PAU Ludhiana

About PAU Ludhiana

The PAU Ludhiana online exam for the PhD course will be conducted between October 14, 2022, to November 24, 2022. The counselling and personal interview will be conducted by the university itself from October 15, 2022, to November 25, 2022. The last date to apply for the Punjab Agricultural University PhD course was October 14, 2022. Candidates who were unable to apply on this date were given the option to apply with a late fee of Rs 1,000 was October 21, 2022. The PAU Ludhiana Round 2 counselling for B.Tech Agricultural Engineering has been conducted on October 12, 2022.Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) was established in 1962  to support the state of erstwhile Punjab, it was later inaugurated by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India on July 8, 1963. It is a public university, recognised by UGC and offers 83+ courses in varied fields. PAU Ludhiana was named the Best Agricultural University in India in 1995, for its notable contributions to increasing food production, livestock and poultry production in the state and ushering in an era of Green Revolution in India. The Punjab Agricultural University campus spreads over 494 hectares of land. It also has an off-campus area of 1,793 hectares.PAU Ludhiana courses are offered at UG, PG and doctoral levels. The programmes have several specialisations for the candidates to choose from. The most popular courses offered are B.Sc (Hons), B.Tech, M.Sc, M.Tech, MBA, MCA, PhD and Diploma. The Punjab Agricultural University fees range from Rs 76,000 to Rs 7.27 lakh approximately. This will vary from course to course based on its degree level and duration. Punjab Agricultural University course admissions are based on the previous academic merit of the candidate and the marks obtained by them in the entrance exams. The application mode available for admission is both online and offline. The entrance exams accepted include JEE Main, AAT, DAT, etc. Other than these PAU conducts its own entrance examinations such as CET, MET and the PAU written test and interview for admission to the PhD course. PAU Ludhiana scholarships are also awarded to meritorious students. The scholarship awards offered are Rs 1,500 and Rs 3,000 per month.The university has a dedicated training and placement cell, that ensures students get the right employment opportunities. Agricultural engineers have received the best placements. They are given the best and most updated facilities such as well-equipped training labs on tractors and combine harvesters by New Holland Tractors and CLAAS India, along with a video-conferencing facility by Mahindra & Mahindra. The Punjab Agricultural University placements packages offered to the students range from Rs 3.96 to Rs 4.95 LPA. The students receive job roles in sectors like research, education, business development, sales, healthcare, quality assurance, consulting, customer support, etc. Some of the companies that recruit students during the PAU Ludhiana placement are Chambal Fertilizers, Kirloskar, Aries Agro, CMC, Nestle, IFFCO, etc.PAU Ludhiana has four constituent colleges. It also has Pre-Graduation Institutes of Agriculture at Gurdaspur and Bathinda. The colleges under Punjab Agricultural University are the College of Agriculture, College of Home Science, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, and College of Basic Science and Humanities. The Punjab Agricultural University campus is well-equipped with all the necessary facilities like computer labs, training labs, research halls, research farms, farm machinery testing centres, counselling cells, lecture rooms, exam halls, conference halls, hostels, etc. The PAU Ludhiana facility for sports includes courts for badminton, basketball, tennis, volleyball and grounds for cricket, football, hockey, etc. It also offers a swimming pool, shooting range, running track and table tennis.

Summary

PAU Ludhiana admissions 2024 are open for several UG and PG courses. The popular courses offered by the university are BSc, BTech, MSc, MTech, MBA, etc. ICAR AIEEA Counselling 2024 will commence tentatively in the first week of September 2024. The university conducts the PAU exam for admission to BSc, BTech, MSc, MTech, and MBA courses. To be eligible, students must have completed 10+2 with a minimum 50% aggregate score. PAU Ludhiana fees range from Rs 38,440 to Rs 7,27,000 annually.