Chitkara University, Punjab
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Motto | Explore Your Potential |
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Type | Private |
Established | 2010 |
Affiliation | UGC, NAAC, COA, PCINCTE, INC, NCHMCT |
Chancellor | Ashok Chitkara[1] |
Vice-Chancellor | Madhu Chitkara[1] |
Location | , , India |
Campus | Rural |
Mascot | athletics = |
Website | www |
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Chitkara University, Punjab is a private university in India with its campus in Punjab. It offers undergraduate programs, post-graduate program and doctoral programs in fields like Engineering, Management, Pharmacy and other courses in Health Sciences, Nursing, etc.[2]
History
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Chitkara University was founded by the Punjab State Legislature under "The Chitkara University Act" in 2010.[3] The university comes under the establishment of the Chitkara Educational Trust[4] based in Chandigarh and founded by Dr Ashok K Chitkara and Dr Madhu Chitkara in 1998.[5]
Affiliations
Like all universities in India, Chitkara University is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).[6] The university is also accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).[7] Relevant programmes are approved by the Council of Architecture (COA),[8] Pharmacy Council of India (PCI),[9] National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE),[10] Indian Nursing Council (INC)[11] and National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT).[12]
Rankings
University and college rankings |
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Chitkara University was ranked in the 151–200 band among universities in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2018[13] and 50 in the pharmacy ranking.[14]
Campus
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Chitkara Educational Trust established the Punjab Campus in 2002 with initiation of Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology (CIET). The campus is spread over 50 acres, 30 kilometers from Chandigarh.[15]
Constituent institutions
The following are the constituent institutions of the university:[16]
- Chitkara Business School
- Chitkara University Institute of Engineering & Technology
- Chitkara College of Applied Engineering
- Chitkara School of Planning and Architecture
- Chitkara School of Art & Design
- Chitkara College of Sales & Marketing
- Chitkara School of Banking & Financial Services
- Chitkara College of Hotel Management & Catering
- Chitkara School of Hospitality
- Chitkara School of Culinary Arts
- Chitkara College of Pharmacy
- Chitkara School of Health Sciences
- Chitkara School of Mass Communication
- Chitkara College of Education
- Chitkara Polytechnic
Students chapters and societies on campus
- Association internationale des étudiants en sciences économiques et commerciales (AIESEC)[17]
- Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers (IEEE)[18]
- Association for Computing Machinery[19]
- Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE)[20]
- Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
- Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI)[21]
- Society of Automotive Engineers India (SAE India)[22]
- Computer Society of India (CSI)[23]
- Bits & Bytes[24]
Cultural, technical and sports events
Following is the list of events that are part of the campus curriculum:
- TEDxChitkaraUniversity [25]
- Explore[26]
- Praudyogikii[27]
- Algorythm
- Techelone[28]
- Gameeks[29]
- C-Champ
- T-20 Cup
- University Sports Meet
- Quest ions[30]
- Chitkara Mandi[31]
- Annual Convocation[32]
References
- ^ a b "Campus Leadership". Chitkara University. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Courses of Chitkara University". Jagranjosh.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Overview - Chitkara University". Chitkara.edu.in. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Chitkara Educational Trust". Chitkara.edu.in. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam visited University". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ "REPORT OF THE INSPECTION COMMITTEE ON ITS VISIT TO CHITKARA UNIVERSITY" (PDF). Ugc.ac.in. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Accreditation List". Web5.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ [2] [dead link]
- ^ "Order" (PDF). Nrcncte.org. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ [3] [dead link]
- ^ [4] [dead link]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Overview - Chitkara University". Chitkara.edu.in. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Home Page". Chitkara.edu.in. Retrieved 7 January 2018. Click on "OUR INSTITUTIONS"
- ^ "AIESEC international students organisation". Expressindia.indianexpress.com. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ IEEE (2013). "Conference on Information Management in the Knowledge Economy". IEEE. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Chitkara Student Chapter of the ACM". Chitkara.acm. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "IETE Chapter inauguration in Chitkara". Indiaeducationdiary.in. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Institutional Members of ieindia" (PDF). Ieindia.org. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "NS Collegiate Clubs 2012-2013". Saeindia.org. 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "CSI Chandigarh Chapter". Csi-india.org. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Bits n Bytes CHITKARA UNIVERSITY.wmv". Mixstep.com. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Chitkara University". Ted.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Explore Cultural Festival". Knowafest.com. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Praudyogikii 2013 Technical Fest". Knowafest.com. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Green focus for Chitkara fest". Dayandnightnews.com. November 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Gaming tournament at Chitkara". Tribuneindia.com. 12 April 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Six Questions for Chitkara". Eurasiareview.com. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Chitkara Mandi 2010". Financialexpress.com. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "300 students awarded degrees at Chitkara convocation". Archive.indianexpress.com. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2014.