A sports university in Punjab was announced by the
Government of Punjab in June 2017. In July 2019 it was decided to name it after
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh. It was established in August 2019 thorough
The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University Act, 2019 and approved by the
University Grants Commission (UGC) in September of that year. Jagbir Singh Cheema was appointed the first
Vice-Chancellor. ==Campus==