Lovely Professional University


Lovely Professional University is a private university located in Phagwara, Punjab, India. Established under the Lovely Professional University Act, 2005, it commenced operations in 2006.

Governance

The university is founded and governed by Chancellor Ashok Kumar Mittal, while administration and operations are governed by his wife, Rashmi Mittal, as the pro-chancellor of the university.

Academics

LPU has schools on various subjects including business, fashion design, engineering, law, education, agriculture, humanities, and tourism.

Affiliations

The Lovely Professional University is affiliated and recognised by national facilitators such as the University Grants Commission, the Pharmacy Council of India, and the Bar Council of India.
LPU's School of Agriculture is accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. It has accreditations and memberships of the National Board of Accreditation, Council of Architecture, and National Council for Teacher Education.
LPU is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. The distance education programmes are approved by the UGC's Distance Education Bureau.

Rankings

National rankings

In the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2025, LPU secured the 49th position overall. NIRF ranked Lovely Professional University 31st among universities. It also ranked 43rd in management, 13th in pharmacy, 48th in engineering, 26th in law and 24th in architecture ranking in India.

Global rankings

LPU ranked 601–800 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings in 2025.