Lovely Professional University

Lovely Professional University
Other name
LPU
Motto
"Transforming Education Transforming India"
TypePrivate
Established2005 (2005)
ChancellorAshok Kumar Mittal[1]
Vice-ChancellorJaspal Singh Sandhu
Academic staff
2066 [2]
Students34,871 (2024)[3]
Location
Chaheru, Phagwara
,
Punjab
,
India[a]

31°15′13″N 75°42′13″E / 31.253609°N 75.70367°E / 31.253609; 75.70367
CampusRural, 90 acres (36 ha)[b][4]
Colours  Orange
AffiliationsUGC, AIU, PCI, NCTE, COA, ACBSP, ACU, ICAR, BCI,
Websitewww.lpu.in

Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university located in Phagwara, Punjab, India.[5][6] Established under the Lovely Professional University Act, 2005, it commenced operations in 2006.[7][8]

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.[9][10]

Academics

LPU has schools on various subjects including business, fashion design, engineering, law, education, agriculture, humanities, and tourism.[11]

Affilitations

The Lovely Professional University is affiliated and recognised by national facilitators such as the University Grants Commission (UGC),[12] the Pharmacy Council of India,[13] and the Bar Council of India.[14][15]

LPU's School of Agriculture is accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.[16] It has accreditations and memberships of the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), Council of Architecture (CoA),[17] and National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).[18]

LPU is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[19]

The distance education programmes are approved by the UGC's Distance Education Bureau.[20]

Rankings

University rankings
General – international
Times (World) (2022)[21]1001–1200
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2022)[22]58
NIRF (Overall) (2023)[23]46
NIRF (Research) (2023)[24]42
NIRF (Universities) (2022)[25]47
NIRF (Universities) (2023)[26]38
Engineering – India
NIRF (2022)[27]51
NIRF (2023)[28]50
NIRF (2024)[29]50
Law – India
NIRF (2022)[30]13
NIRF (2023)[31]16
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2022)[32]34
NIRF (2024)[33]38
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2022)[34]19
Architecture – India
NIRF (2022)[35]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.[36] It also ranked 32nd in management, 17th in pharmacy, 50th in engineering, 16th in law and 16th in architecture ranking in India.[37]

  • Ranked 27th among Indian universities – NIRF 2024[38]
  • Ranked 38nd in Management – NIRF 2024[39]
  • Ranked 16th in Pharmacy – NIRF 2024[40]
  • Ranked 19th in Law – NIRF 2024[41]
  • Ranked 24th in Architecture & Planning – NIRF 2024[42]

Global rankings

LPU ranked 601-800 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings in 2025.[43]

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 the campus falls under the rural category.

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  13. ^ "Approved Degree institutions u/s 12". www.pci.nic.in. Pharmacy Council of India. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
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  19. ^ "ACU members". www.acu.ac.uk. Association of Commonwealth Universities. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  20. ^ Distance Education Bureau (18 October 2018). "Commission decision" (PDF). Letter to Lovely Professional University. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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  33. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Management)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  34. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  35. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Architecture)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  36. ^ "NIRF 2024: Punjab's private varsities Chandigarh University, LPU take top slots; IIT Ropar slips to 48". The Indian Express. 13 August 2024.
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