Chitkara University, Punjab


Chitkara University, Punjab is a university in India with its campus in Punjab. It offers undergraduate programs, post-graduate program and doctoral programs in fields like Engineering, Management, Pharmacy and other courses in Health Sciences, Nursing, Hospitality, Art & Design, Education, etc. Situated on Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway, it was established in the year 2010 by the Punjab State Legislature under, “The Chitkara University Act”. Chitkara University is a government-recognized university with the right to confer degrees as per the Sections 2 and 22 of the UGC Act, 1956.
The University is named after its Founders - Dr. Ashok Chitkara and Dr. Madhu Chitkara.
The University has a mix of students from all parts of the country and a growing number of international students as well. Presently, there are 20,000 students at Chitkara University.

History

Chitkara University was founded by the Punjab State Legislature under "The Chitkara University Act" in 2010. The university comes under the establishment of the Chitkara Educational Trust based in Chandigarh and founded by Dr Ashok K Chitkara and Dr Madhu Chitkara in 1998.

Affiliations

Like all universities in India, Chitkara University is recognized by the University Grants Commission. Relevant programmes are approved by the Council of Architecture, Pharmacy Council of India, National Council for Teacher Education, Indian Nursing Council and National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology.

Rankings

Chitkara University was ranked in the 151–200 band among universities in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2020 and 38 in the pharmacy ranking in 2020.

Campus

Chitkara Educational Trust established the Punjab Campus in 2002 with initiation of Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology. The campus is spread over 50 acres, 30 kilometers from Chandigarh.

Constituent institutions

The following are the constituent institutions of the university:
Following is the list of events that are part of the campus curriculum: