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{{Short description|University in Punjab, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Lovely Professional University
| native_name =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| motto = "Think BIG"
| motto_lang = en
| mottoeng = "Think BIG"
| established = {{Start date|2005}} (16 years ago)
| type = [[Private university|Private]]
| chancellor = Ashok Mittal<ref name=self>{{cite web|url=http://www.lpu.in/about_lpu/leadership.php|title=University leaders, university founder, Entrepreneurial university leaders|publisher=Lovely Professional University|access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref>
| vice_chancellor = Ramesh Kanwar{{r|self}}
| academic_staff =
| students = 30,000+ {{small|(2020)}}
| city = [[Phagwara]]
| state = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| country = [[India]]
| coor = {{Coord|31.253609|75.70367|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| campus = Sub-Urban
| colours = Orange
| nickname = LPU
| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]], [[Pharmacy Council of India|PCI]], [[National Council for Teacher Education|NCTE]], [[Council of Architecture|COA]], [[Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs|ACBSP]], [[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]], [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research|ICAR]], [[Bar Council of India|BCI]], [[Distance Education Bureau|DEB]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.lpu.in/}}
| image = Lovely Professional University logo.png
| footnotes =
| image_name =
}}
'''Lovely Professional University''' ('''LPU''') is a [[Private university#India|private university]] situated in [[Phagwara]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]].<ref name=Private>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Private%20University/Consolidated%20List%20Private%20Universities%20as%20on%2029.06.2017.pdf |title=State-wise List of Private Universities as on 29.06.2017 |work=ugc.ac.in |date=29 June 2017|access-date=1 July 2017 |publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]}}</ref> The university was established in 2005<ref name=Private/> by Lovely International Trust, under ''The Lovely Professional University Act, 2005'' (Punjab Act 25 of 2005)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/punjab/2005/2005PN25.pdf|access-date=17 July 2017|title=The Lovely Professional University Act, 2005|publisher=[[Government of Punjab (India)|Government of Punjab]]|work=Punjab Government Gazette|date=26 December 2005}}</ref> and started operation in 2006.<ref name=Dogra>{{cite news|last1=Chander Suta Dogra|title=A Lovely Story Indeed|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/a-lovely-story-indeed/266660|access-date=17 July 2017|work=[[Outlook India]]|date=23 August 2010}}</ref>

==Campus==
The university campus spreads over {{convert|600|acre|km2}}<ref name="HT2020"/> in boundary on the outskirts of Jalandhar and houses over 30,000 students ({{As of|2020|lc=yes}}).<ref name="HT2020">{{cite news |title=Why LPU is regarded Top university |url=https://www.thehindu.com/brandhub/why-lpu-is-regarded-top-university/article30942634.ece |access-date=9 December 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=28 February 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Affiliations==
In India, LPU is recognised by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC),<ref>{{cite web|title=State -wise List of Private Universities as on 29.06.2017|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Private%20University/Consolidated%20List%20Private%20Universities%20as%20on%2029.06.2017.pdf|website=www.ugc.ac.in|publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]|access-date=31 August 2017|language=en|date=29 June 2017}}</ref> the [[National Council for Teacher Education]] (NCTE)<ref>{{cite web|title=NRC – Search|url=http://www.nrcncte.in/institutes/punjab?fileno=&institution_name=&city=24383|website=www.nrcncte.in|publisher=[[National Council for Teacher Education]] Northern Regional Committee, Jaipur|access-date=31 August 2017}}</ref> and the [[Council of Architecture]] (COA)<ref>{{cite web|title=Status With Intake of Architectural Institutions in India as on August 30, 2017|url=https://www.coa.gov.in/show_img.php?fid=290|publisher=[[Council of Architecture]]|access-date=31 August 2017|date=30 August 2017}}</ref> and approved by the [[Pharmacy Council of India]] (PCI).<ref>{{cite web|title=Approved Degree institutions u/s 12|url=http://www.pci.nic.in/collegescourses/approveddegreeinstitutionsus12-8.aspx|website=www.pci.nic.in|publisher=[[Pharmacy Council of India]]|access-date=31 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329115803/http://pci.nic.in/collegescourses/ApprovedDegreeinstitutionsus12-8.aspx|archive-date=29 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is also a member of the [[Association of Indian Universities]] (AIU).<ref>{{cite web|title=AIU Members|url=http://www.aiu.ac.in/Members/MembersL.asp|website=www.aiu.ac.in|publisher=[[Association of Indian Universities]]|access-date=31 August 2017}}</ref>

LPU's School of Agriculture is accredited by the [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] (ICAR).<ref>{{cite web |title=Status of NAEAB Accredited Agriculture Universities/Colleges |url=https://icar.org.in/sites/default/files/StatusAgriculturalUniversitiesAccredited.pdf |publisher=[[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] |access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref> Internationally, LPU is accredited by the [[Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs]] (ACBSP)<ref>{{cite web|title=ACBSP Grants Accreditation to 22 Colleges and Universities in Four Countries – Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs|url=http://www.acbsp.org/news/172307/ACBSP-Grants-Accreditation-to-22-Colleges-and-Universities-in-Four-Countries.htm|website=www.acbsp.org|publisher=[[Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs]]|access-date=5 September 2017|language=en}}</ref> and a member of the [[Association of Commonwealth Universities]] (ACU).<ref>{{cite web|title=ACU members|url=https://www.acu.ac.uk/membership/acu-members/?country_id=102&items_perpage=20&pageID=5|website=www.acu.ac.uk|publisher=[[Association of Commonwealth Universities]]|access-date=5 September 2017}}</ref> The School of Law is temporarily approved by the [[Bar Council of India]] (BCI) until 2018–2019.<ref>{{Cite letter|recipient=Lovely Professional University|url=https://www.lpu.in/downloads/bci_approval.pdf|author=Bar Council of India|author-link=Bar Council of India|date=12 September 2016|title=Temporary approval of affiliation|access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref> The distance education programmes are approved by the [[Distance Education Bureau]] (DEB).<ref>{{Cite letter|url=https://www.lpu.in/downloads/UGC-DEB.pdf|author=Distance Education Bureau|author-link=Distance Education Bureau|date=18 October 2018|title=Commission decision|access-date=31 January 2020|recipient=Lovely Professional University}}</ref> LPU offers overall more than 50 courses.<ref>{{cite web |title=LPU Courses & Fees 2020: After 10th, UG, PG & PhD Courses List |url=https://www.shiksha.com/university/lpu-lovely-professional-university-jalandhar-28499/courses |website=www.shiksha.com |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>

==Rankings==
{{Infobox India university ranking
| NIRF_O_2020= 99
| NIRF_U_2020= 78

| NIRF_B_2020= 49
| NIRF_P_2020= 29
| NIRF_E_2020= 87
}}
The [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) ranked Lovely Professional University 99 overall in 2020,<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_O_2020/> and 78 among universities.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2020/> It also ranked 49 in the management ranking,<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_B_2020/> 29 in the pharmacy ranking<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_P_2020/> and 87 in the engineering ranking.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020/>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://www.lpu.in}}

{{Universities in Punjab}}
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Education in Jalandhar]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2005]]
[[Category:2005 establishments in Punjab, India]]

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