PAU: Courses, Fees, Facilities

Lisha Gupta

Updated on - Aug 13, 2024

Punjab Agricultural University is one of the oldest Agricultural universities in India and was established in 1962. It is the first state agricultural university (SAU) in India for studies, education, and extension in India. The university has performed a pivotal role in making the country self-sufficient in food grain production and is also called the "Mother of Green Revolution". The University was set up to produce more and more helping arms to the farmers of the nation for agriculture. Punjab Agricultural University offers research and finding for the farmers which assist to enhance productivity.

Table of contents

• Highlights
• Why Choose PAU Ludhiana?
• Ranking
• Courses
• Departments
• Admission
• PAU Ludhiana Cut-Off
• Result
• Campus
• Infrastructure
• Hostel Details
• Placements
• Scholarships
• Collaboration
• Alumni

Punjab Agricultural University Highlights

The highlights of the Punjab Agricultural University, such as Recognition, university type, student-faculty ratio, approvals, facilities, etc are mentioned below.

Why Choose PAU Ludhiana?

PAU Ludhiana’s aim is to effectively contribute towards the national endeavor of producing world-class manpower and to usher in the technology-driven economic development of the country in order to improve the quality of life of its citizens by promoting revolutionary technologies and optimal utilization of resources for sustainable development. 

PAU Ludhiana Academic Advantages

PAU Ludhiana gives courses and programs leading to officially identified higher schooling degrees including bachelor's levels, master's levels, doctorate levels in numerous regions of study. PAU Ludhiana additionally gives numerous instructional and non-instructional facilities and services to college students which include a library, housing, sports activities centers, economic aids and/or scholarships, in addition to administrative offerings. 

Punjab Agricultural University Ranking

NIRF 2024 ranked Punjab Agricultural University 3rd among agricultural universities of India.

Punjab Agricultural University Courses

Punjab Agricultural University offers various courses at various levels. Courses offered by PAU Ludhiana are B.Sc(Hons), B.Tech, MBA, etc. Below is the table of a few courses along with their specialization:

PAU Ludhiana Engineering Courses

PAU Ludhiana Science Courses

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Punjab Agricultural University Departments

Punjab Agricultural University has various departments that offer various courses. Below is the list of few departments that PAU Ludhiana has -

Punjab Agricultural University Admission

PAU Ludhiana gives UG, PG and Ph.D. programs such as B.Sc (Hons), B.Tech, M.Tech, etc in diverse specializations under 32 departments with Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry being the top desire for aspirants. PAU admission procedure is entrance-based. 

• PAU Ludhiana conducts the Common Entrance Test (CET), accompanied by counseling to offer admission to B.Sc (Hons) programs. 
• Candidates must appear for a national-level Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) carried out by IIT Delhi to secure admission to B.Sc (Architecture) program. 
• For B.Sc (Fashion Design), applicants need to appear for the Design Aptitude Test (DAT) carried out by NID. 
• Admission to B.Tech is primarily based on the score in CET, except for B.Tech (Agricultural Engineering), for which a valid score in JEE Main is mandatory. 
• Admission to Integrated M.Sc is primarily based on the scores received in PAU-CET.
• For admission to M.Tech, MBA, MCA, MJMC and M.Sc programs, PAU conducts Master’s Entrance Test (MET) for each course individually, accompanied by a Personal Interview round.
• Candidates with a valid score in CAT need not appear for MET-MBA. Ph.D. admission is primarily based on the scores received in PAU Written Test and a PI round. Although, ICAR-certified applicants are directly eligible for the PI round.

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Punjab Agricultural University Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria for Punjab Agricultural University courses depend on the type of course chosen. PAU Ludhiana offers courses such as B.Tech, M.Sc, MBA, etc. Mentioned below are few courses along with their eligibility criteria:

PAU Ludhiana M.Tech Eligibility

Master of Technology(M.Tech) is a two-year PG course with specializations in Mechanical Engineering, Farm Machinery And Power Engineering, Soil And Water Engineering, Computer Science And Engineering, Process And Food Engineering, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Remote Sensing And Geographic Information System.

