Mohali, officially Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar or Ajitgarh, is a

planned city A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve ...

in the

Mohali district Mohali district, officially known as Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district or SAS Nagar district, is one of the twenty three districts of Punjab, a state in north-west India. It was formed in April 2006''SAS Nagar to become a district'': Retrie ...

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

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, which is an administrative and a commercial hub lying south-west of

Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...

. It is the headquarters of the Mohali district and one of the six

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of the State. It is officially named after

Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ajit Singh (, pronunciation: ; 11 February 1687 – 7 December 1704), also referred to with honorifics as Sahibzada Ajit Singh or Baba Ajit Singh, was the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh and the son of Mata Sundari. His younger brothers were ...

, the eldest son of

Guru Gobind Singh Guru Gobind Singh (; born Gobind Das; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708) was the tenth and last human Sikh gurus, Sikh Guru. He was a warrior, poet, and philosopher. In 1675, at the age of nine he was formally installed as the leader of the ...

. Mohali has developed rapidly as an IT hub of the state of Punjab, and has thus grown in importance. The Government of Punjab has initiated significant infrastructure and recreation projects in attempts to increase the standard of living in Mohali. Roads have been built to create networks between Mohali and

Chandigarh International Airport Chandigarh Airport , officially Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, is an international airport serving the union territory of Chandigarh, India. The airport is located in Jhiurheri, Mohali, Punjab and shares space with the Indian Air F ...

to boost its international connectivity. Mohali was earlier a part of the

Rupnagar district Rupnagar district is one of twenty-three districts in the state of Punjab, India. The city of Rupnagar is said to have been founded by a Raja called Rokeshar, who ruled during the 11th century and named it after his son Rup Sen. It is also t ...

and was carved out and made a part of a separate district in 2006.

History

Early history

Prehistoric evidence has been found in Mohali and its surrounding regions. Due to the presence of the lake, fossil remains with imprints of a large variety of aquatic plant, animal, and

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life have been found. As a part of the

Punjab region Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

, it has many rivers in the areas where it is speculated that ancient and primitive settlements by humans began. Some 8,000 years ago, the area was also known to be a home to the Harappans.

Medieval history

Mohali means ''settlement''. The village of Mohali was a part of the

Sikh Empire The Sikh Empire was a regional power based in the Punjab, Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. It existed from 1799, when Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore, to 1849, when it was defeated and conquered by the East India Company, Br ...

. The village Lambian, located in the city, was visited by

Guru Har Rai Guru Har Rai (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ, pronunciation: ; 16 January 1630 – 6 October 1661) revered as the ''seventh Nanak'', was the seventh of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. A battle took place here between the British and 500 Sikhs under the command of

Akali Hanuman Singh Baba Hanuman Singh (1755 – 1846), also known as Akali Hanuman Singh or Amar Shaheed Baba Hanuman Singh, was a Nihang Sikh and was the 7th Jathedar of Budha Dal and Jathedar of Akal Takhat. He was the successor of Akali Phula Singh. He was ...

, in which

attained martyrdom.

Modern history

After the

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in 1947, the former British province of Punjab was split between

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in India and

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in Pakistan. The Indian Punjab required a new capital city to replace

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, which became part of Pakistan during partition. Consequently, the government made Chandigarh from nearly 50 Puadhi speaking villages of the then state of

East Punjab East Punjab was a state of Dominion of India from 1947 until 1950. It consisted parts of the Punjab Province of British India that remained in India following the partition of the state between the new dominions of Pakistan and India by the ...

