| Chandigarh University | |
| Motto: | Discover. Learn . Empower. |
| Established: | 2012 |
| Vice Chancellor: | Prof. (Dr.) Manpreet Singh Manna |
| Address: | NH05, Chandigarh-Ludhiana Highway |
| Coordinates: | 31.7529°N 74.5969°W |
| Campus Type: | Rural |
| Image Upright: | 0.5 |
| Sports Nickname: | CUians |
Chandigarh University (CU) is a private university located in Mohali, India. The university was established on 10 July 2012 by an act of Punjab State Legislature.[1] It is recognized by University Grants Commission under Section 2(f) with the right to confer degrees as per Section 22(1) of the UGC Act, 1956.[2]
Chandigarh University offers undergraduate, post-graduate and doctorate degrees in engineering, management, computing, cognitive sciences, education, animation and multimedia, tourism, pharma sciences, biotechnology, architecture, commerce, legal studies, agricultural science, media studies, liberal arts and basic sciences.
| Type: | University and college |
| Nirf O 2023: | 45 |
| Nirf U 2023: | 27 |
| Nirf E 2023: | 38 |
| Nirf B 2023: | 36 |
| Nirf A 2023: | 15 |
| Nirf P 2023: | 34 |
| Qs A 2024: | 149 |
| Qs W 2024: | 771-780 |
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has ranked Chandigarh University 32nd in the overall rankings, 20th in the universities rankings, 32nd in the engineering category, 36th in the management category, 20th in the pharmacy category and 13th in the architecture category as per the rankings released in 2024.[3]
Chandigarh University is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).[4] Approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE),[5] National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT),[6] Bar Council of India (BCI),[7] Pharmacy Council of India (PCI),[8] Council of Architecture (COA),[9] National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE),[10] member of Association of Indian Universities (AIU),[11] member of Computer Society of India (CSI),[12] member of International Association of Universities (IAU),[13] member of Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU),[14] member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), member of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)[15] and member of American Chemical Society (ACS).[16]
Chandigarh University includes the institutes of Engineering, Business, Computing, Pharma Sciences, Liberal Arts & Humanities, Tourism & Hospitality Management, and Applied Health Sciences.
On 17 September 2022, at least 6 girls residing in Chandigarh University hostel complained to the hostel warden about a girl who was secretly recording their videos.[19] Later that day, a video erupted on the social media, where the warden of the hostel said in Chandigarh University was reprimanding the accused girl for recording bathing videos of her hostel-mates.[20] [21] As this went viral, demands for legal action into the matter were being made.[22] On 18 September 2022, Punjab Police arrested the female student at Chandigarh University for allegedly recording objectionable videos of hostel inmates and sending them to her boyfriend in Shimla who leaked it on the internet.[23] The action was taken after hostel inmates claimed their videos have gone viral on the internet.
The university promptly issued a statement saying that there was only one 'leaked' clip and that it was a personal video that the accused sent to her boyfriend in Shimla. However, students at the university protested alleging that the university was covering-up the facts and suppressing the case.[24] [25]
A massive protest erupted on the university campus over the leaked clips. The protesting students alleged that the girl used her mobile to make videos of students taking a bath.[26] Following massive protests, the university administration declared holidays till 24 September 2022.[27]
The police denied any incident of death, injury or attempt to suicide in the aftermath of the video leak. “It's a matter of a video being shot by a girl student & circulated. FIR has been registered in the matter and the accused student has been arrested. No death reported related to this incident. As per medical records, no attempt (to commit suicide)was reported”, Mohali SSP Vivek Soni said.[28]
