Chandigarh University

Chandigarh University (CU) is a private research university in Gharuan, in the Mohali district of Punjab, India, established in 2012 by an act of the Punjab State Legislature and recognised by the University Grants Commission.昌迪加尔大学（Chandigarh University，简称 CU）是印度旁遮普邦莫哈利县加劳恩的一所私立研究型大学，2012 年依据旁遮普邦立法机关的立法设立，并获得大学拨款委员会认可。

It grew out of the Chandigarh Group of Colleges, founded by Satnam Singh Sandhu at Landran in 2001, and now offers more than 150 programmes across more than 20 institutes to students from all 28 Indian states, eight union territories and around 50 countries.该校由萨特南·辛格·桑杜（Satnam Singh Sandhu）2001 年在兰德兰创办的昌迪加尔学院集团发展而来，如今通过 20 多个学院开设 150 多个课程，学生来自印度全部 28 个邦、8 个联邦属地以及约 50 个国家。

Chandigarh University is placed 526th in the QS World University Rankings 2027, 739th in the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027, and it did not enter either the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 or the Shanghai ARWU 2026.昌迪加尔大学在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 526 位，《美国新闻与世界报道》2026-2027 最佳全球大学排名第 739 位，但未进入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名，也未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名。

History

• In 2001 Satnam Singh Sandhu founded the Chandigarh Group of Colleges at Landran in Mohali, the predecessor institution from which Chandigarh University would later emerge.2001 年，萨特南·辛格·桑杜在莫哈利兰德兰创办了昌迪加尔学院集团，该校即后来昌迪加尔大学的前身。
• The name of the university is inspired by Chandigarh, the planned city known as the City Beautiful and a symbol of Indian modernism.该校校名源自昌迪加尔——这座以「美丽之城」著称的规划城市，也是印度现代主义的象征。
• Chandigarh University was established in 2012 by the Punjab State Legislature through The Chandigarh University Act, 2012.昌迪加尔大学依据《2012 年昌迪加尔大学法》，由旁遮普邦立法机关于 2012 年设立。
• The Act came into force on 10 July 2012 and incorporated the university as a private, self-financed institution with its headquarters at Gharuan.该法于 2012 年 7 月 10 日生效，将学校确立为总部设于加劳恩的一所私立自筹经费大学。
• From the outset the Act gave the university a broad mandate to provide instruction, research and training across a wide range of fields.该法自始便赋予该校广泛的办学权限，可在众多领域开展教学、科研与培训。
• Chandigarh University is recognised by the University Grants Commission under Section 2(f), with the right to confer degrees under Section 22(1) of the UGC Act, 1956.昌迪加尔大学依《1956 年大学拨款委员会法》第 2(f) 条获得认可，并依第 22(1) 条拥有授予学位的权利。
• In 2014 the university entered the QS World University Rankings for the first time, appearing in the 771-780 band among nearly 3,000 institutions evaluated.2014 年该校首次进入 QS 世界大学排名，在近 3,000 所受评院校中位列 771-780 区间。
• In 2019 Chandigarh University became the youngest university in India to be assessed and accredited by the NAAC, receiving an A+ grade in its first cycle.2019 年，昌迪加尔大学成为印度最年轻的接受 NAAC 评估并获认证的大学，在首轮即获得 A+ 等级。
• Also in 2019 the university made its debut in the National Institutional Ranking Framework, the national ranking compiled by the Ministry of Education.同在 2019 年，该校首次进入印度教育部编制的国家机构排名框架（NIRF）。