, India. Mohali was conceived after the trifurcation of Punjab and its capital Chandigarh became a Union Territory in the late 1960s. In 1967, the area around

Mohali Village Mohali is a village situated in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, India.''Hadbasta No. 10'': Retrieved frosasnagar.gov.in Mohali city got its name from this village. It is located in Sector 56 of the city A city is a human settlement of a subs ...

was initially developed as an industrial estate; this was broadened with residential areas to meet housing demands. The township plan for Mohali was put forward by the

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during the annual session held in 1975 at Mohali. On 1 November 1975, Punjab Chief Minister Giani

Zail Singh Giani Zail Singh (, born Jarnail Singh; 5 May 1916 – 25 December 1994) was an Indian politician from Punjab who served as the president of India from 1982 to 1987 and chief minister of Punjab. He was the first Sikh to become president. B ...

laid the foundation stone of Mohali township and named it Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. It was rechristened to Ajitgarh by the union government in the year 2012, as it was felt at that time that the name, SAS Nagar, was too long.

City design

Mohali and Chandigarh are contiguous, with only the boundary between Punjab and Chandigarh dividing this area. The original plan of Mohali township is an extension of the road and an 800m x 1200m extension of the sector design system of Chandigarh, without any unique planning. The first 11 sectors of the sector design system for Mohali are popularly known as ''Phases''. Early development was only till Phase 7. The development of sectors and phases from Phase 8 onwards started in the late 1980s, the city received its bus stand during Phase 8 in the mid-1990s. Some sectors of Chandigarh are shared between Chandigarh and Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, like the sectors 48, 51, 52, 54, 56, 61 and 63. 63 onwards sectors fall in the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar region. phase 1 = sector 55 phase 2 = sector 56 phase 3= Sector 57 phase 4 = sector 58 phase 5 = sector 59 phase 6 = sector 60 phase 7 = sector 61 phase 8 = sector 62 phase 9 = sector 63 phase 10 = sector 64

Greater Mohali Area Development Authority master plan

In the

GMADA Greater Mohali Area Development Authority, shortly known as GMADA, is state development authority of Punjab State, India. Chief minister of Punjab is its chairman. GMADA has three functioning committees: executive committee, planning and design c ...

master plan, the city has up to 128 Sectors which include nearby villages. They are, among others, Aerocity Alipur, Bairampur, Bakarpur, Ballo Majra, Balongi, Bari, Bar Majra, Bathlana, Behlol, Bhago Majra, Chajju Majra, Chaparchiri, Daun, Desumajra, Dyalpur, Harlalpur, Jandpur, Jhampur, Jheureri, Jhungian, Kailon, Kandala, Khuni Majra, Kishanpura,

Kurali Kurali is a city of district S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) and a municipal council in Greater Mohali area, Mohali district in the Indian state of Punjab. Geography Kurali is 28 km away from the Punjab state capital Chandigarh, situated on Nati ...

, Landiali, Landran, Manakmajra, Manana, Matran, Naraingarh, Pattlin, Raipur Kalan, Sambalki, Saneta, Santemajra, Shafipur, Siaun, Sihanpur, Sukhgarh, Tapauli and Thaska. GMADA also includes the Aerocity which is a gateway to Mohali International Airport. Also IT City Mohali has emerged as one of the best location for residences and corporate offices under GMADA. It is spread over 1,600 acres and includes sectors 82, 82A, and 83A. The IT city aims to produce at least 40,000 jobs. With allotment to top IT companies and state of the art infrastructure for residential projects. With futuristic planning and due the location advantage, IT City Mohali is understandably the distinguished locality in Tricity.

Chandigarh Tricity

Mohali and

Panchkula Panchkula (ISO: ''Paṁcakulā'') is a city and district headquarter in the Panchkula district in Haryana, India. It is a satellite town of the state capital Chandigarh. Panchkula is a border city with Punjab, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh ...

are two satellite cities of Chandigarh. The trio of these three cities is collectively known as

Chandigarh Tricity Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the rem ...

. Panchkula is a planned city adjoining Chandigarh in Panchkula District, Haryana, India.

Climate

Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar has a

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continental

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climate Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteoro ...

characterised by a seasonal rhythm: hot summers, slightly cold winters, unreliable

rainfall Rain is a form of precipitation where water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. ...

and great variation in

temperature Temperature is a physical quantity that quantitatively expresses the attribute of hotness or coldness. Temperature is measurement, measured with a thermometer. It reflects the average kinetic energy of the vibrating and colliding atoms making ...

