It grew into an affiliating university in 1969, with 43 colleges affiliated to it and covering Patiala, Sangrur and Bathinda districts of Punjab.
Punjab Armed Police India Reserve Battalions Punjab Commando Police The headquarters of the Punjab Armed Police are located at Jalandhar while the
India Reserve Battalions are stationed at Sangrur, Amritsar, Patiala,
Ludhiana and Jalandhar and the Punjab Commando Police at Bahadurgarh(Patiala) and S.A.S. Nagar Mohali.