Lovely Professional University
Private state university in Punjab, India
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Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university located in Chiheru, Phagwara, Punjab, India.[5][6] Established under the Lovely Professional University Act, 2005, it commenced operations in 2006.[7][8]
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Other name | LPU |
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| Motto | "Transforming Education Transforming India" |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2005 |
| Chancellor | Ashok Kumar Mittal[1] |
| Vice-Chancellor | Jaspal Singh Sandhu |
Academic staff | 2066[2] |
| Students | 34,871 (2024)[3] |
| Location | , , India[a] 31.253609°N 75.70367°E |
| Campus | Rural, 90 acres (36 ha)[b][4] |
| Colours | Orange |
| Affiliations | UGC, AIU, PCI, NCTE, COA, ACBSP, ACU, ICAR, BCI, |
| Website | www |
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Governance
The university's founder and chancellor is Ashok Kumar Mittal, with his wife Rashmi Mittal as the pro-chancellor.[9]
Academics
LPU has schools on various subjects including business, fashion design, engineering, law, education, agriculture, humanities, and tourism.[10]
Affiliations
The Lovely Professional University is affiliated and recognised by national facilitators such as the University Grants Commission (UGC),[11] the Pharmacy Council of India,[12] and the 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 the 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
In the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025, LPU secured the 49th position overall. NIRF ranked Lovely Professional University 31st among universities.[26] It also ranked 44th in management, 13th in pharmacy, 48th in engineering, 26th in law and 24th in architecture ranking in India.[27]
LPU ranked 501–600th band in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and 901-950 in QS World University Rankings in 2026.[28][29]
Notes
- The campus is situated in Chaheru of Phagwara Tehsil, 8km from Phagwara railway station.
- The campus is situated in Chaheru, Phagwara Punjab, Pincode 144411, a village. Therefore the campus falls under the rural category.
