Chitkara University has been established and managed by passionate academicians with the sole mission of nurturing “industry-ready” students. With over 900 faculty members and enrolment of 17,000 students from 28 countries, we are proud to host a diverse student community on our campus. Our goal is to impact future global citizens through life-changing research, state-of art infrastructure, innovative curricula and industry tie-ups. Chitkara University has been awarded A+ rating by the prestigious National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) placing it among 5 percent of higher education institutions (HEIs) for quality education. The university scored a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.26 on a 4-point scale. Chitkara U is consistently high ranked in the coveted National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) under the categories of Engineering, Pharmacy, Management, Overall and Research. Similarly in Atal Ranking of Institutions for Innovation Achievements (ARIIA), the university has been ranked #2 in the private self-financed category of HEIs. Chitkara University is also ranked #4 in India in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking – 2022. THE Impact Ranking measures universities’ contribution to United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The university has taken a quantum leap in global rankings and is currently ranked in the 201-300 band among 1,400 universities from over 100 countries across the world. In the QS World University Ranking 2020-21, Asia, Chitkara University featured for the first time ever. It was also the only Indian varsity to be shortlisted for ‘Technological Innovation of the Year’ in Times Higher Education Asia Awards 2020. The university has also made it into the Top 200 in ‘Clarivate Analytics’ leading innovators list 2020. Chitkara University prides itself for its 3,000+ Scopus Indexed publications, 1,500+ patents (filed), 150+ patents (granted), 5,000+ citations and much more. Our alumni are well placed across the globe. Chitkara University and its constituent institutions are duly recognised by University Grants Commission (UGC) and a number of other regulatory bodies including Council of Architecture, Pharmacy Council of India, National Council for Teacher Education, Indian Nursing Council, National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology. It is a proud member of the Association of the Universities of Asia and Pacific (AUAP), Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Association of Indian Universities, ASSOCHAM, United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), among others. The university is recognised by the DSIR-SIRO for its research endeavours besides having government recognition for its Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC), Institution’s Innovation Cell (IIC), Institutional Human Ethical Committee (IHEC) and many more. The Technology Business Incubator is recognised by the DST and MSME since 2010. The TBI has been awarded grants from NSTDEB[1]NewGen IEDC, NIDHI Prayas, NIDHI-SSP and from the Start-up India Seed Fund. The TBI is a MEITY TIDE 2.0 centre. The Incubator is sector agnostic and supports start-ups across the country. In addition, the university has bagged funding of over Rs. 60 crore (in last three years) from the European Union and DST under various schemes from its SEED, TDT, NCSTC, NSTDEB, SERB divisions, among others. A state-of-the-art curriculum grounded…
Nurturing Industry-ready students
EducationWorld May 2022 | Magazine Spotlight Feature