Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university situated in Phagwara, Punjab, India. The university was established in 2005 by Lovely International Trust, under The Lovely Professional University Act, 2005 (Punjab Act 25 of 2005) and started operation in 2006.

Campus
The university campus spreads over 600 acres (2.4 km2) in boundary on the outskirts of Jalandhar and houses 30,000students (as of 2020).

Affiliations
In India, LPU is recognised by the University Grants Commission (U), the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and the Council of Architecture (COA) and approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI). It is also a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

LPU's School of Agriculture is accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). Internationally, LPU is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) and a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). The distance education programmes are approved by the Distance Education Bureau (DEB). LPU offers overall more than 50 courses.

LPU students representing India in Tokyo Olympics 2020
11 students from Lovely Professional University have been selected as a part of the Indian contingent that will represent the country at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The players will represent the nation in Wrestling, Hockey Athletics and Paralympics

LPU Verto Neeraj Chopra Creates History; Becomes 2nd Indian to Win Olympic Gold and Lovely Professional University will gift INR 50 lacs to Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, who is pursuing his Bachelors in Arts (B.A.) from the university. The University will also reward its wrestler student Bajrang Punia with Rs. 10 lacs for winning the Bronze Medal in the men’s freestyle 65 kg wrestling category

Rs. 70 lakh for its seven hockey players of the Indian team which won an Olympic medal after a wide gap of 41 years

Schools

LPU includes the following schools:-

• Mittal School of Business
• School of Computer Science and Engineering
• School of Mechanical Engineering
• School of Civil Engineering
• School of Electronics & Electrical Engineering
• School of Bioengineering and Biosciences
• School of Architecture and Design
• School of Hotel Management and Tourism
• School of Computer Application
• School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• School of Agriculture
• School of Fashion Design
• School of Animation & Multimedia
• School of Interior and Furniture Design & Product and Industrial Design
• School of Journalism, Films and Creative Arts
• School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences
• School of Law
• School of Polytechnic
• School of Physiotherapy and Paramedical Sciences
• School of Education
• School of Physical Education
• School of Social Sciences and Languages

Rankings
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Lovely Professional University 81st overall in MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF), and 62nd MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) among universities. It also ranked it 37th MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) in the management ranking, 23rd MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) in the pharmacy ranking, 66th MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) in the engineering ranking, 24th MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) in the law ranking and 12th MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) in the architecture.

LPU Ranked 3rd in Hakerearth College Rankings 2021 LPU ranked in ‘Top 200 in the World’ in Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2021

Lovely Professional University sixth best institute in India

India Today Aspire ranks LPU among Top “Universities of the Future”

4th best Institute in India and 1st in Punjab as per Outlook ICARE Rankings 2021

4th rank School of Law, 6th rank School of Architecture, School of fashion and Mittal School of Business, 9th rank School of Hospitality and Faculty of Engineering by Outlook ICARE Rankings 2021.

37th rank amongst Top Universities of India by The World University Rankings 2022.

LPU ranked amongst the best universities in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022

(Source:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovely_Professional_University)