Chandigarh, Oct. 23 -- Panjab University (PU) has approved a revenue budget of Rs.942 crore for 2027-28, an increase of Rs.40 crore, or 4.5%, over the Rs.901-crore budget for the ongoing year (2026-27).

The budget was approved at a meeting of the university's Board of Finance (BoF) chaired by vice-chancellor Prof Meenakshi Goyal on Thursday. PU expects to generate Rs.185 crore from examination fees in the coming year, compared with Rs.174 crore in the previous year's budget. This is an increase of Rs.11 crore, or around 6.4%. The projected income from partially self-financed courses has also increased from Rs.100 crore in 2026-27 to Rs.107 crore, a rise of Rs.7.20 crore. From registration, certificate and common entrance test (CET), howe...