• The university gained accreditation from the National Board of Accreditation for its engineering and MBA programmes.该校的工程与工商管理硕士项目获得了国家认证委员会（NBA）的认证。
• In 2021 the university reported that it had signed memoranda of understanding with 306 foreign universities, reflecting a rapid expansion of international links.2021 年，该校报告已与 306 所外国大学签署合作备忘录，显示其国际联系迅速扩展。
• In the QS Asia University Rankings 2023 the university was placed second among India's private universities, a position it improved on in later editions.在 2023 年 QS 亚洲大学排名中，该校位列印度私立大学第二，并在后续榜单中进一步上升。
• In 2024 the university won the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy, becoming the first private university in India ever to take the award.2024 年，该校赢得毛拉纳·阿布·卡拉姆·阿扎德（MAKA）奖杯，成为印度首个获此奖项的私立大学。
• Also in 2024, approval was granted for a second campus at Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, extending the university's presence beyond Punjab.同在 2024 年，该校获批在北方邦温瑙设立第二校区，把办学版图延伸到旁遮普邦之外。
• In the NIRF rankings 2025 the university rose to 19th place among all universities in India, its highest position to that date.在 2025 年 NIRF 排名中，该校升至印度所有大学第 19 位，为其当时最高名次。
• In the QS Asia University Rankings 2026 the university was placed 109th in Asia and first among India's private universities for the third consecutive year.在 2026 年 QS 亚洲大学排名中，该校位列亚洲第 109 位，并连续第三年位居印度私立大学之首。
• In the QS World University Rankings 2026 the university entered the global top 2 per cent at 575th, and it was named first among India's private universities.在 2026 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校以第 575 位的成绩跻身全球前 2%，并被评为印度私立大学第一。
• By the 2020s the institution had grown into a multidisciplinary university with more than 20 institutes, a space research centre and a large international student body.到 2020 年代，该校已发展为拥有 20 多个学院、一个空间研究中心与庞大国际学生群体的多学科大学。
• The university also became one of India's leading private universities for patent filing, a status it has highlighted since the early 2020s.该校亦成为印度专利申请领先的私立大学之一，这一地位自 2020 年代初起被其反复强调。
• In 2019 the university opened its online division, whose degrees are entitled by the University Grants Commission, widening access to its programmes.2019 年，该校设立在线教育部门，其学位获大学拨款委员会认可，扩大了课程的可及性。
• In the decade after its founding the university expanded from a single campus at Gharuan into a national institution whose students come from every Indian state and union territory and from about 50 countries.建校后的十年间，该校从加劳恩的单一校区扩展为一所全国性院校，学生来自印度各邦与联邦属地，以及约 50 个国家。
• By 2019 the university had grown enough to be assessed by the NAAC, by 2024 to win the MAKA Trophy and by 2025 to reach 19th place in the NIRF ranking, milestones achieved within little more than a decade.该校到 2019 年已具备接受 NAAC 评估的规模，2024 年赢得 MAKA 奖杯，2025 年进入 NIRF 第 19 名，这些里程碑在十余年间得以实现。
• Its expansion continued through the 2020s with new institutes, a space research centre and a widening network of international partner universities in more than 100 countries.进入 2020 年代，该校的扩张仍在继续，新增多个学院、一个空间研究中心，并把国际伙伴院校网络扩展到 100 多个国家。

