Chitkara University is a private university located in

Rajpura Rajpura () is a city in Patiala district in the Indian state of Punjab, India, situated along the border of the Indian state of Haryana. It is located 26 KM Patiala city, towards East from District Head Quarter. It is Tehsil Head Quarter. Rajp ...

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, 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. It was established and is managed by the Chitkara Educational Trust.

History

Chitkara University, Punjab started its way as Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology established in 2002 and affiliated to

Punjab Technical University I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKGPTU), formerly Punjab Technical University (PTU), is a State university located by Kapurthala highway in Kapurthala, India. It was established by an act of State Legislature on 16 January 1997, to p ...

. The university was established in 2010 after being granted university status with the passing of ''The Chitkara University Act, 2008'' in 2009. Chitkara's 50 acre main campus is located 33.1 km from

Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which a ...

Academics

Affiliations

Chitkara University is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Relevant programmes are approved by the

Council of Architecture The Council of Architecture is a statutory body constituted by the Government of India under the provisions of the Architects Act, 1972, enacted by the Parliament of India, which came into force on 1 September 1972. The Act provides for regis ...

(COA),

Pharmacy Council of India The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) is the statutory body under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. It is constituted under the Pharmacy Act, 1948. The Council was first constituted on 4 March 1948. Dr. Montukumar Patel ...

(PCI),

National Council for Teacher Education National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) is a statutory body of Indian government set-up under the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 (#73, 1993) in 1995 is to formally oversee standards, procedures and processes in the Ind ...

(NCTE),

Indian Nursing Council Indian Nursing Council is a national regulatory body for nurses and nurse education in India. It is an autonomous body under the Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, constituted by the Central Government under section 3(1) ...

(INC) and

National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology The Ministry of Tourism, a branch of the Government of India, is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to the development and promotion of tourism in India. It facilitates the Indian departm ...

(NCHMCT).

Rankings

Chitkara University was ranked in the 151–200 band among universities in India by

National Institutional Ranking Framework The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in India. The Framework was approved by the MHRD and launched by Minister ...

(NIRF) in 2020, 38 in the pharmacy ranking and 75 in the management ranking and 181 in the Engineering ranking. Internationally, the university was ranked in the 401–600 band out of 768 universities in the ''

Times Higher Education World University Rankings The ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'' (often referred to as the THE Rankings) is an annual publication of university rankings by the ''Times Higher Education'' (THE) magazine. The publisher had collaborated with Quacquarelli ...

'' Impact Rankings 2020.

Schools and Institutes

Chitkara University, Punjab main internal road

The university includes: * Chitkara Business School * Chitkara College of Sales & Marketing * Chitkara University Institute of Engineering & Technology * Chitkara University School of Maritime Studies * Chitkara College of Applied Engineering * Chitkara School of Planning and Architecture * Chitkara Design School * Chitkara School of Mass Communication * Chitkara College of Hospitality Management * Chitkara College of Pharmacy * Chitkara School of Health Sciences * Chitkara Law School * Chitkara College of Education * Centre for Global Education

Student life

Chitkara University hosts chapters of the Association Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales (AIESEC),

Institute of Electrical Engineers The Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) was a British professional organisation of electronics, electrical, manufacturing, and Information Technology professionals, especially electrical engineers. It began in 1871 as the Society of Tel ...

(IEEE), Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE),

Institution of Engineers (India) The Institution of Engineers (India) is the national organization of engineers in India. It has more than one million members in 15 engineering disciplines in 125 centers or chapters in India and overseas; it is the world's largest multi-disci ...

(IEI),

Society of Automotive Engineers SAE International, formerly named the Society of Automotive Engineers, is a United States-based, globally active professional association and standards developing organization for engineering professionals in various industries. SAE Internatio ...

India (SAE India) and

Computer Society of India Computer Society of India is a body of computer professionals in India. It was started on 6 March 1965 by a few computer professionals and has now grown to be the national body representing computer professionals. It has 72 chapters across India ...

(CSI).

References

External links

* {{Authority control Universities in Punjab, India Private universities in India Educational institutions established in 2010 2010 establishments in Punjab, India