B.Sc. (Hons.) in Botany 

at Panjab University, Chandigarh

Candidates seeking admission to BSc at Panjab University are required to meet the eligibility criteria. Candidates must have passed the Class 12 examination with at least 40% aggregate in the qualifying exam and passing marks in English.

Student must have out of the three elective subjects offered by him/ her (excepting Anthropology) passed at least two Science subjects. Provided that a student shall be eligible to opt the subject of:

• CS, if he/ she has passed Class 12 with Physics, Commerce/ Economics/ Mathematics and Computer-related subjects such as CS/ IT etc. as one of the elective or optional subjects.
• Biochemistry, if he/ she has passed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Biology
• A student may opt for CS in BSc (Non-Medical) as one of the elective subjects with the combination of Mathematics, Physics, CS.

 Panjab University BSc admission is entrance-based. The applicants only have to pass Class 12 with relevant subjects to be eligibile for admission. The final selection is based on the entrance exam score. Hence, candidates scoring less than 50% in Class 12 are eligible to apply for the course. But, they will have to clear the qualifying exam cut-off. In case someone fails to secure a seat at Panjab University for BSc, they can still pursue BSc at other colleges/universities offering the course. They can also check out the colleges offering online BSc courses.

 For a few courses, such as MA, BA, MLib, etc., admissions are completely based on merit in the last qualifying examination. Students must go through the Panjab University CHD-conducted/ national-level entrances and then appear for the university-level selection rounds for final admission at Panjab University.

The highest package offered to the Engineering batch 2025 was INR 24 LPA. On the other hand, the highest salary offered to the MBA students during Punjab University placements 2025 was also INR 24 LPA.  

The highest package offered in the recent placements is not out yet. However, the NIRF report 2023 has revealed the 2022 median package details. The highest median package for the 2022 passing out batch was INR 8 LPA and was offered to LLM students. The following table presents the LLB and LLM salary package for the Department of Law Panjab University placements 2022:

Course	Median Package (2022)
LLB	INR 2.30 LPA
LLM	INR 8 LPA

University Institute of Applied Management Sciences, Panjab University is a good institution for MBA/PGDM courses, and these programs are delivered by highly experienced faculty. Major specialisation at University Institute of Applied Management Sciences, Panjab University are Capital Markets, HealthCare & Hospital, Infrastructure, Retail, Pharma.

More than 100 companies took part in the Punjab University UIET placements 2025 and offered 356 job offers to the students. Some of the top recruiters include Samsung, Infosys, KPMG, Deloitte, Adobe, etc.

More than 100 companies visited the Panjab University campus for UIET placements and 53 for the MBA placements. The same is presented below:

Particulars	PU UIET Placement Statistics (2025)	PU UBS Placement Statistics (2025)
Total companies	100+	53

After JEE session 2 is completed, only those candidates who are aiming for IITs need to start preparing for JEE Advanced after clearing JEE Main. Those who are above the 98th percentile should start preparing for JEE Advanced as soon as possible. Those below this, between the 95th and 98th percentile, should focus on attempting more mock tests and previous year question papers so that they have a better chance of clearing JEE Advanced