Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private semi-residential university created under the state government private university act. LPU claims to be the largest private university in India in terms of number of students on a single campus and is situated on 600+ acres of green area on NH-1 at the entry of Jalandhar city. The university has more than 25,000 students from 26 states and 16 countries.[1][2] It is recognized by UGC under Section 2(f) of UGC Act 1956.
It is a residential university with separate hostels for boys and girls housing more than 15,000 students. AC and non-AC facilities with different fees are available in hostels depending on student need.
LPU provides education through more than 150 doctorate, post graduate, graduate and diploma programmes in a variety of disciplines.[3]
Lovely Professional University has tied with international universities for twinning programs and international exposure programs.
Rankings
The Lovely Faculty of Technology and Sciences was ranked #29 on the CSR-GHRDC Engineering Colleges Survey 2011. It was ranked #29.[4]
Lovely Professional University was declared as the Best ICT Enabled University of the Year by the Ministry of Communications and IT, Government of India
Occasion was the 7th e-INDIA Awards at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Award conferred on Lovely Professional University for having 'the Best University Management System'
The e-INDIA award is the India's largest ICT event.[5]
SiliconIndia.com’ ranked Lovely Professional University among top 4 Best private Universities of India.
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University plans to run trams in campus
Electric-driven trams may soon chug on tracks on the Lovely Professional University campus, situated in the fertile Doaba region of Punjab.
The LPU has already written to the Punjab government seeking permission to launch the public transport system, and if granted nod, it would be only second place in India, after Kolkata, to have the eco-friendly service.
Chancellor of the university, Ashok Mittal, said that talks are on with Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC) Ltd - which operates trams in Kolkata.
“CTC has given its nod to share the technical know-how with us, and by 2014 LPU will have a dedicated tram system,” Mittal said, adding that a circular ring needs to be created to allow the trams to run across the 600-acres campus.
Mittal said that the need for an intra-campus, cost effective and non-polluting transport system was felt after observing that the students and staff had to traverse long distances within the huge campus.
The university invited proposals from the students to address the challenge and several suggestions - ranging from CNG-run auto-rickshaws, electric rickshaws, mini-buses to mono-rails - were received.Finally, it was decided to go for trams. A teams of students were working on this project approached the CTC to keep the project cost-effective. [7]
The University has opened up a cosmopolitan style constructed, multi-storied built, air-conditioned Student Centre known as Uni-Mall on its Campus. The Student Centre(Uni-Mall) is an innovative step of the University to nurture the entrepreneurial talents of its budding professionals. The Student Centre(Uni-Mall) will have some shops run and managed by the students. The University will try to provide its students with all the resources required for setting up of the ventures. Also offices will be provided to the students. It provides a chance for skill based learning to the students vis-à-vis providing them an opportunity to check their risk appetite and abilities which they can utilize in their professional careers.
The Student Centre(Uni-Mall) will have a network of Banks, Food Courts, Branded shops in Books, Stationary items, Apparels, Lifestyle Accessories, Electronic Gadgets(mobiles, computers, laptop, etc.), Opticals, Photo studio, Sports Goods, Music and Entertainment, Beauty Parlour, Saloon, Gifts, Boutique and other related service areas.
In this way the apart from being an avenue for shopping, the Student Centre(Uni-Mall) acts as a training ground as well as a mini retail incubator where students can get live, hands on experience in business and will earn for the time they are here to learn.[8]
Recognitions and approvals
Lovely Professional University has recognitions and approvals of the following:[citation needed]
LPU houses a Central Library and separate libraries in each Faculty to provide to its students and staff a chance to explore a world of knowledge in a conducive environment. By making accessible a rich collection of print and non-print, primary and secondary material in various disciplines, the Libraries support the academic as well as research needs of thousands of students and hundreds of teachers of the University:[9]
Distance education
LPU offers university education through its distance education programme run by the LPU Directorate of Distance Education.
The distance education programmes at LPU are DEC recognized.
Violence on campus
In April 2011, a Lovely student was beaten by other players and fans during a football game and died a few hours later. The beaten student was from Mizoram and the three accused were Sudanese and Tanzanian.[10] The racial aspect of the crime led to near-rioting on the campus, destroying a number of kiosks and cars. Tension continued with the university closed for three days, and with police being pelted with stones by angry students.[11] LPU Pro-Chancellor Rashmi Mittal described the attack as, "students didn’t take the spirit of the game in a positive manner".[12] The university's management have also been criticised for ignoring earlier racial attacks.[13]
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