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| Motto | "Think BIG" |
|---|---|
Motto in English | "Think BIG" |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 2005 (16 years ago) |
| Chancellor | Ashok Mittal[1] |
| Vice-Chancellor | Ramesh Kanwar[1] |
| Students | 30,000+ (2020) |
| Location | , , 31°15′13″N 75°42′13″E / 31.253609°N 75.70367°E |
| Campus | Sub-Urban |
| Colours | Orange |
| Nickname | LPU |
| Affiliations | UGC, AIU, PCI, NCTE, COA, ACBSP, ACU, ICAR, BCI, DEB |
| Website | www |
Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university situated in Phagwara, Punjab, India.[2] The university was established in 2005[2] by Lovely International Trust, under The Lovely Professional University Act, 2005 (Punjab Act 25 of 2005)[3] and started operation in 2006.[4]
Campus
The university campus spreads over 600 acres (2.4 km2)[5] in boundary on the outskirts of Jalandhar and houses over 30,000 students (as of 2020[update]).[5]
Affiliations
In India, LPU is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC),[6] the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)[7] and the Council of Architecture (COA)[8] and approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI).[9] It is also a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).[10]
LPU's School of Agriculture is accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).[11] Internationally, LPU is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)[12] and a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).[13] The School of Law is temporarily approved by the Bar Council of India (BCI) until 2018–2019.[14] The distance education programmes are approved by the Distance Education Bureau (DEB).[15] LPU offers overall more than 50 courses.[16]
Rankings
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| General – India | |
| NIRF (Overall) (2020)[17] | 99 |
| NIRF (Universities) (2020)[18] | 78 |
| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF (2020)[19] | 87 |
| Business/Management – India | |
| NIRF (2020)[20] | 49 |
| Pharmacy – India | |
| NIRF (2020)[21] | 29 |
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Lovely Professional University 99 overall in 2020,[17] and 78 among universities.[18] It also ranked 49 in the management ranking,[20] 29 in the pharmacy ranking[21] and 87 in the engineering ranking.[19]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "University leaders, university founder, Entrepreneurial university leaders". Lovely Professional University. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "State-wise List of Private Universities as on 29.06.2017" (PDF). ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ↑ "The Lovely Professional University Act, 2005" (PDF). Punjab Government Gazette. Government of Punjab. 26 December 2005. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ Chander Suta Dogra (23 August 2010). "A Lovely Story Indeed". Outlook India. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Why LPU is regarded Top university". The Hindu. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "State -wise List of Private Universities as on 29.06.2017" (PDF). www.ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ↑ "NRC – Search". www.nrcncte.in. National Council for Teacher Education Northern Regional Committee, Jaipur. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ↑ "Status With Intake of Architectural Institutions in India as on August 30, 2017". Council of Architecture. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "AIU Members". www.aiu.ac.in. Association of Indian Universities. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ↑ "Status of NAEAB Accredited Agriculture Universities/Colleges" (PDF). Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ↑ "ACBSP Grants Accreditation to 22 Colleges and Universities in Four Countries – Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs". www.acbsp.org. Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ↑ "ACU members". www.acu.ac.uk. Association of Commonwealth Universities. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ↑ Bar Council of India (12 September 2016). "Temporary approval of affiliation" (PDF). Letter to Lovely Professional University. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ Distance Education Bureau (18 October 2018). "Commission decision" (PDF). Letter to Lovely Professional University. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ "LPU Courses & Fees 2020: After 10th, UG, PG & PhD Courses List". www.shiksha.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Management)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.