20 Master's degrees offered by the university

At Systems Biology and Bioinformatics at Panjab University Panjab University is one of the renowned universities of India which was established in the year 1882 at Lahore and after independence shifted to Chandigarh. The University has always taken the lead in starting new courses/departments.

The Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Analysis programme is offered at the Panjab University. University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University is a premier institute of pharmaceutical education and research assigned NIRF Rank 2 in the country.

The Department of Biochemistry at Panjab University, Chandigarh was established in 1962. 

The Zoology programme is offered at the Panjab University is one of the oldest and well-established departments in North India, which has completed more than 100 years of teaching and research.

At Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Panjab University Panjab University is a premier institute of pharmaceutical education and research assigned NIRF Rank 2 in the country.

At Mathematics (Hons)  at Panjab University the Department of Mathematics, Panjab University, Chandigarh was established in 1952 at Hoshiarpur and was shifted to Chandigarh in 1958. It has grown to be one of the best Departments of Mathematics of the Indian Universities.

The Nanoscience and Nanotechnology programme is offered at the Panjab University. The Centre for Nano Science & Nano Technology (CNSNT) came into existence in the year 2005 offering M. Tech. (Nano Science and Nano Technology) degree program by the University Centre for Instrumentation Micro-electronics (UCIM) and later under the aegis of Department of Physics, Panjab University.

At Microbial Biotechnology at Panjab University consistent with the enormous importance of microbes in the field of Biotechnology, a new course "Microbial Biotechnology" was introduced at Panjab University under the aegis of "Centre for Emerging Areas in Science and Technology".

The Medical Physics programme is offered at the Panjab University. The aim of the Medical Physics course at the postgraduate level is to generate the expertise and overcome the scarcity of the manpower for the cancer treatment facilities. 

At Physics at Panjab University the Department had previously received grants under the UGC- COSIP (College Science Improvement Programme) from 1977-83, SAP (Special Assistance Programme) from 1980-88 and COSIST (Committee of Strengthening of infrastructure in Science and Technology) from 1984-91.

The Department of Statistics at the Panjab University was established in 1964 as a part of Mathematics Department, and since 1974 it is an independent Department.

The Human Genomics programme is offered at the Panjab University. Department cum National Centre for Human Genome Studies and Research is relatively new education centre established in year 2002. 

The Department of Chemistry was founded by Dr. S. S. Bhatnagar at Lahore in 1925, the department of Chemistry is one of the prestigious departments of Panjab University. 

At Pharmacy - Pharmacognosy at Panjab University University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University is a premier institute of pharmaceutical education and research assigned NIRF Rank 2 in the country.

At Physics - Electronics at Panjab University the Department had previously received grants under the UGC- COSIP (College Science Improvement Programme) from 1977-83, SAP (Special Assistance Programme) from 1980-88 and COSIST (Committee of Strengthening of infrastructure in Science and Technology) from 1984-91.

At Pharmacy - Pharmacology at Panjab University University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University is a premier institute of pharmaceutical education and research assigned NIRF Rank 2 in the country.

The Department of Botany at Panjab University was established in 1919 at Lahore. It shifted to Chandigarh in 1960 from Khalsa College, Amritsar where it was housed temporarily after partition of the country in 1947 with Prof. P.N. Mehra as the Head of the Department. 

At Pharmacy - Pharmaceutics at Panjab University University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University is a premier institute of pharmaceutical education and research assigned NIRF Rank 2 in the country.

The Stem Cell Tissue Engineering and Biomedical Excellence programme is offered at the Panjab University. Panjab University is pioneer in running a two years (four semesters) Masters course in Stem Cell & Tissue Engineering under CEAST since 2008. The field is a relatively vey new. Its discovery has been suggested to be one of the most important medical discoveries of past 100 years.

The Microbiology programme is offered at the Panjab University is one of the oldest and pioneer Microbiology departments in the country.