Punjab to have 2 universities named after Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib at two different historic towns
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ March 7,2026
Punjab may become the only state in India with two state universities sharing the same name. One is already existing in Majha and the new one will come up in the Malwa area.
Today, Punjab Cabinet, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, has approved the establishment of a world-class university at Anandpur Sahib in the name of the ninth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. The decision was taken during the Cabinet meeting and is being described as a historic step toward promoting higher education while honoring the spiritual legacy of Punjab. The proposed university will be developed on the sacred land of Sri Anandpur Sahib, known globally as the birthplace of the Khalsa. The institution aims to become a leading centre of excellence for education, research and innovation, benefiting students not only from Punjab but also from across the country and abroad.
This will the second university named after ninth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. Earlier Sri Guru Teg Bahadur State University of Law was established by the Congress government at another historic town of Tarn Taran.But, till date Sri Guru Teg Bahadur State University of Law, Tarn Taran is not fully functional. After the establishment of the law university, the govt had given the charge of vice chancellor, registrar to the vice chancellor and registrar of Guru Nanak Dev University. They failed to make the university functional in these almost six years.
Today, expressing heartfelt gratitude, Harjot Singh Bains extended special thanks to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the Aam Aadmi Party leadership and the Government of Punjab for approving such a significant project for his constituency and the region He said said that the establishment of this university will create new opportunities for higher education, skill development and research for the youth of Punjab.
About, Sri Guru Teg Bahadur State University of Law, Tarn Taran
The Punjab Cabinet on August 25,2020 had paved the way for the establishment of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur State University of Law, Tarn Taran to commemorate the 400th Birth Anniversary of the Ninth Sikh Guru Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, was announced by former Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh during the Budget Session of the Vidhan Sabha.
The draft Bill, prepared by the Department of Higher Education, seeks “to establish and incorporate a State University for the development and advancement of legal education and for the purposes of imparting specialized and systematic instruction, training and research in the field of law and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.”
The foundation stone of the university was laid on August 27, 2021 by than Chief Minister, Punjab, Capt Amarinder Singh. Necessary approval from the Bar Council of India, University Grants Commission, New Delhi was obtained under the Act 2-F to establish Sri Guru Teg Bahadur State University of Law, Tarn Taran. As per the plan, the University is going to run LLB. (TYC), B.A. LL.B (FYIC), BBA LLB (FYIC) and B.Com LL.B (FYIC) classes from the current academic session 2021-22.
As per the plan, Government of Punjab had sanctioned Rs.5.00 Crore for the University budget from which a sum of Rs.159.10 Lakhs was released to the University in the Financial Year 2020-21 and for the Financial Year 2021-22 Rs.7.00 Crore had been allocated to the University.
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