Lovely Professional University

Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university situated in Chiheru, Phagwara, Punjab, India. It was established under the Lovely Professional University Act, 2005, and began operations in 2006. The university's founder and chancellor is Ashok Kumar Mittal, while his wife Rashmi Mittal serves as pro-chancellor. LPU offers academic programs across multiple disciplines, including business, fashion design, engineering, law, education, agriculture, humanities, and tourism. It is affiliated with and recognized by national regulatory bodies such as the University Grants Commission (UGC), the Pharmacy Council of India, and the Bar Council of India. Its School of Agriculture holds accreditation from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and the university also has accreditations from the National Board of Accreditation, Council of Architecture, and National Council for Teacher Education. LPU is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, and its distance education programs are approved by the UGC's Distance Education Bureau. In the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025, LPU secured the 49th position overall in India, with additional rankings in management, pharmacy, engineering, law, and architecture. Internationally, it ranked in the 501–600 band in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and 901–950 in the QS World University Rankings for 2026.