Punjabi University is a collegiate state public university located in Patiala, Punjab, India. It was established on 30 April 1962 and is only the second university in the world to be named after a language, after Hebrew University of Israel. Originally, it was conceived as a unitary multi-faculty teaching and research university, primarily meant for the development and enrichment of the Punjabi language and culture, but alive to the social and education requirements of the state.
- Country
- India
- Inception
- 1962
- Website
- http://www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in, http://punjabiuniversity.ac.in/indexpunjabi.aspx