Eligibility Criteria-

• The candidate should have a BE/B.Tech degree with at least 60% aggregate marks.
• The candidate should have appeared for the MET entrance exam.

PAU Ludhiana M.Sc Eligibility

Master of Science(M.Sc) is a two-year PG course with specializations in Fashion Designing, Home Science Extension And Communication Management, Sociology, Floriculture And Landscaping, Human Development, Soil Science, Fruit Science, Entomology, Mass Communication & Journalism, Forestry, Plant Pathology, Horticulture-Floriculture And LandScaping, Botany, Chemistry, Microbiology, etc.

Eligibility Criteria-

• The candidate should have a B.Sc degree with at least 60% aggregate marks.
• The candidate should have appeared for the MET entrance exam.

Punjab Agricultural University Cut-Off

PAU Ludhiana examination cut-off will be evaluated on many factors some of the factors are stated below: 

• Number of Candidates who appeared in the entrance examination.
• No of the applicants passed the examination.
• The difficulty level of the question paper. 
• No. of vacancy for this examination. 

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Punjab Agricultural University Result

PAU Ludhiana’s results will be declared within two months after the completion of the exam. The result will be declared online at the institute’s website. Candidates will need to use their roll number to check the result. 

Punjab Agricultural University Campus

Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana is unfolded over 1,510 acres. PAU presents all the measures to college students for better schooling and accommodation. PAU is acknowledged for its campus and home facilities provided by the university to college students and working staff. Institute conducts its own scholar elections, scholar union as well as NSS and NCC.

Features of campus include: 

• Hostel 
• Labs 
• Cafeteria
• Gym
• Medical facilities
• Wi-fi campus
• Badminton Court
• Basketball Court
• Cricket Ground
• Football Ground
• Swimming Pool
• Tennis Court
• Astroturf Hockey Ground
• Volleyball Court
• Handball Court
• Athletic Track
• Table Tennis
• Shooting Range

Punjab Agricultural University Infrastructure Facilities

The PAU has an extensive radius of facilities available for students. The library has a set of books over 256732, theses over 39039, bound periodicals over 104729, and CDs (books and theses) over 5191. The library has 760 seating capacity in its Five Reading Halls. The purpose of the library is to offer rich information to its users and to extend it further through information technology, automation and networking. 

Well-organized and furnished classrooms, as well as virtual boards, are set up in each class to ensure a scholar must have a better learning experience.

Some other facilities provided are:

• Auditorium
• Convenience Store
• Conference Hall
• Seminar Hall
• Museum Art Gallery
• Research Hall

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Punjab Agricultural University Hostel Details

Punjab Agricultural University provides hostel facilities to college students. There are 13 hostels present at the campus that can accommodate more than 1300 students. All the rooms are equipped with basic facilities such as a bed, table, chair, etc. Hostel wardens are assigned to ensure the peaceful functioning of the hostels.

Some facilities provided in the hostels are:

• Security
• Mess
• Common Room
• Indoor Games

Punjab Agricultural University Placements

PAU has a devoted Placement Cell that enables the scholars in getting suitable job opportunities. It invites eminent corporate personalities to deliver visitor lectures, conduct mock interviews and share a subject tutorial to make college students placement-ready. The most number of college students is placed in the Farm sector with companies like John Deere, Mahindra Agri, Escorts, amongst others. Some other famed recruiters hiring from PAU are Aries Agro, Chambal Fertilizers, CMC, IFFCO, Kirloskar, Nestle, New Holland, Origo, Pepsi, TAFE, VNR Seeds, Amul, Adventz, Axis Bank, Markfed Punjab, etc. The highest salary package offered to B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering in 2020 campus placements was Rs 7.5 LPA.

