University of The Punjab Gujranwala Campus

The University of the Punjab came into existence as a result of a long drawn struggle of the people of Punjab after the Indian Mutiny in 1857. Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner was the founder of the university. Contrary to the three previously established universities, which were only examining institutions, the University of the Punjab was both teaching as well as examining body right from beginning.

The University of the Punjab, Gujranwala (also referred to as Punjab University, Gujranwala campus or PUGC) (Urdu: پنجاب یونیورسٹی، گوجرانوالہ) is a public research university in Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. PU Gujranwala is the third-oldest of the five University of the Punjab campuses. The university occupies 81 kanals (10.03 acres or 4.02 ha) locating near the Ali Pur Chowk, Rawalpindi bypass, Gujranwala. University offers undergraduate and graduate programs having four main departments