Punjabi University Patiala Courses & Fees 2026: UG, PG, Doctorate, After 10th Courses

PU University Patiala is consistently ranked by national bodies such as the National Institute Ranking Framework. As per the NIRF 2025, Punjabi University Patiala has been ranked at the 59th place in the 'Pharmacy' category.

Punjabi University Patiala offers 35 scholarships to students. The scholarships are granted to the research scholars, girl child, academic toppers and financially weak students. Following is the list of some of the Punjabi University scholarships:

• UGC-Maulana Azad National Scholarship
• Government's Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for Punjab domicile SC/ST students
• University fee concession scheme for needy General category students
• Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship Scheme for “Single Girl Child" in Postgraduate courses

Punjabi University Patiala is a public university which is UGC-recognised and gives AICTE and Pharmacy Council of India approved courses. Below given are the reasons to choose Punjabi University:

• Ranking: The university is ranked 59 by NIRF 2025 under the Pharmacy category.
• Placements: The top recruiters of Punjabi University Patiala include Zoxima Solutions, Infosys, SafeAeon, Quark Software, etc.
• Scholarships: Punjabi University gives merit scholarships, fee concessions etc.. to help the students financially.

Yes, Punjabi University Patiala does have an entrance exam of its own. The university conducts entrance tests for both UG and PG programmes. The test is mainly for courses, such as BCom, MCom, MBA, BCA, BPharm. MPT, and LLM. 

Punjabi University has not released subject wise placement 2023 data. However, Punjabi University has released a general plavement data for the 2023 drive. Tabulated below are the key highlights of placement drive 2023 of Punjabi University:

Particulars	Statistics (2023)
the highest package	INR 13.70 LPA
Average package	INR 5 LPA
No. of offers	141+
No. of Multiple offers	25+
No. of Recruiters	35+
Top Recruiters	Infosys, Cvent, Quark, Cognizant, Futures First

Many infrastructure and facilities are available at Punjabi University Patiala. This comprises hostel amenities including a library, sports courts, cafeterias, auditoriums, and many others. On-campus housing is available for students at Punjabi University. The hostel has all the necessities on hand. There are tonnes of books in the library at Punjabi University in Patiala. The institution also has a specialised digital area containing materials including CDS DVDs, e-books, e-journals, and many more. The cafeteria at Punjabi University Patiala is another one of the university's amenities, and it serves both students and staff delicious and nutritious meals. Students and faculty frequently organise events and activities in the university's auditorium.

Yes, Punjabi University Patiala does offer MBA courses for two years, in full-time mode. The MBA courses are offered by the university and its affiliated colleges. The university offers MBA programmes in multiple specialisations along with a few MBA programmes in collaboration with top foreign Universities. Admission to all these programmes is granted basis of a merit list, which is prepared by giving 85% weightage to academic performance in graduation and 15% weightage to GD and PI conducted by the University. Apart from a two-year regular MBA degree course, the university also offers an integrated BTech + MBA course for six years. 

Punjabi University, Patiala cutoff 2024 has been released for UG and PG courses in the form of opening and closing scores. As per the last-round cutoff, the closing score varied between 22 and 110.97 wherein M.A.in Music-Instrumental is the toughest course to get into the Punjab University for the students belonging to the General All India Quota.

 

Punjabi University Patiala generally does not offer direct admissions. Students have to fulfil the admission criteria to get a seat. This includes appearing for entrance tests/ selection process followed by counselling. Students may check with the affliating colleges of the university.

Students who wish to get admissions to Punjabi University Patiala can apply online through the institute page. However there are no offline applications as such only online applications are accepted for the PU Patiala programmes. While the selection process is merit and entrance based. Students must also complete the course eligibility and pay application fees before applying.

Punjabi University conducts its own in-house entrance examination for majority of its UG and PG courses. However, for BTech admission, candidates have to apply through the JEE Mains. The admission to the MTech course is through the GATE scores.

Punjabi University Patiala admission 2026 is currently open for various courses. The application process at Punjabi University is conducted online. Students can check the list of documents required for admission below:

• Scanned Class 10, Class 12 and graduation marksheet
• Leaving Certificate
• Aadhaar Card
• Passport-size photograph
• Signature

Punjabi University Patiala Punjab offers UG, PG and Doctoral courses. Some of the popular UG courses are BTech, BCom (Hons), BSc (Hons), BCA, BBA (Hons) etc. Some of the preferred course at the PG level are MTech, MCA, MBA, MCom, LLB etc.

Candidates require the following documents during the Punjabi University Patiala BSc (Hons) admission counselling process:

• Online application form
• Class 10 marksheet
• Class 12 marksheet and certificate
• Category Certificate (for reserved category candidates)
• Income certificate (for SC/ BC candidates)
• Domicile certificate
• Gap year certificate (if any)

Yes, Punjabi University, Patiala does offer a BCom course to applicants in academic year 2026. BCom course is only offered as a general BCom course however, it is available as an integrated course mode with MCom for five years.

Punjabi University Patiala offers various scholarships to MBA students. The scholarships are granted to the academic toppers, girl child and financially weak students. Following is the list of the scholarships:

• UGC-Maulana Azad National Scholarship
• Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship Scheme for “Single Girl Child"
• Government's Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for Punjab domicile SC/ST students
• University fee concession scheme for needy General category students

Patiala University seat reservation policy for MBA course is as per the policy of Punjab Government. Given below is the seat reservation policy:

Category	Percentage of Seats Reserved
General	52%
SC	20%
BC	8%
Ex-Serviceman/ Ex-Serviceman (Dependent) General	7%
Ex-Serviceman/ Ex-Serviceman (Dependent) SC	4%
Ex-Serviceman/ Ex-Serviceman (Dependent) BC	2%
Freedom Fighters General	1%
PwD	3%
Sports General	2%
Sports SC	1%