B.A. (Hons.)
| Course Name |
Duration (Years) |
System |
Total Seats |
Reserved Categories |
| |
SC/ST |
BC |
Physically Handicapped |
Others |
| BA. (Hons.) |
3 |
Semester |
30 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
- Senior Secondary Examination (12th Grade) with at least 50% marks(45% for SC/ST) in
aggregate and 50% marks (45% for SC/ST) in the subject of Punjabi. OR
- Any other examination recognized equivalent there to.
Admission will be based on merit of the candidate in the Entrance Test to be
conducted by the Head of the Department.
M.A.
| Course Name |
Duration (Years) |
System |
Total Seats |
Reserved Categories |
| |
SC/ST |
BC |
Physically Handicapped |
Others |
| M.A. |
2 |
Semester |
50 |
13 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Punjabi. OR
- Bachelor degree in any subject with at least 50% marks (45% for SC/ST) in aggregate.
OR
- Bachelor's degree with at least 45% marks (40% for SC/ST) in the subject of Punjabi
(Elective).
Admission will be based on merit of the candidate in the Entrance Test to be
conducted by the Department.
Certificate Course in Punjabi Translation
| Course Name |
Duration (Year) |
System |
Total Seats |
Reserved Categories |
| |
SC/ST |
BC |
Physically Handicapped |
Others |
| Certificate Course in Punjabi Translation |
1 |
Semester |
10* |
3 |
1 |
- |
1 |
10+2 from any recognized Education Board or any equivalent examination with
minimum 50% marks
Punjabi upto Matric level.
The admission will be made on the basis of marks obtained in 10+2
examination.
Research Activities
Activities
School of Punjabi Studies was established to achieve one of the basic objectives of the
foundation of this university. The University act states:
To Promote Punjabi Studies, to provide for research in Punjabi Language and Literature and
Culture. (University Calendar)
Department Came into existence in 1979 with the merger of already established department of
Punjabi (Teaching 1971) and department of Punjabi language, literature and culture (Research
1972). The Department was the first one in India to introduce new academic programmers in the
field of Language, Culture, Folklore, Pakistani Punjabi Literature, Parvasi Punjabi Literature,
Meta Study, Teaching 127 of Urdu, Persian and Sanskrit Languages and computer applications etc
in Punjabi. The department has provided academic leadership by introducing a number of new
courses, which were later adopted by the sister universities for their respective syllabuses.
These Courses are : Punjabi Language (Statistical and data-based study), Pakistani Punjabi
Literature (Translations & Evaluation), Folklore and Culture (collection of material and study),
Parvasi Punjabi Literature (Introducing the new global trends and new authors), Meta-criticism
(Theoretical and Practical study of Punjabi Literary scholarship), Urdu, Persian, Sanskrit
(Introductory studies), Computer Application (introductory studies). It is pertinent to mention
here that this department started a research Journal Khoj Darpan in 1974. It has Published Sixty
three issues so far and is continuously publishing quality research work. This is the first
journal of Punjabi which was made a refereed journal in 2006. The faculty members of this
department are role models as they have cultivated competence in their respective
specializations. Their research contributions and academic planning have not only been
recognized but also have been followed rather imitated at various levels by other institutions.
More than three hundred books and more than one thousand research papers/book chapters have been
published by teachers and research scholars in international /national Journals/books. Faculty
members of school of Punjabi Studies of Guru Nanak Dev University are actively engaged in
fundamental research in the areas of Punjabi Language, Literature, Folklore and Culture.