Airport: Chandigarh is the nearest airport.

About Punjabi University, Patiala: Punjabi University Patiala, one of the premier institutions of higher education in the north of India, was established on the 30th April, 1962 under the Punjabi University Act 1961. This is the second University in the world to be named after a language, the first being Hebrew University of Israel. It has evolved into a multi-faceted, multi-faculty educational institution with over fifty five teaching and research departments covering disciplines in Humanities and in Sciences as diverse as Fine Arts and Space Physics. The campus is spread over about 316 acres with imposing buildings in lush green, pollution- free environment away from the hustle and bustle of city life. The University has three regional centres namely, The Guru Kashi Regional Centre at Bathinda, The Guru Kashi Campus at Talwandi Sabo and The Nawab Sher Mohammad Khan Institute of Advanced Studies in Urdu, Persian and Arabic at Malerkotla. It has set up an Extension Centre for computer education at Jaito. The University has established a well stocked Extension Library at Mohali. The University has undertaken the responsibility of maintaining the estate of Dr. Norah Richards at Andretta in Himachal Pradesh. The Department of Theatre and Television arranges theatre performances at Andretta every year. The University also manages Dr. Balbir Singh Sahitya Kendra at Dehradun. Campus at Patiala makes available international standard facilities for students and researchers. The University has 10 neighborhood campuses; special emphasis is on taking education at the door steps of the ruralites. Most of the departments have been able to mobilize additional research funding from UGC, DST, CSIR, Planning Commission, Government Departments and other official funding agencies. The University has established its own publication bureau which is actively engaged in publishing research work of the academic community. More than 2000 titles have already been published.

The Punjabi University takes pride in the achievement of Five Star status awarded by the NAAC, an autonomous body of the UGC after a thorough evaluation of various research projects undertaken and in the pipeline. The NAAC team had also an exhaustive interface with the faculty of various teaching Departments. S. Swarn Singh Boparai decorated with the most prestigious national awards Kirti Chakra and Padma Shri took over as Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University, Patiala on August 28, 2002.

EFHA was formed by the Exercise Scientists in 2004. It aims at a cohesive forum for the health professionals. It promotes the growth and application of the highest quality research and professional application of exercise science in health promotion, disease prevention, rehabilitation, sport fitness and training. Development and implementation of public policies and procedures concerned with exercise fitness and health is promoted. There has been intent to promote healthy lifestyle in the people and update the knowledge of health fitness experts by providing ongoing peer review and quality assurance programs via the academic programs related to exercise, fitness and health. EFHA grooms the skill by working under the guidance of specialists in a structured short-term training course. The short term programs organized by EFHA from time to time provide thorough insight into the theoretical and practical aspects of health fitness management. It brings out News Letters every year in January that contains information related to exercise physiology and health fitness, forthcoming scientific events, worldwide job vacancies. Members of the organization are highlighted through their work. National and international research papers and other developments are brought to light by publishing an internationally referred journal of Exercise Science and Physiotherapy on annual basis. Four issues have been already published. The first issue was brought in 2005.

About Punjab Branch of Indian Association of Physiotherapists (PBIAP)

PBIAP is the state branch of Indian Association of Physiotherapists - the representative body of Indian physiotherapists affiliated with the World Confederation of Physical Therapy. The IAP aims at setting and securing the ethical practice and upholding high professional standard of Physiotherapy along with promoting scientific research and dissemination of knowledge by organising seminars, conferences, work shops, lectures, and publications of journals etc. There are more than 15000 members of IAP and about 36 branches exist across the country. The Punjab branch of IAP was established in the year of 1999 with the aim of furthering the objectives of IAP in the state of Punjab. Ever since its inception the branch is striving hard to strengthen the Physiotherapy practice and education in the state of Punjab as per the ethics and guidelines prescribed by the parent body. It also envisaged bringing together of various Physiotherapy institutions for concomitant growth in clinical as well as academic sectors of Physiotherapy. The branch organizes workshops, clinical seminars conferences for facilitating inter and intra professional exchange of ideas.