Lovely Professional University

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Lovely Professional University
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Motto
"Transforming Education Transforming India"
Type Private
Established2005 (2005)
Chancellor Ashok Kumar Mittal [1]
Pro ChancellorRashmi Mittal [1]
Students30,000+ (2020)
Location, ,
India

31°15′13″N75°42′13″E / 31.253609°N 75.70367°E / 31.253609; 75.70367
CampusRural [lower-alpha 2] , 112 acres (45 ha)
Colours   Orange
Affiliations UGC, AIU, PCI, NCTE, COA, ACBSP, ACU, ICAR, BCI,
Website www.lpu.in
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Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university located in Chaheru, Phagwara, Punjab, India. [2] The university was established in 2005 by Lovely International Trust, through the Lovely Professional University Act, 2005 (Punjab Act 25 of 2005) [3] and started operation in 2006. [4]

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Campus

The university campus is spread in 112[ disputed (for: In 2021 University mentioned 90 acres only) ] acres [5] in Chaheru Village on the Jalandhar-Delhi GT Road.

Governance

The university is founded and governed by chancellor Ashok Kumar Mittal, while administration and operations are governed by his wife Rashmi Mittal as the pro-chancellor of the university. [6] [7]

Affiliations

University entrance gate Lovely Professional University (LPU), Jalandhar-Phagwara Highway, Jalandhar.jpg
University entrance gate

The Lovely Professional University is affiliated and recognised by national facilitators such as University Grants Commission (UGC), [8] Pharmacy Council of India, [9] Bar Council of India, [10] [11] etc.

LPU's School of Agriculture is accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. [12]

LPU is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. [13]

The distance education programmes are approved by the UGC's Distance Education Bureau. [14]

Schools

LPU has the following schools on various subjects ranging from business, fashion design, engineering, law, education, to agriculture, humanities, tourism, etc. [15]

Rankings

University rankings
General – international
Times (World) (2022) [16] 1001–1200
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2022) [17] 58
NIRF (Universities) (2022) [18] 47
Engineering – India
NIRF (2022) [19] 51
Law – India
NIRF (2022) [20] 13
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2022) [21] 34
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2022) [22] 19
Architecture – India
NIRF (2022) [23] 12

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 ranked LPU in 1001–1200th. [24] In India, the 2023 National Institutional Ranking Framework ranked Lovely Professional University 46th overall, and 38th among universities. It also ranked it 32nd in management, 17th in pharmacy, 50th in engineering, 16th in law and 16th in architecture ranking in India. [25]

Notes

  1. The campus is situated in Chaheru village of Phagwara Tehsil, 8km from Phagwara railway station.
  2. The campus is situated in Chaheru, Phagwara Punjab, Pincode 144411, a village. Therefore campus falls under rural category.

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