(). In winter,

frost Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor that deposits onto a freezing surface. Frost forms when the air contains more water vapor than it can normally hold at a specific temperature. The process is simila ...

sometimes occurs during December and January. The average annual rainfall is recorded at . The city also receives occasional winter rains from the west.

Average temperature

*Summer: The temperature in summer may rise to a maximum of . Temperatures generally remain between . *Autumn: In autumn, the temperature may rise to a maximum of . Temperatures usually remain between in autumn. The minimum temperature is around . *Winter: Average temperatures in winter (November to February) remain at (maximum) and (minimum) . *Spring: spring temperatures vary between (min) (max).

Demographics

Languages

As per 2011 census, Mohali's urban agglomeration (metropolitan area) had a population of 176,152, out of which males were 92,407 and females were 83,745. The effective literacy rate (7+ years) was 93.04% per cent. The sex ratio of Mohali is 906 females per 1,000 males.

Sikhism Sikhism is an Indian religion and Indian philosophy, philosophy that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE. It is one of the most recently founded major religious groups, major religio ...

is the majority religion in Mohali which is followed by 51.53% of the people.

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Hypernymy and hyponymy, umbrella term for a range of Indian religions, Indian List of religions and spiritual traditions#Indian religions, religious and spiritual traditions (Sampradaya, ''sampradaya''s) that are unified ...

is the second most followed religion which is adhered to by 45.55% of the people. Minority religions like

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and

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are followed by 1.68% and 0.79% of the population, with 0.45% are Buddhists, Jains and others.

Politics and government

The

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, an officer belonging to the

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, is the overall in charge of the General Administration in the Districts of India. Currently, Girish Dayalan is serving as Deputy Commissioner. The civic administration in Mohali under the Municipal Corporation (established 1984), a body of elected councillors and is headed by a Commissioner chosen from the elected members. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is a Municipal Corporation, with Kulwant Singh as the first mayor, with the current being Amarjoit Singh since April 2021. The district administration is under the supervision of Current Administrator Gurpreet Kaur Sapra, Deputy Commissioner (IAS). Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is part of Anandpur Sahib Parliamentary Constituency, represented by

Manish Tewari Manish Tewari (born 8 December 1965) is an Indian lawyer and politician. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and represents Chandigarh in the current 18th Lok Sabha. He represented Anandpur Sahib in the 17th Lok Sabha. He was Minist ...

since 2019, while in

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, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is represented since 2012 by MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu from

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. Before 2012, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar was part of the Kharar Assembly Constituency. In the

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, a new Assembly Constituency was carved out in the name of Mohali (as Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar was known during Assembly Elections 2012). Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is also represented in

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(SGPC) by Paramjit Kaur Landran and Hardeep Singh. The seat was reserved for women during the 2011 SGPC Elections.

Transport

Road

The main

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of this city is located in Sector 56, where many government and private bus operators provide services to different cities of the state.

Chandigarh Transport Undertaking Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) is the public transport unit of the Chandigarh administration in India. It is managed by the Home Secretary, who acts as transport secretary and director. It operates a mixed fleet of AC, non AC, mini, mid ...

(CTU) provides bus connectivity with the rest of the tricity. Chandigarh Sector 43 Bus Stand is also close to Mohali. Auto-rickshaws ply throughout the city.

Rail

Mohali Railway Station SAS Nagar Mohali railway station is the main railway station in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab. It serves Mohali, the city adjacent to Chandigarh in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. The railway station SAS Nagar Mohal ...

is situated in Industrial Area, Phase 11 and connects the city with several important locations in the region such as

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and

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, as well as other parts of the country.

Air

Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport is located near Aerocity in Mohali. It has both domestic and international flights.

