Lovely Professional University

Lovely Professional University
Motto
"Transforming Education Transforming India"
TypePrivate
Established2005 (2005)
ChancellorAshok Kumar Mittal[1]
Pro ChancellorRashmi Mittal[1]
Students30,000+ (2020)
Location
Chaheru, Phagwara [a]
,
Punjab
,
India

31°15′13″N 75°42′13″E / 31.253609°N 75.70367°E / 31.253609; 75.70367
CampusRural [b], 112 acres (45 ha)
Colours  Orange
AffiliationsUGC, AIU, PCI, NCTE, COA, ACBSP, ACU, ICAR, BCI,
Websitewww.lpu.in

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]

Campus

The university campus is spread in 600 acres[disputed (for: In 2021 University mentioned 90 acres only)  – discuss] [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]

Academics

LPU has the following schools on various subjects including business, fashion design, engineering, law, education, agriculture, humanities, tourism.[8]

Affilitations

The Lovely Professional University is affiliated and recognised by national facilitators such as University Grants Commission (UGC),[9] Pharmacy Council of India,[10] Bar Council of India,[11][12] etc.

LPU's School of Agriculture is accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.[13]

LPU is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[14]

The distance education programmes are approved by the UGC's Distance Education Bureau.[15]

Rankings

University rankings
General – international
Times (World) (2022)[16]1001–1200
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2022)[17]58
NIRF (Overall) (2023)[18]46
NIRF (Research) (2023)[19]42
NIRF (Universities) (2022)[20]47
NIRF (Universities) (2023)[21]38
Engineering – India
NIRF (2022)[22]51
NIRF (2023)[23]50
NIRF (2024)[24]50
Law – India
NIRF (2022)[25]13
NIRF (2023)[26]16
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2022)[27]34
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2022)[28]19
Architecture – India
NIRF (2022)[29]12


Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 ranked LPU in 1001–1200th.[30] 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.[31]

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.

References

  1. ^ a b "University leaders, University Founder, Entrepreneural University Leaders".
  2. ^ "Exploring the Wonders of Lovely Professional University". www.classhud.com. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ^ "University grants" (PDF). ugc.gov.in. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ "The Lovely Professional University Act, 2005" (PDF). blinkvisa.com. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  5. ^ https://www.ugc.gov.in/oldpdf/privateuni/lovelyuni.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ "University leaders, University Founder, Entrepreneural University Leaders". www.lpu.in. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Newsmaker | Mr Mittal goes to Parliament: The Lovely ride from a shop to House". The Indian Express. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  8. ^ "LPU Schools and Department List". schools.lpu.in.
  9. ^ "State-wise List of Private Universities" (PDF). www.ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ "Statutory Body Constituted under the Advocates Act, 1961" (PDF). lpu.in. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Status of NAEAB Accredited Agriculture Universities/Colleges" (PDF). Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  14. ^ "ACU members". www.acu.ac.uk. Association of Commonwealth Universities. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  15. ^ Distance Education Bureau (18 October 2018). "Commission decision" (PDF). Letter to Lovely Professional University. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  16. ^ "World University Rankings 2022". Times Higher Education. 2021.
  17. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  18. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  19. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Research)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  20. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  21. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  22. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  23. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Engineering)". 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 2022 (Law)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  26. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Law)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  27. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Management)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  28. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  29. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Architecture)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  30. ^ "Lovely Professional University". 13 November 2021.
  31. ^ "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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