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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Plaksha University<br />
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| type = [[Private university|Private]]<br />
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| city = [[Mohali]]<br />
| state = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Plaksha University |url=http://www.plananyc.com/plaksha-university |website=Plananyc}}</ref><br />
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| campus = {{convert|50|acre|km2}}<br/>[[Urban area|Urban]]<br />
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| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]<br />
| website = {{URL|plaksha.edu.in}}<br />
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'''Plaksha University''' is a [[Private university#India|private university]] located in [[Mohali]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chaudhary|first=Vikram|date=29 April 2019|title=Plaksha University: A new school of thought|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/education-2/plaksha-university-a-new-school-of-thought/1561930/|url-status=live|website=Financial Express}}</ref> It is being set up by a group of over 60 business leaders and technology entrepreneurs. It is a corporate-funded technical university, which is being established under the Punjab State Private Universities Policy of 2010. It has received a Letter of Intent from the [[Government of Punjab, India|Government of Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://diprpunjab.gov.in/?q=content/mohali-emerge-education-hub-government-issues-letter-intent-establishment-plaksha-university|title=MOHALI TO EMERGE AS EDUCATION HUB AS GOVERNMENT ISSUES LETTER OF INTENT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF PLAKSHA UNIVERSITY|publisher=Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Punjab, India ਸੂਚਨਾ ਤੇ ਲੋਕ ਸੰਪਰਕ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਪੰਜਾਬ ,ਭਾਰਤ}}<br>- {{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Punjab CM Inaugurates Plaksha University to Pioneer Transformation of Technology Education in India|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/punjab-cm-inaugurates-plaksha-university-to-pioneer-transformation-of-technology-education-in-india/1480700|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Outlook India}}<br>- {{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/capt-lays-stone-of-tech-univ-in-mohali/articleshow/68039506.cms|title=Amarinder Singh lays stone of Plaksha university in Mohali|website=The Times of India}}<br>- {{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/business-leaders-join-hands-to-set-up-engineering-university-in-mohali/article29117898.ece|title=Business leaders join hands to set up engineering university in Mohali|first=Garima|last=Singh|website=Businessline}}<br>- {{Cite web|date=2020-08-11|title=Punjab govt issues letter of intent to Plaksha University in Mohali|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/punjab-govt-issues-letter-of-intent-to-plaksha-university-in-mohali/story-fvP2lhgtPfM7wc6X4JQNWI.html|access-date=2021-01-07|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><br />
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== Academics==<br />
The university undergraduate program, which will be offered from September 2021, aims to integrate engineering education and research with liberal arts, design and entrepreneurship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://plaksha.org/undergraduate-program|title=Undergraduate Program|publisher=Plaksha University}}<br>- {{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Francis Ligler Joins Academic Advisory Board for Plashka University in Chandigarh India|url=https://bme.unc.edu/francis-ligler-joins-academic-advisory-board-for-plaksha-university-in-chandigarh-india/|url-status=live|access-date=|publisher=Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering}}</ref> The Reimagining Higher Education Foundation, the sponsoring body of Plaksha, currently offers one-year Tech Leaders Fellowship, a residential post-graduate program in collaboration with [[Purdue University]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.purdue.edu/india/news/index.php?view=past|title=News - Purdue-India Partnership|publisher=Purdue University}}</ref> and [[UC Berkeley]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scet.berkeley.edu/global-partners/|title=Global Partners at UC Berkeley}}<br>- {{Cite web|date=2020-02-06|title=Frances Ligler Joins Academic Advisory Board for Plaksha University in Chandigarh, India|url=https://bme.unc.edu/francis-ligler-joins-academic-advisory-board-for-plaksha-university-in-chandigarh-india/|access-date=2021-01-07|publisher=Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering}}</ref><br />
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== Campus ==<br />
The 50-acres campus is being built near [[Chandigarh Airport|Chandigarh International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bhargava|first=Anjuli|date=2021-03-20|title=Plaksha University aims to challenge IITs, reimagines engineering education|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/education/plaksha-university-aims-to-challenge-iits-reimagines-engineering-education-121031901353_1.html|access-date=2021-07-01}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Official website|plaksha.org}}<br />
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{{Universities in Punjab}}<br />
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Education in Mohali]]<br />
[[Category:Private universities in India]]<br />
[[Category:Engineering colleges in Punjab, India]]</div>->Gamr1290