Economy

Mohali's economy is largely manufacturing-based, the major companies in the region include Punjab Tractor Limited (PTL), ICI Paints, and Punjab Communications Limited. Also small- and medium sized companies, such as Torque Pharmaceuticals, are based in Mohali. Telecommunications service providers including Tata Communications, Vodafone and the

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operate within SAS Nagar. SAS Nagar's role in facilitating multinational corporations is growing, with contributions from global tech giants such as

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and

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-based Quark, Inc. has created a $500M, QuarkCity in SAS Nagar, complete with a residential complex comprising 30% of the area; the shopping, entertainment, medical and educational districts consume another 10%. It was designed to generate 25,000 direct and 100,000 indirect jobs. It also includes a

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(SEZ). It is located north of India's

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. The region has been targeted by an increasing number of

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IT companies.

Sports

Mohali contributes greatly to sports within the Punjab region (most notably

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), with 8 multipurpose sports complexes equipped

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cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

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, etc. It has two international cricket stadiums, latest being Mullanpur International Cricket Stadium. It also home to the Mohali International Hockey Stadium.

Cricket

In 1990, the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) unveiled a plan to build a state-of-the-art facility complete with a separate practice ground—to be built in a

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y area in the city. The PCA invested heavily in the ground, a

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court,

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, and

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and outdoor & indoor cricket practice nets were incorporated into the plans. The construction of the stadium took around ₹25 crores and three years to complete. The stadium has an official capacity of 30000 spectators. The stadium was designed by Arun Loomba and Associates, Panchkula and constructed by R.S. Construction Company, Chandigarh. The lights here are unconventional compared to other cricket stadiums, in that the light pillars are very low in height. This is to avoid aircraft from the nearby airport colliding with the light pillars. The stream passing through the central part of Chandigarh called N Choe, also passes alongside the stadium. PCA Stadium is home of

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(IPL Mohali franchisee). The current pitch curator for the PCA Stadium is Daljit Singh and the design consultant is Ar. Sufyan Ahmad.

Hockey

The city has the

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which serves as the home ground for the hockey club,

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, of

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Places of interest

Places of tourist interest in and around this region include the following: *

Fateh Burj The Fateh Burj (), a prominent tourist site in Punjab and the tallest victory tower in India, is situated in the historical village of Chappar Chiri in the SAS Nagar district (Mohali district) of Punjab state. It was completed in 2011. The ...

Religious places

Gurudwara Amb Sahib

Gurudwara Amb Sahib is a historical shrine situated in Sector 62, Mohali commemorates the visit of the 7th Guru of Sikhs,

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trader.Retrieved fro
Gurdwara Amb Sahib
history This shrine is managed by

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, Amritsar.

Shri Shiv Mandir

Shri Shiv Mandir is an old Hindu temple dedicated to

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, situated in Phase1.

Gurudwara Singh Shaheedan

This shrine is situated in the village Sohana, close to Sector 70 constructed in memory of the martyrdom of Jathedar Baba Hanuman Singh, a Nihang Jathedar. He, along with 500 Sikhs, attained martyrdom at this place in a battle against British forces during the Anglo-Sikh Wars.

Dera Dargah Sharif Bakarpur

This shrine is situated in the village Bakarpur, in Aerocity, near Mohali Airport. This shrine is home of Ali and five Pirs. Sai Surinder Singh is currently the chief dera head of this Dargah.

Parks and gardens

* Nature Park, Phase 8 * Rose Garden, Phase 3B1 * Bougainvillea Garden, Phase 4 * Silvy Park, Phase 10 * Valley Park, Phase 8 * Ekta Park, Phase 7 (near Chawla Chowk) Mohali * Kargil Park, Sector 71 * Fountain Park, Sector 70 * City park, sector 68

Markets and other places

* Main Market, Phase - 7, SAS Nagar * Main Market, Phase - 4, SAS Nagar * Main Market, Phase - 3, SAS Nagar * Main Market, Phase - 1, SAS Nagar * Main Market, Phase - 5, SAS Nagar * Main Market, Phase - 10, SAS Nagar *

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium The I. S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium is a cricket ground located in Mohali, Punjab, India. It is commonly referred to as the Mohali Stadium. The stadium is home to the Punjab cricket team and formerly the IPL franchise Punjab Kin ...

