UGC to Grant Fund to the Country’s first Knowledge Cluster

Chandigarh is going to be the Country’s first-ever "knowledge cluster" as the Punjab University’s initiative to develop Chandigarh Region Innovation and Knowledge Cluster (CRIKC) has got the approval of funding from the University Grants Commission (UGC).
CRIKC will be dedicated to link various institutions in order to promote higher education and interdisciplinary research in the region. Earlier, the PU had shaken off the idea of setting up a knowledge cluster in the region, when the university would be going to act as the nodal agency. But now, the CRIKC has earned the support from many reputed institutions like the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), PEC University of Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research.