What is Central University of Punjab (CUP)?

CUP is a central research university established in 2009 by an Act of Parliament. It's located in Ghudda village, Bathinda, Punjab, India. Accredited with an 'A+' grade by NAAC and consistently ranked among the top 100 universities in India by NIRF, CUP offers high-quality education and research opportunities in various disciplines.

What are the research facilities at CUP?

CUP has well-equipped laboratories, libraries, and research centers across various disciplines. It promotes active research collaborations and provides funding opportunities for faculty and students.

Does CUP offer international exchange programs?

Yes, CUP has tie-ups with various international universities and offers student exchange programs, semester abroad opportunities, and joint research initiatives.

What are the extracurricular activities and student clubs available at CUP?

CUP encourages active student participation through various clubs, societies, and committees based on academic, cultural, sports, and social interests.

Does CUP offer online or distance learning programs?

Currently, CUP doesn't offer online or distance learning programs but might introduce them in the future.

How do I apply at CUP?

Central University of Punjab located in Bhatinda- Punjab, offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs in the fields of Science, Commerce, Arts and Management. The admission for PG is based on merit and marks obtained in the qualifying exam. For all postgraduate courses, candidates are required to attend the CUET-PG entrance exam. Further, the Central University of Punjab conducts its entrance for the doctoral program (PhD).Candidates can for admission to CUP online. To apply to the Central University of Punjab, follow the steps:Visit the official website of the university cup.edu.in.Click the tab Online Admission Form on the homepage.Read all the instructions carefully and duly fill in all the necessary details.Upload scanned images of signature and photograph.Pay a fee of INR 800 (general category) and INR 400 (reserved category) for the application.Verify thoroughly and submit the application form along with the required documents before the last date.

What are the facilities available in Central University of Punjab?

The university has established a health care center that has facilities like OPD, an in-house facility covering basic medicine and first-aid, ambulance, on-call medical officer and support staff, and health advisors are issued from time to time. The University has 2 Girls hostels and 2 Boys hostels with facilities like Wi-Fi, beds, mattresses, study table, a chair, an almirah, 24x7 water and electricity supply, a housekeeping facility, hygienic food, and a common Room with a TV facility. The library is ergonomically designed with elegant modern furniture and is well equipped with over 36,606 titles and subscribes to 71 journals, and 9507 full-text E-journals and has access to various digital libraries, and educational societies. The library is fully airconditioned and has Wi-Fi connectivity to provide the option to work with both online and offline resources. Well-equipped fully airconditioned gyms are provided for all students for their health needs and fitness. A bus facility is provided for staff and students for commuting. It would be interesting to know that the university has a museum that houses a vast collection of historical and archaeological exhibits. The university has walking trails around the campus. Other facilities include a Badminton court, Table Tennis court, Outdoor Volleyball, running track, football ground, cricket ground and basketball court. The University is encouraging the students to earn while learning by taking up part-time jobs at the University itself.

What are the eligibility criteria for M.Sc across all the specializations?

Bachelor's degree in science with 50% marks {45% in case of SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/PWD} from a recognized Indian or foreign university.

What are the various fields/specializations offered in Masters in Science?

The specializations offered in M.Sc are Food Sciences and Technology, Agribusiness, Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Applied Science, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Bioinformatics, Computational Physics.

What is entrance exam accepted for admission at the Central University of Punjab?

Central University of Punjab offers around 40 courses for UG, PG, and Doctoral along with Certificate and Diploma Programs. Here are the accepted examinations for each courseM.Pharm, MBA, MA, M.Sc, M.P.Ed, M.Com, M.EdCUCET-PGM.TechGATE

What are the language courses offered by CUP?

The School of language, literature, and culture at Central University of Punjab offers MA with different language specializations such as MA English, MA Hindi, and MA Punjabi. The eligibility to apply for this course is a Bachelors degree with at least 50% marks {45% in case of SC/ST/OBC (NCL)/PWD} in aggregate with at least 50% marks {45% in case of SC/ST/OBC (NCL)/PWD} in English/Hindi/Punjabi respectively from a recognized Indian or foreign University.

What are the scholarships offered by CUP?

The university provides financial aid to the students by providing scholarships. University and the state-wise scholarship for top 3 rankers are rewarded INR 3000 deduction in the fees. The university also has a scheme for all students called Earn While You Learn, where students are provided various jobs in the university for which they are provided INR 100 and students would be permitted to work for 50 hours/month and this ceiling on working hour is stipulated that the jobs are not pursued at the cost of study. M.Phil and Ph.D. students are provided Fellowship of INR 5000 and INR 8000 per month respectively. Further working contingencies of INR 8000 and INR 10,000 per annum are offered to Humanities and Science students respectively. Through the Travel Grant Scheme, teachers, scholars, and officers shall be permitted to avail of this financial assistance scheme once a year. TA/DA as per university rules and registration fee, subject to a maximum of Rs. 10,000/- shall be paid to the eligible teachers, scholars, and officers under this scheme.

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CU Punjab Latest Updates and News

04 Aug, 2025 CU Punjab Provisional Selection/Waiting List 2025 has been released for M.Ed program. Check List Here.

CU Punjab M.Ed is offered as 2 Years Full Time program, with total intake of 50 seats. The minimum eligibility criteria for M.Ed is B.Ed. with 50% + CUET. The total fees for CU Punjab M.Ed in 2025 is ₹ 64,950 for the complete course duration, which includes total tuition fees of ₹ 17,600. Earlier, the fees in 2019 - 2020 for M.Ed was ₹ 38,998.

CU Punjab Hostel Fee is ₹ 24,200.

