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. It was established and is managed by the Chitkara Educational Trust. History 
Chitkara University, Punjab started its way as Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology established in 2002 and affiliated to Punjab Technical University. The university was established in 2010 after being granted university status with the passing of The Chitkara University Act, 2008 in 2009. Chitkara University's 70-acre main campus is located in Jansla Village, Rajpura, Punjab, along the Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway (NH-64), which is 33.1 km away from Chandigarh. Academics

Academic Programmes 
Chitkara University offers a wide range of academic programmes across a variety of disciplines, including engineering, technology, business, health sciences, pharmacy, design, and media. Some of academic programmes offered by Chitkara University include:

 Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
 Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.) Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Bachelor of Nursing (B.Sc. Nursing)
 Bachelor of Optometry (B.Optom.) Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics, Journalism and Mass Communication, Film and Television

Chitkara University also offers a number of postgraduate programmes, including:

 Master of Business Administration (MBA)
 Master of Engineering (M.E.) Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm.) Master of Arts (M.A.) in Journalism and Mass Communication
 Master of Nursing (M.Sc. Nursing)
 Master of Design (M.Des.) Chitkara University also offers Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in various fields. Affiliations
Chitkara University is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) & National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Relevant programmes are approved by the Council of Architecture (COA), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Indian Nursing Council (INC),  Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), and National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT). Rankings

Chitkara University was ranked in the 151–200 band among universities in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023, 16th in the Pharmacy ranking, 30th in the Architecture ranking, 64th in the Management ranking and 92nd in the Engineering ranking. Internationally, the university was ranked in the 551-600 band among universities in Asia by QS World University Rankings (Asia) in 2024 and 1201-1400 band among universities in the World by QS World University Rankings in 2024. Schools and Institutes 

The university includes:
 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 (Hospitality and Culinary programs)
 Chitkara College of Pharmacy (B Pharm, M Pharm, Pharm D)
 Chitkara School of Health Sciences (Nursing, Physiotherapy, Optometry etc)
 Chitkara Law School (B.A., L.L.B.) 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), Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEEE), Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI), Society of Automotive Engineers India (SAE India) and Computer Society of India (CSI). 