, SAS Nagar *

, Phase-9 * Gurudwara Amb Sahib, Phase - 8 * Janta Market, Phase - 3B1

Chowks of Mohali

The famous chowks of Mohali, which replicate one of the best features of the city are: * YPS Chowk * Diplast Chowk * Airport Chowk

Upcoming developing areas

* Aerocity, Mohali * Aerotropolis, Mohali

Other nearby places

* Sikh Ajaibghar, Sector 119, Village Balongi, Village Bar Majra * VR Punjab, Kharar * Gurudwara Nabha Sahib -

Zirakpur Zirakpur is a planned satellite city, in Mohali District, Punjab, neighboring Mohali, Chandigarh in India. It is set on the foothills of Shivalik hills. It is part of the tehsil Dera Bassi. It is the gateway to Chandigarh from Delhi. It comp ...

Education

; Schools * Anee's School, Sector-69, Mohali * Doon International School, Sector-69, Mohali * Gian Jyoti Public School, Phase 2, Mohali * Gurukul World School, Sector-69, Mohali * Learning Paths School, Sector 67, Mohali * Shivalik Public School, Mohali * The British School, Sector 70 * Yadavindra Public School, Sector 51, Mohali ; Universities * Plaksha University Alpha, Sector 101, IT City Rd, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar *

Chandigarh University Chandigarh University (CU) is a private university located in Gharuan village of Mohali district, Mohali, India. The university was established on 10 July 2012 by an act of Punjab Legislative Assembly, Punjab State Legislature. It is recogniz ...

NH-95, Chandigarh-Ludhiana Highway, Mohali ; Science and medical colleges * Dr. B.R. Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS, Mohali) *

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (IISER Mohali) is an autonomous public research institute established in 2007 at Mohali, Punjab, India. It is one of the seven Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) ...

(IISER Mohali) ; Engineering colleges * GGS College of Modern Technology * Indo Global Colleges *

Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering & Technology Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering & Technology (SUSCET) is a college and center of higher technical education and research offering graduate, post-graduate, and doctoral level research programs located in Chandigarh. The School Symb ...

* Chandigarh Engineering College ; Business schools *

Indian School of Business The Indian School of Business (ISB) is a private business school with campuses in Hyderabad and Mohali, India. It offers various post-graduate management programs. History The Indian School of Business (ISB) was started in 1996 by a bunch of b ...

(ISB), Sector 81 * Amity University, Sector 82A, IT City, Mohali * Plaksha University, Sector 83A, IT City, Mohali ; Law schools *

Army Institute of Law Army Institute of Law (AIL) is a private law school in Mohali, Punjab, India. The institute is affiliated to Punjabi University, Patiala, and is run by the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES). The institute has a moderately sized campus in Sec ...

* Universal Law College ; Pharmacy * National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali (NIPER)

Healthcare

The city has several speciality hospitals. Government dispensaries also are present in some sectors. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences of phase 6 is the oldest government hospital in the city and the new hospital is in Sector 66. The city has many multi-facility private hospitals like the Max Super Speciality Hospital,

Fortis Hospital Fortis Healthcare Limited is an Indian for-profit private hospital network headquartered in Gurgaon. The Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) in Gurgaon serves as the headquarters for Fortis Healthcare. In addition to its Gurgaon faci ...

, Silver Oak Hospital, Ivy Hospital, Indus Super Speciality Hospital, Mayo Hospital, Cheema Medical Complex, Mukat Hospital and Heart Institute, Cosmo Hospital, Amar Hospital, Grecian Super Speciality Hospital, Sohana Hospital, Ace Heart and Vascular Institute, SGHS Hospitals, AM Hospital, ESI Hospital and Regional Spinal Injury Center ( Sector 70). Pharmacies such as City Medicos have also situated near Fortis and Silver Oaks hospital.

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