University Ludhiana. 

The major concerns about the PAU admissions is the seat intake and the fee. The university has recently increased the seat intake for many courses but still the competition for the available seats is too high. The other concerns include fee. For some courses, the fee can be high. For that, the university provides scholarships to students. 

Prospective students must meet the definite application deadlines set by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) for M.Sc. Food and Nutrition admission. Late applications to the university through their additional fee period are considered at the discretion of staff and subject to remaining seat vacancies. The university recommends potential students to submit their applications within the specified deadline as it affects their admission consideration. 

SC category candidates who achieve 186th position in the PAU CET examination have possible admission opportunities at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). During 2020 the admission cutoff for B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering through the SC category reached 1397. 
 The annual adjustment of cutoff ranks depends on both the participating candidate numbers and available seats. Your position among ranking candidates of the previous cutoff group does not ensure your admission. Students should join the counseling process to review other admission possibilities along with their main choice.

Punjab Agricultural University provides several BSc courses. The eligibility is same across all of them, however, selection criteria may vary depending on the specialisations. Find below the PAU Ludhiana BSc specialisations:

• BSc (Hons) in Agriculture
• BSc (Hons) in Fashion Designing
• BSc (Hons) in Nutrition Dietetics
• BSc (Hons) in Community Science
• BSc (Hons) in Agri Business Management
• BSc (Hona) in Horticulture