LPU University

About the Company

Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university located in Chaheru, Phagwara, Punjab, India.[2] The university was established in 2005 by Lovely International Trust, through the Lovely Professional University Act, 2005 (Punjab Act 25 of 2005)[3] and started operation in 2006.[4]

Campus
The university campus is spread in 112 acres[disputed (for: In 2021 University mentioned 90 acres only) – discuss] [5] in Chaheru Village on the Jalandhar-Delhi GT Road.

Governance
The university is founded and governed by chancellor Ashok Kumar Mittal, while administration and operations are governed by his wife Rashmi Mittal as the pro-chancellor of the university.[6][7]

Academics
LPU has the following schools on various subjects ranging including business, fashion design, engineering, law, education, agriculture, humanities, tourism.[8]

Affilitations
The Lovely Professional University is affiliated and recognised by national facilitators such as University Grants Commission (UGC),[9] Pharmacy Council of India,[10] Bar Council of India,[11][12] etc.

LPU’s School of Agriculture is accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.[13]

LPU is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[14]

The distance education programmes are approved by the UGC’s Distance Education Bureau