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USOL Panjab University Admission 2024: Application Form, Courses, Eligibility, Last Date To Apply

Q: What are the popular courses offered by the USOL PU?

The popular courses offered by the USOL PU are as follows:Master in Arts (MA) in PsychologyMaster of Science (M.Sc.) in Child DevelopmentBachelor of Education (B.Ed.)

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Panjab University is a university established in the year 1882 under the ‘University of Punjab’. However, the university was split into two parts after the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, one for Indian Punjab and the other part for Pakistani Punjab. Hence, the name of the university was changed from ‘Punjab’ to ‘Punjab’. USOL PU is also ranked first amongst the Universities of India by Times Higher Education Asian University rankings 2015.

USOL Panjab University offers Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs in Open School Learning program. Under UG program, BA, B.Com, B.Ed and B. Library sciences are offered. Under PG program, MA, M.Com, MBA and Postgraduate Diploma in various specialized disciplines are offered. Various certificate programs of one year program are also offered at USOL Panjab University.

Admission to the programs is done on the basis of the merit of the qualifying examination and the score in the entrance test conducted by the university. The Admission-cum-Exam Form is available online and the last date to fill the form is extended till Oct 06 and the University will conduct counselling for Execuitve MBA from Oct 07 to 09, 2021.

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Table of Content

USOL PU Admission Highlights
USOL PU Important Dates
USOL PU UG and Certificate Course Admission

2.1 Specialisation, Eligibility & Selection Criteria

USOL PU PG Admission

3.1 Specialisation, Eligibility & Selection Criteria

USOL PU Admission Test

USOL PU Applicaton Process

USOL PU Reservation & Fee Concession

USOL PU FAQs

Admission Highlights 2023

Name of the university	Panjab University
Established	1882
Location	Chandigarh, Punjab
Affiliation	UGC, AIU, NAAC
Type	Government
Courses Offered	UG, PG, Diploma, Professional
Counselling	No
Website	Puchd.ac.in
Scholarship	Yes

USOL Panjab University UG and Certificate Course Admission 2023

The university offers various under-graduateand certificate courses.

Some of the under-graduate courses are as follows:

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Library and Information Science

The university also offers some certificate courses like:

Certificate course in Vivekanand Studies
Certificate Course in Women Studies

Following table mentions the eligibility and selection criteria of each of the programs.

Courses	Specialisation	Eligibility Criteria	Selection Criteria	Duration
BA	Arts	Completed 10+2 level of education	Selection will be done on the basis of PU USOL Admission test	3 years

USOL Panjab University PG Admission 2023

USOL Panjab University also offers Masters Courses in various disciplines such as:

Master of Arts
Master of Commerce
Master of Business Administration

And some of the Post-graduate Diploma courses are:

Post-graduate diploma in Computer Applications
Post-graduate diploma in Disaster Management and Security
Post-graduate diploma in Health, Family Welfare and Population Education
Post-graduate diploma in Statistics
Post-graduate diploma in Library Automation and Networking
Post-graduate diploma in Mass Communication
Post-graduate diploma in Guidance and Counselling
Post-graduate diploma in Human Rights and Duties
Post-graduate diploma in Library Automation and Networking
Post-graduate diploma in Health, Family Welfare, Population Education

Courses	Specialisation	Eligibility Criteria	Selection Criteria	Duration
MA	Arts	Bachelor Degree in any discipline with 50% in total aggregate or 45% in the elective subject applying for , with English as a subject / Completed B Sc Honors Degree	Selection will be done on the basis of PU USOL Admission test	2 Year
MBA	Business Administration	Bachelor Degree in any discipline with 50% in total aggregate or Pass in CA, CWA, CS or AMIE examination with 50% marks. 5% of relaxation in marks for reserved categories. Candidates must be self employed at the time of admission.
M Com	Commerce	B Com (General/ Honors)/ BBA/ Honors in Economics or Statistics or Commerce or Mathematics with 50% marks. Pass in CA, CWA, CS or AMIE examination with 50% marks
Post Graduate Diploma	Computer Applications	Bachelor Degree either through Panjab University or through any other university with a minimum aggregate of 50%		1 Year
	Disaster Management and Security	Bachelor Degree in any discipline with an aggregate of 45% marks
	Health, Family Welfare and Population Education	Bachelor Degree in relevant discipline or BAMS Degree
	Statistics	Bachelor Degree with 40% marks or Masters Degree in any discipline
	Library Automation and Networking	Bachelor Degree or Integrated Degree in Library and Information Science from any recognised university
	Guidance and Counselling	Bachelor and Postgraduate Degree in any discipline with a minimum aggregate of 45% marks, Candidates with B.Ed or NTT/ ETT with Bachelors' Degree will be preferred
	Human Rights and Duties	Bachelor Degree in any discipline
	Mass Communication	Bachelor Degree in any discipline

