Lovely Professional University

Lovely Professional University

Other name	LPU
Motto	"Transforming Education Transforming India"
Type	Private
Established	2005 (2005)
Chancellor	Ashok Kumar Mittal [1]
Vice-Chancellor	Jaspal Singh Sandhu
Academic staff	2066 [2]
Students	34,871 (2024) [3]
Location	Chaheru, Phagwara , Punjab , India [a] 31°15′13″N75°42′13″E / 31.253609°N 75.70367°E / 31.253609; 75.70367
Campus	Rural, 90 acres (36 ha) [b] [4]
Colours	Orange
Affiliations	UGC, AIU, PCI, NCTE, COA, ACBSP, ACU, ICAR, BCI,
Website	www.lpu.in

Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university located in Phagwara, Punjab, India. ^{[5] [6]} Established under the Lovely Professional University Act, 2005, it commenced operations in 2006. ^{[7] [8]}

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. ^{[9] [10]}

Academics

LPU has schools on various subjects including business, fashion design, engineering, law, education, agriculture, humanities, and tourism. ^[11]

Affilitations

The Lovely Professional University is affiliated and recognised by national facilitators such as the University Grants Commission (UGC), ^[12] the Pharmacy Council of India, ^[13] and the Bar Council of India. ^{[14] [15]}

LPU's School of Agriculture is accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. ^[16] It has accreditations and memberships of the National Board of Accreditation (NBA),^{[ citation needed ]} Council of Architecture (CoA), ^[17] and National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). ^[18]

LPU is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. ^[19]

The distance education programmes are approved by the UGC's Distance Education Bureau. ^[20]

Rankings

University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2023) [21]	46
NIRF (Research) (2023) [22]	42
NIRF (Universities) (2023) [23]	38
Engineering – India
NIRF (2024) [24]	50
Law – India
NIRF (2023) [25]	16
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2024) [26]	38

National rankings

In the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025, LPU secured the 49^th position overall. NIRF ranked Lovely Professional University 31^st among universities. ^[27] It also ranked 43^rd in management, 13^th in pharmacy, 48^th in engineering, 26^th in law and 24^th in architecture ranking in India. ^[28]

Global rankings

LPU ranked 601-800 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings in 2025. ^[29]

Notes

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

References

1. "University leaders, University Founder, Entrepreneural University Leaders".
2. "SSR Information Sheet, Page 14".
3. "NIRF Application" (PDF).
4. "SSR Information Sheet".
5. "Lovely Professional University Ranks Among the World's Best Universities". www.usnews.com. U.S. News & World Report.
6. "Exploring the Wonders of Lovely Professional University". www.classhud.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
7. "University grants" (PDF). ugc.gov.in. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
8. "The Lovely Professional University Act, 2005" (PDF). blinkvisa.com. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
9. "University leaders, University Founder, Entrepreneural University Leaders". www.lpu.in. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
10. "Newsmaker | Mr Mittal goes to Parliament: The Lovely ride from a shop to House". The Indian Express. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
11. "LPU Schools and Department List". schools.lpu.in.
12. "State-wise List of Private Universities" (PDF). www.ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
13. "Approved Degree institutions u/s 12". www.pci.nic.in. Pharmacy Council of India. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
14. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
15. "Statutory Body Constituted under the Advocates Act, 1961" (PDF). lpu.in. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
16. "Status of NAEAB Accredited Agriculture Universities/Colleges" (PDF). Indian Council of Agricultural Research . Retrieved 4 April 2019.
17. "List of approved Institutions". coa.gov.in.
18. "NRC Recognized Institutions (PUNJAB)". ncte.gov.in.
19. "ACU members". www.acu.ac.uk. Association of Commonwealth Universities . Retrieved 5 September 2017.
20. Distance Education Bureau (18 October 2018). "Commission decision" (PDF). Letter to Lovely Professional University. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
21. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
22. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Research)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
23. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
24. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
25. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Law)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
26. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Management)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
27. "NIRF 2024: Punjab's private varsities Chandigarh University, LPU take top slots; IIT Ropar slips to 48". The Indian Express. 13 August 2024.
28. "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Archived from the original on 11 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
29. "Lovely Professional University". Times Higher Education (THE). 1 March 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2025.

External links

• Official website