Chitkara University, Punjab

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Chitkara University
Chitkara University, Punjab logo.png
Former names
Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology
Type Private
Established2010 (2010)
Affiliation UGC, NAAC, COA, PCI, NCTE, INC, NCHMCT, AUAP, IET
Chancellor Ashok Chitkara [1]
Vice-Chancellor Madhu Chitkara [1]
Location
Rajpura
,
Punjab
,
India
Website www.chitkara.edu.in
Chitkara University, Punjab - Campus Main Gate Chitkara Punjab Entrance Gate.jpg
Chitkara University, Punjab - Campus Main Gate

Chitkara University is a private university located in Rajpura, Punjab, India. It offers undergraduate programs, post-graduate program and doctoral programs in fields of engineering, management, pharmacy, health sciences, nursing, hospitality, art & design and education. [2] It was established and is managed by the Chitkara Educational Trust.

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History

Chitkara University, Punjab started its way as Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology established in 2002 and affiliated to Punjab Technical University. [3] The university was established in 2010 [4] after being granted university status with the passing of The Chitkara University Act, 2008 in 2009. [5]

Chitkara University's 70-acre main campus is located in Jansla Village, Rajpura, Punjab, along the Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway (NH-64), which is 33.1 km away from Chandigarh. [3]

Academics

Academic Programmes

Chitkara University offers a wide range of academic programmes across a variety of disciplines, including engineering, technology, business, health sciences, pharmacy, design, and media.

Some of academic programmes offered by Chitkara University include:

Chitkara University also offers a number of postgraduate programmes, including:

Chitkara University also offers Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in various fields.

Affiliations

Chitkara University is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) & National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). [6] Relevant programmes are approved by the Council of Architecture (COA), [7] Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), [8] National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), [9] Indian Nursing Council (INC), [10] Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), and National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT). [11]

University and college rankings
General – international
QS (World) (2025) [12] 1201-1400
QS (Asia) (2024) [13] 501-550
General – India
NIRF (Universities) (2024) [14] 90
Engineering – India
NIRF (2024) [15] 94
Medical – India
NIRF (2024) [16] 54
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2024) [17] 19
Architecture – India
NIRF (2024) [18] 35

Rankings

Chitkara University was ranked in the 90 band among universities in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024, [19] 19th in the Pharmacy ranking, [20] 35th in the Architecture ranking, [21] 54th in the Management ranking [22] and 94th in the Engineering ranking. [23]

Internationally, the university was ranked in the 501-550 band among universities in Asia by QS World University Rankings (Asia) [24] in 2025 (143th in South Asia) and 1201-1400 band among universities in the World by QS World University Rankings in 2025. [25]

Schools and Institutes

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Main inside road, Chitkara University Punjab campus
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Chitkara Business School

The university includes: [26]

Student life

Chitkara University hosts chapters of the Association Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales (AIESEC), [27] Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEEE), [28] Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), [29] Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), [30] Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI), [31] Society of Automotive Engineers India (SAE India) [32] and Computer Society of India (CSI). [33]

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