The University of Punjab is one of the oldest plus biggest universities all over the Pakistan. It has attained maximum fame from rendering it’s outclass services to the students. It is located in the downtown area of Lahore, the historical city of the Pakistan which is also equipped with the Minar-e-Pakistan. The representative campuses of the University is working in Gujranwala, Khanspur and Jhelum, previously the university was developed by the Government of British after the commencement of the first meeting for the establishment of the educational institutes in October 1882 at the land of Simla.
It has attained the fourth position in the number of educational bodies by the British colonial authorities in the subcontinent of the India. There are an intense number of undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral programs and several educational entities are associated with the Punjab University. At the current time, there are around 30,000 students who are enrolled in the offered programs and going to university for acquiring education. There are 13 faculties who have 63 academic departments, institutes and research centers. In the year 2012, it was given the first position among the large-sized having multiple faculty universities by the HEC.
In addition to this, the university is also the part of the Association of Commonwealth Universities of the UK. For giving the credit to the national poet of the Pakistan the campus of the university situated in the Lahore has been named as Allama Iqbal Campus as the great poet is also buried in the same city. Another campus has been named for giving the credit to founder of Pakistan Quaid-e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah who did untired efforts for the development of Pakistan. This campus is 12 kilometers far from the Allama Iqbal campus. Gujrawala campus is equipped with the faculties of the Economics and Management Sciences, Commerce and Law and Science.
The campus in Jhelum has been newly developed in the year 2012. However the Khanspur campus not only provides the research facilities rather also serve as a recreational center for the staff and the students. In terms of education, Punjab occupies best name. The education of Punjab is best quality and the higher education is also up to the mark. The graduates from Punjab University get good positions in their jobs and are able to confront the challenging tasks of the dynamic business world. The services of Punjab university are really commendable.