Central University of Punjab (CUP)

CUP had 1,856 students in its own UG and PG programmes in 2024-25, and 759 PhD scholars. 53% of the UG and PG students are women. 94% come from outside Punjab, including 18 from other countries. Students of affiliated or constituent colleges that report separately are not included.

Students by programme

Reserved categories and fee waivers

1,020 students are from SC, ST or OBC categories and 158 are economically backward (63% of all UG and PG students together). Of these 1,178 students, 357 had their full tuition fee paid by the central or state government, 584 by the university and 1 by private bodies.

CUP scholarships and fellowships

PhD scholars

CUP had 724 full-time and 35 part-time PhD scholars in 2024-25.

Faculty

CUP's NIRF return lists 215 faculty members working at the university now, about 12 students per faculty member (counting PhD students). 97% of them hold a PhD. 25% are women. The median teacher has 11 years of experience.

Appointment: 196 regular, 19 adhoc / contractual.

Source: Student strength, PhD and faculty tables from the NIRF 2026 data return of Central University of Punjab (IR-O-U-0372), as published on cup.edu.in Open the PDF. Figures are for 2024-25 unless a year is given; the university is responsible for them.