Chitkara University in Punjab, has been founded by Dr. Ashok Chitkara and Dr. Madhu Chitkara, who have been passionate teachers for more than 40 years now. Since its inception, Chitkara University has been different. Our students have been different. So are our faculty, our academic strengths and our outlook towards teaching and learning. Within a decade, most of our academic programs are ranked in top 50 programs in the country.
Chitkara University is a private university located in Rajpura, Punjab, India. 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, and Education.
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.
Chitkara University is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Relevant programs are approved by the Council of Architecture (COA), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Indian Nursing Council (INC) and National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT).
Chitkara University was ranked in the 180–200 band among universities in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020. Independent Publications and Ranking agencies have consistently ranked Chitkara University among the best in India.
