Chitkara University, Punjab
Chitkara University is a private university located in Rajpura, Punjab, India. It offers undergraduate programs, post-graduate program and doctoral programs in fields of engineering, management, pharmacy, health sciences, nursing, hospitality, art & design and education.[2] It was established and is managed by the Chitkara Educational Trust.
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Former names | Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology |
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Type | Private |
Established | 2010 |
Affiliation | UGC, COA, PCI, NCTE, INC, NCHMCT |
Chancellor | Ashok Chitkara[1] |
Vice-Chancellor | Madhu Chitkara[1] |
Location | , , India |
Website | www |

History
Chitkara University, Punjab started its way as Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology established in 2002 and affiliated to Punjab Technical University.[3] The university was established in 2010[4] after being granted university status with the passing of The Chitkara University Act, 2008 in 2009.[5]
[6]Chitkara's 50 acre main campus is located 33.1 km from Chandigarh.[3]
Academics
Affiliations
Chitkara University is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).[7] Relevant programmes are approved by the Council of Architecture (COA),[8] Pharmacy Council of India (PCI),[9] National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE),[10] Indian Nursing Council (INC)[11] and National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT).[12]
Rankings
University and college rankings | |
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General – India | |
NIRF (Universities) (2020)[13] | 151–200 |
NIRF (Universities) (2021)[14] | 151–200 |
Engineering – India | |
NIRF (2020)[15] | 181 |
NIRF (2021)[16] | 113 |
Business/Management – India | |
NIRF (2020)[17] | 75 |
NIRF (2021)[18] | 54 |
NIRF (2022)[19] | 80 |
Pharmacy – India | |
NIRF (2020)[20] | 38 |
NIRF (2021)[21] | 35 |
NIRF (2022)[22] | 20 |
Chitkara University was ranked in the 151–200 band among universities in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020,[13] 38 in the pharmacy ranking[20] and 75 in the management ranking[17] and 181 in the Engineering ranking.[15]
Internationally, the university was ranked in the 401–600 band out of 768 universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings's Impact Rankings 2020.[23]
Schools and Institutes


The university includes:[24]
- Chitkara Business School
- Chitkara College of Sales & Marketing
- Chitkara University Institute of Engineering & Technology
- Chitkara University School of Maritime Studies
- Chitkara College of Applied Engineering
- Chitkara School of Planning and Architecture
- Chitkara Design School
- Chitkara School of Mass Communication
- Chitkara College of Hospitality Management
- Chitkara College of Pharmacy
- Chitkara School of Health Sciences
- Chitkara Law School
- Chitkara College of Education
- Centre for Global Education
Student life
Chitkara University hosts chapters of the Association Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales (AIESEC),[25] Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEEE),[26] Association for Computing Machinery (ACM),[27] Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE),[28] Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI),[29] Society of Automotive Engineers India (SAE India)[30] and Computer Society of India (CSI).[31]
References
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- "CUIET: A Multicultural Hub Of Research And Learning". BW Education. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- "Overview - Chitkara University". Chitkara.edu.in. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- "The Chitkara University Act, 2008" (PDF). 21 January 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- "Search results". www.google.com.
- "REPORT OF THE INSPECTION COMMITTEE ON ITS VISIT TO CHITKARA UNIVERSITY" (PDF). Ugc.ac.in. 18 December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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- "Order" (PDF). Nrcncte.org. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 9 September 2021.
- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 9 September 2021.
- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Management)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 (Management)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 9 September 2021.
- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Management)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2021 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 9 September 2021.
- "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
- "Impact Ranking 2020". Times Higher Education (THE). 4 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- "Chitkara University". Chitkara University. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- "AIESEC international students organisation". Expressindia.indianexpress.com. 6 January 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- IEEE (2013). "Conference on Information Management in the Knowledge Economy". IEEE. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- "Chitkara Student Chapter of the ACM". Chitkara.acm. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- "IETE Chapter inauguration in Chitkara". Indiaeducationdiary.in. 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- "Institutional Members of ieindia" (PDF). Ieindia.org. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- "NS Collegiate Clubs 2012-2013". Saeindia.org. 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- "CSI Chandigarh Chapter". Csi-india.org. 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.