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]

Lovely Professional University (LPU)

Motto	"Transforming Education Transforming India"
Type	Private
Established	2005 (2005)
Chancellor	Ashok Kumar Mittal[1]
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Jaspal Singh Sandhu
Students	30,000+ (2024)
Location	Chaheru, Phagwara [a] , Punjab , India 31.253609°N 75.70367°E / 31.253609; 75.70367
Campus	Rural [b], 112 acres (45 ha)
Colours	Orange
Affiliations	UGC, AIU, PCI, NCTE, COA, ACBSP, ACU, ICAR, BCI,
Website	www.lpu.in

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).

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 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] and Bar Council of India.^[11][12]

LPU's School of Agriculture is accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.^[13] It has accreditations and memberships of National Board of Accreditation (NBA),^{[citation needed]} Council of Architecture (CoA)^[14] and National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).^[15]

LPU is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.^[16]

The distance education programmes are approved by the UGC's Distance Education Bureau.^[17]

Rankings

University rankings
General – international
Times (World) (2022)[18]	1001–1200
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2022)[19]	58
NIRF (Overall) (2023)[20]	46
NIRF (Research) (2023)[21]	42
NIRF (Universities) (2022)[22]	47
NIRF (Universities) (2023)[23]	38
Engineering – India
NIRF (2022)[24]	51
NIRF (2023)[25]	50
NIRF (2024)[26]	50
Law – India
NIRF (2022)[27]	13
NIRF (2023)[28]	16
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2022)[29]	34
NIRF (2024)[30]	38
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2022)[31]	19
Architecture – India
NIRF (2022)[32]	12

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.^[33] It also ranked it 32nd in management, 17th in pharmacy, 50th in engineering, 16th in law and 16th in architecture ranking in India.^[34]

• Ranked 27th among Indian universities – NIRF 2024^[35]
• Ranked 38nd in Management – NIRF 2024^[36]
• Ranked 16th in Pharmacy – NIRF 2024^[37]
• Ranked 19th in Law – NIRF 2024^[38]
• Ranked 24th in Architecture & Planning – NIRF 2024^[39]

Global rankings

Additionally, LPU ranks among the Top 200 universities globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2023.^[40][41]

Notable Alumni[verification needed]

• Neeraj Chopra - An Indian track and field athlete. Gold medalist at the Olympic Games, World Athletics Championships, and the Asian Games.^[42]
• Manpreet Singh - An Indian field hockey player, Captain of the Indian Hockey Team and a four time Olympian from Punjab.
• Satnam Singh - First Indian professional wrestler drafted into the NBA, contributing to global basketball.
• Mandeep Singh - An Indian cricketer, A right-hand batsman plays for India Blue, North Zone and for teams in the Indian Premier League.^{[citation needed]}
• Varinder Singh Ghuman - Indian professional bodybuilder and actor
• Nishad Kumar - Indian paralympian who won a bronze medal in the men's T47 category at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.^[43][44]
• Lovlina Borgohain - Indian boxer. She won a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in the women's welterweight^[45]
• Arjun Babuta - Indian sport shooter who secured a gold and a bronze medal in the 10m air rifle event at the 2016 ISSF Junior World Cup in Gabala.^[46]

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.