Course Description

M.Ed at CU Punjab is a 2 Years Degree. The course is offered On Campus as a Full Time program. CU Punjab M.Ed First Year Fees is INR 35,800 for 2025.

CU Punjab offers a total of 50 seats for M.Ed . Candidates must have at least B.Ed. with 50% + CUET to be eligible for admissions. Admissions are offered based on CUET-PG. Check CU Punjab Admission 2025

CU Punjab CUET-PG Cutoff 2024 marks is 45 - 96 for the General category. Further, the cutoff marks is 50 for OBC category, 44 for SC category, Earlier, the CUET-PG cutoff marks 2023 was 111 - 174 for the General category.

CU Punjab M.Ed Fees 2025

Fees (2025 - 2026)	Year 1 (in INR)		Year 2 (in INR)
Semester	1	2	3	4
Tuition Fees	4400	4400	4400	4400
Admission Fees	1700	-	-	-
Registration Fees	600	600	600	600
Exam Fees	1000	1000	1000	1000
Caution Fee *	3000	-	-	-
Development Fees	1700	-	1700	-
Library Fees	1300	900	1300	900
Lab Fees	3500	3500	3500	3500
Convocation Fees	1100	-	-	-
Alumni Fees	700	-	-	-
Miscellaneous Fees	4275	2125	4125	2125
Semester Wise Fees	23275	12525	16625	12525
Yearly Fees	35800		29150

* Fees is refundable

CU Punjab M.Ed Previous Fees

Fees	Year 1 (in INR)		Year 2 (in INR)
Semester	1	2	3	4
Tuition Fees	2820	2820	2820	2820
Admission Fees	1095	-	1095	-
Exam Fees	660	660	660	660
Other Fee	8845	4389	5265	4389
Semester Wise Fees	13420	7869	9840	7869
Yearly Fees	21289		17709

* Fees is refundable

CU Punjab M.Ed Admission 2025

The minimum eligibility for admission to M.Ed at CU Punjab is B.Ed. with 50% + CUET. Candidates are allotted seats based on CUET-PG.

CU Punjab M.Ed Cutoff 2025

CU Punjab M.Ed Cutoff 2025 has not been released yet. You can check the previous year CUET-PG cutoff marks for M.Ed admissions in the section below.

Categories (2024)	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
General	45	96	75
OBC	50	-	-
SC	44	-	-
ST	81	43	-
EWS	105	-	-

CU Punjab M.Ed Cutoff 2023

Categories	Round 1	Round 2
General	174	111
OBC	129	-
SC	135	-
ST	96	-
EWS	145	-

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Eligibility Criteria

Aspirants seeking admission to 2-year Full-time M.Ed Program should have obtained at least 55% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/OBC/PWD) or an equivalent grade in the following Programmes with an undergraduate degree with 55% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/OBC/PWD) in each: B.Ed. , B.A.B.Ed. , B.El.Ed. , D.El.Ed. & Admission shall be based on the merit of the students in the Entrance Test of CUET.

Course Details

Central University of Punjab offers several specialisations in different Post Graduate level degree courses in streams like arts, law, commerce etc. The details of every course available is tabulated below:

Course	Specialisations	Eligibility	Selection Criteria
MA	Economics	A candidate must have passed Graduation in relevant stream with at least 55% marks from a recognised University (5% relaxation for reserved category)	Admissions are done on the basis of merit in Central University conducted Common Entrance Test for the academic year.
	Education
	English
	Mass communication and Journalism
	Political Science
	Punjabi
	Geography
	Sociology
	Hindi
	History
M.Ed.	Education
M.SC.	Physics
	Computational Physics
	Mathematics
	Statistics
	Computational Chemistry
	Sports Science
	Geology
	Environmental Science and Technology
	Food Science and Technology
	Life Sciences (plant sciences/animal sciences/Microbial sciences/biochemistry/human genetics/molecular medicine/bioinformatics)
	Chemical Sciences (Medicinal Chemistry)
	Chemistry
M.Pharm	Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medicinal Chemistry)
M.Pharm	Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry)
M.Com	Commerce
LLM	Law

Master of Education [M.Ed]

first year fees: ₹35,800

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Years (2025 - 2026)	year 1		year 2
Semester	1	2	3	4
Tuition fees	₹4400	₹4400	₹4400	₹4400
Admission fees	₹1700	-	-	-
Registration fees	₹600	₹600	₹600	₹600
Exam fees	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000	₹1000
Caution fee*	₹3000	-	-	-
development fees	₹1700	-	₹1700	-
library fees	₹1300	₹900	₹1300	₹900
lab fees	₹3500	₹3500	₹3500	₹3500
convocation fees	₹1100	-	-	-
alumni fees	₹700	-	-	-
miscellaneous fees	₹4275	₹2125	₹4125	₹2125
Semester Wise Fees	₹23275	₹12525	₹16625	₹12525
Yearly Fees	₹35,800		₹29,150

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CU Punjab Upcoming Important Dates 2025

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Events	Dates
Last Date to Submit Fees for Admission [M.Ed]	Jul 30, 2025
Display of 2nd Round Provisional List of Selected Candidates for Admission [M.Ed]	Jul 28, 2025
Last Date of Fee Submission for Admission 2025 [M.Ed]	Jun 23, 2025

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Years	year 1		year 2
Semester	1	2	3	4
Tuition fees	₹2820	₹2820	₹2820	₹2820
Admission fees	₹1095	-	₹1095	-
Exam fees	₹660	₹660	₹660	₹660
other fee	₹8845	₹4389	₹5265	₹4389
Semester Wise Fees	₹13420	₹7869	₹9840	₹7869
Yearly Fees	₹21,289		₹17,709