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Lovely Professional University

Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private state university located in Phagwara, Punjab, India.[2][3] Established under the Lovely Professional University Act, 2005, it commenced operations in 2006.[4][5]

LPU is accredited by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the Council of Architecture (COA), the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), the Bar Council of India (BCI), and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

Lovely Professional University (LPU) campus encompasses 600 acres on the periphery of Jalandhar and accommodates around 47,579 students and 2000+ faculty members.[6] The campus and institution provides numerous sporting facilities and hostel accommodations for students. The university possesses a central library containing approximately one million academic resources.[7]

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.[8][9]

Academics

LPU has schools on various subjects including business, fashion design, engineering, law, education, agriculture, humanities, tourism.[10]

Affilitations

The Lovely Professional University is affiliated and recognised by national facilitators such as University Grants Commission (UGC),[11] Pharmacy Council of India,[12] and Bar Council of India.[13][14]

LPU's School of Agriculture is accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.[15] It has accreditations and memberships of National Board of Accreditation (NBA),[citation needed] Council of Architecture (CoA)[16] and National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).[17]

LPU is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[18]

The distance education programmes are approved by the UGC's Distance Education Bureau.[19]

Rankings


National rankings

In the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024, LPU secured the 38th position nationally. In 2023 NIRF ranked Lovely Professional University 46th overall, and 38th among universities.[35] It also ranked it 32nd in management, 17th in pharmacy, 50th in engineering, 16th in law and 16th in architecture ranking in India.[36]

  • Ranked 27th among Indian universities – NIRF 2024[37]
  • Ranked 38nd in Management – NIRF 2024[38]
  • Ranked 16th in Pharmacy – NIRF 2024[39]
  • Ranked 19th in Law – NIRF 2024[40]
  • Ranked 24th in Architecture & Planning – NIRF 2024[41]

Global rankings

Additionally, LPU ranks among the Top 200 universities globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2023.[42][43]

Notable Alumni[verification needed]

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 campus falls under rural category.

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