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Punjab Agricultural University Scholarships

Punjab Agricultural University gives scholarships to college students studying in various programs. The scholarships offered are mentioned below:

• Dr. S.K. Vasal Scholarship
• Mrs. Jaswant Kaur Bindra w/o Dr. Onkar Singh Bindra Scholarship

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Punjab Agricultural University Collaboration

Punjab Agricultural University has signed MOUs with several international universities/institutes/ to provide quality education to its students. The collaborations are as follow:

International Collaborations are:

USA

• Ohio State University
• Michigan State University
• San Jose State University
• California State University
• International Fertilizer Development Centre 

UK

• University of Leicester
• Aston University of Aston

Philippines

• International Rice Research Institute

Japan

• Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Corporation

Australia

• University of Canberra

Israel

• Galilee International Management Institute
• Tel-Aviv University
• ARAWA Institute

Lebanon

• International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

South Africa

• University Venda for Science & Technology

Zimbabwe

• University Zambeze

National Collaborations are:

• Indian Council of Agril. Research
• National Research Development Corporation, New Delhi
• GADVASU, Ludhiana 
• IBM India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
• Directorate of Wheat Research
• National Research Centre for Citrus 
• Nestle India Limited, New Delhi
• Gujarat State Seeds Corporation Ltd.
• The Central Potato Research Institute
• Agriculture Skill Council of India, Gurgaon
• The Maharashtra State Seeds Corporation Limited, Akola
• M/s Nutech Dairy Engineers Pvt. Ltd. Ambala
• International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics
• Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya
• CCSHAU, Hisar
• YS Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni
• Indian Institute of Maize Research
• ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana 
• The Department of Industries & Commerce, Chandigarh
• Punjab National Bank Farmers’ Training Centre, Ludhiana
• M/s. ITC Limited, Chandigarh
• Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology
• Jon Deere (India) Pvt. Ltd, (JDIPL), Pune
• Guru Nanak Dev University
• India Meteorological Department
• Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology
• Jamia Millia Islamia University
• M/s. Pagro Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd., Sadhugarh

Punjab Agricultural University Alumni

Punjab Agricultural University has an alumni association. The alumni association has been energetic in imparting a platform for all of the Alumni to engage and network and organizes a large number of occasions each year. Some of the notable PAU alumni are:

• Jaswinder Bhalla
• Gurbhajan Gill
• Gurdev Khush
• Gurmant Grewal
• Baldev Singh Dhillon
• Adesh Kanwarjit Singh Brar
• Swarn Dhaliwal
• Jagdeep Gill
• Gurnam Gill
• Jagdishwar Nath Ranade
• Khem Singh Gill
• Bal Mukand Sharma
• Manmohan Singh Grewal

Punjab Agricultural University Eligibility Criteria:

PAU, Ludhiana has set eligibility criteria for all its courses. Candidates are advised to refer the eligibility conditions and then apply to the university.

Punjab Agricultural University Admissions:

The application forms are available on the official website of the college. The candidate applying for Punjab Agricultural University must have to submit all the required papers along with the application fees. The admission related highlights are mentioned below:

• Receipt for the paid fee will be generated automatically hence there is no requirement to visit the office.
• The Candidate must have to go through the counseling process.
• Candidate must have to appear in Entrance tests like CET/ AAT/ MET-Agri/ MET-Biotech/ PET. 

3^rd counseling for admissions to B.Tech Agriculture Engineering a 4-year program will end on 07^th October 2020.

Punjab Agricultural University Hostel Facilities:

There are different hostel facilities provided for boys and girls. The hostels also provide facilities for indoor games. They also provide daily newspapers and important magazines to keep the hostel inmates educated with the current affairs. 

• A medical center is present in order to cater to any medical emergency that may occur in the hostel.
• The hostel facilitates 24-hour power and water supply.
• There is internet access included in the Punjab Agricultural University Facilities which helps students in their research work and projects.
• A sports ground and gymnasium are present for the recreational needs of the students.
• The hostel has a decent mess and catering facilities.
• There are water purifiers and geysers present on every floor of the hostel.
• Foreign students are provided with special facilities within international hostels.