Note:

Candidate with B.Voc (Banking Insurance & Retailing) and BVoc (Retail Management) be given admission for M.Com Course
Re-appear Candidates who have two reappears during B.Com course in 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th semester can also take admission in the M.Com program. In such case, candidate must have 50% marks in aggregate considering the remaining passing papers
5% relaxation will be done for the candidates who have completed their Bachelor’s from Panjab University, during admissions for post-graduation courses

Panjab University USOL Admission Test

The university conducts a PU USOL examination, on the basis of which admissions are granted to students.
The examination consists of four sections namely Data Interpreting, General English, Verbal Ability, Numerical Ability.
It is a 2 hour examination and has no negative marking.
The results will be declared online at results.puchd.ac.in.
After the results are declared, the candidate has to fill in the examination form on the official website.
Then a merit list shall be released. Those candidates who qualify for admission,will have to appear for the counselling at one of the reporting centers of the university.
The counselling is chargeable and the candidates have to get all their documents verified at the reporting center.

How to Apply for USOL Panjab University?

Application in the university is through online mode only.

The process for application is as follows-

Candidate needs to sign up and create a login id and password.
After that, the candidate needs to fill the registration form including all the details.
Then all the necessary documents need to be scanned and uploaded.
Registration fees should be paid through Net Banking/ Debit Card/ Credit Card/ SBI Challan.

The required documents are:

10th Marksheet
12th Marksheet
Scanned Signatures
Transfer Certificate
Category Certificate (if any)

Note- A hardcopy of the admit card should be taken to the examination centre for entry purpose.

Reservations and Fees Concession In USOL Panjab University

Panjab University gives reservation to the following apart from providing standard reservations to SC/ST/OBC candidates :

Two additional seats for one girl child out of the two girl children
One additional seat for Cancer patients
AIDS patient
Thalassemia Patients

Students who are the children of Martyrs/Permanent Disabled (up to 80%) in the Kargil War, having a certificate from the Ministry of Defence are exempted of curriculum fees and hostel fees.

FAQs

Ques. What is the entrance exam pattern of B.Com. for taking admission in USOL PU?

Ans. The entrance exam pattern of B.Com. for taking admission in USOL PU is given below:

The examination consists of four areas:
- Data Interpreting,
- General English,
- Verbal Ability,
- Numerical Ability.

The duration of the entrance exam will be 2 hours.
There will be no negative marking for the wrong answers in the entrance examination.

Ques. What is the fee structure for different courses in USOL PU?

Ans. The fee structure for different courses in USOL PUare given below:

Course	Fees
EMBA	INR 49,987/yr
B.A.	INR 13,740/yr
B.Com	INR 15,690/yr
M.Com	INR 16,775/yr
B.Ed.	INR 32,021/yr
M.A.	INR 16,775/yr

Ques. What are the career opportunities after completing an MBA (Executive) from USOL PU?

Ans. The EMBA program is for those students who find it difficult to complete a full time MBA course. After the completion of the MBA (Executive) program from USOL PU, a student can unlock the world of high paying career opportunities and paved ways of growth. As per the Executive MBA council, there is a hike of 17% seen in the salary of EMBA graduates within the two years.

There are many career opportunities a student get after completing their respective degree in the multinational and reputed companies:

Senior Human Resources Manager
Human Resources Business Partner
Consultant, Human Resources
Training and Development Manager etc

Ques. Does the USOL PU provide any scholarship facilities to the students?

Ans.

The USOL PU provides a lot of scholarships to the needy and meritorious students of different categories such as SC/ST category and PwD category.
The USOL PU provides the scholarships to the students of PwD category under the scheme of NHFDC in which Every year 2500 scholarships are provided to the students of PwD category (Person with disability) for degree and post graduate level professional and technical courses.

Ques. What are the popular courses offered by the USOL PU?

Ans. The popular courses offered by the USOL PU are as follows:

Master in Arts (MA) in Psychology
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Child Development
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)

COURSE	ADMISSION LINK
B.Com, B.Ed, BA, M.Com, MA, MBA/PGDM	Admission Link
B.Lib.I.Sc, Certificate course in Women's Studies, Certificate Course in Vivekananda Studies, Certificate Course in Fire and Safety Management	Admission Link