Academics

• Chandigarh University offers more than 150 programmes through more than 20 institutes in engineering, management, law, hotel management, design, computing, biotechnology, architecture, agricultural science and liberal arts.昌迪加尔大学通过 20 多个学院开设 150 多个课程，涵盖工程、管理、法律、酒店管理、设计、计算、生物技术、建筑、农业科学与人文等领域。
• The university organises its teaching through around 18 specialised schools and departments, with an emphasis on professional, career-oriented education.该校以约 18 个专门学院与系组织教学，侧重面向职业的专业教育。
• Its engineering curricula hold ABET accreditation, and its engineering and MBA programmes are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation.其工程课程获得 ABET 认证，工程与工商管理硕士项目则获国家认证委员会（NBA）认证。
• In its first NAAC cycle the university was granted an A+ grade, and it was ranked 19th among Indian universities by NIRF in 2025.在首轮 NAAC 评估中该校获 A+ 等级，并在 2025 年 NIRF 印度大学排名中位列第 19。
• The university reports more than 5,000 patents filed and more than 20,000 research publications, placing it among India's most research-active private universities.该校报告已申请 5,000 余项专利、发表 20,000 余篇研究论文，位居印度科研最活跃的私立大学之列。
• It states that it holds the top position among Indian private universities for patent filing, a claim supported by national intellectual-property counts.该校称其在印度私立大学中专利申请量居首，这一说法得到全国知识产权统计的支持。
• About 200 research groups operate within the university, supported by more than 15 industry-linked Centres of Excellence with partners such as AWS, IBM, Tech Mahindra and Palo Alto Networks.校内约有 200 个研究组，并有 15 个以上与产业共建的卓越中心，合作方包括 AWS、IBM、马恒达科技与派拓网络。
• The Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science and Technology connects the university to about 28 countries through the SatNOGS ground-station network.卡尔帕娜·乔拉空间科学与技术研究中心通过 SatNOGS 地面站网络，把该校与约 28 个国家连接起来。
• Chandigarh University has collaborations with more than 500 universities in over 100 countries, offering dual degrees, 2+2 articulation and exchange programmes.昌迪加尔大学与 100 多个国家的 500 多所大学合作，提供双学位、2+2 衔接与交换项目。
• A Corporate Advisory Board of more than 980 industry leaders guides the university's curriculum and its Department of Career Planning and Development.由 980 多位业界领袖组成的校企咨询委员会，为该校的课程设置与职业规划发展部门提供指导。
• Its online division, recognised by the University Grants Commission, offers degree programmes in management, computing and commerce.该校获大学拨款委员会认可的在线教育部门，开设管理、计算与商学等学位课程。
• Students come from all 28 Indian states, eight union territories and about 50 countries, with more than 65 per cent drawn from outside Punjab.学生来自印度全部 28 个邦、8 个联邦属地与约 50 个国家，其中 65% 以上来自旁遮普邦以外。
• For the 2024-25 batch the university reported more than 1,300 recruiting companies and over 10,000 placement offers, with the highest international package at 1.7 crore rupees.2024-25 届毕业生方面，该校报告有 1,300 多家企业来校招聘、发放超过 10,000 份录用通知，最高国际年薪达 1700 万卢比。
• The university has produced more than 100,000 alumni working in companies such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Deloitte.该校已培养 100,000 多名校友，任职于谷歌、微软、亚马逊与德勤等企业。
• Faculty members are drawn from leading universities in India and abroad, and the university presents its student-faculty ratio as one of the most favourable among Indian private universities.其师资来自印度国内外知名高校，校方称其师生比在印度私立大学中名列前茅。
• Entry to most programmes is through the Chandigarh University Common Entrance Test, which also determines scholarships awarded each year.多数课程的入学通过昌迪加尔大学统一入学考试（CUCET），该考试同时决定每年奖学金的发放。
• For the 2026-27 session the university announced a scholarship fund of about 200 crore rupees, including a scheme reserved for meritorious students from Ladakh.该校宣布 2026-27 学年设约 20 亿卢比的奖学金，其中包含专门面向拉达克优秀学生的方案。
• Chandigarh University sits within one of India's densest higher-education regions, which also includes Panjab University, the Indian Institute of Technology, Thapar Institute, Guru Nanak Dev University and Punjab Agricultural University.昌迪加尔大学地处印度高校最密集的区域之一，该区域还包括旁遮普大学、印度理工学院、塔帕尔研究所、古鲁·纳纳克·德夫大学与旁遮普农业大学。
• The academic year is organised on a semester system, and the university's programmes span undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels across its schools.该校学年采用学期制，其课程覆盖本科、硕士与博士各层次，分布于校内各学院。

Campus

• The main campus is at Gharuan in the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, known as Mohali, on the Chandigarh-Ludhiana Highway in Punjab.主校区位于旁遮普邦萨希布扎达·阿吉特·辛格纳加尔县（即莫哈利）的加劳恩，地处昌迪加尔至卢迪亚纳的公路沿线。
• The campus spreads over about 150 acres of landscaped, smart-campus grounds, purpose-built rather than set in the city centre.校园占地约 150 英亩，采用园区式「智慧校园」布局，为专门规划建设而非位于市中心。
• A master-planned layout combines academic blocks, hostels, food courts, banking services, a dispensary, shops and sports facilities within one complex.校园采用总体规划布局，把教学楼、学生宿舍、美食广场、银行服务、医务室、商店与体育设施集中在一个园区内。
• The centre of the campus is the university library, which holds print, digital and electronic collections and supports study across all institutes.校园的中心是大学图书馆，藏有纸质、数字与电子资源，服务于各学院的学习与科研。
• The Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research in Space Science and Technology is housed on campus and operates a SatNOGS ground station for satellite tracking.卡尔帕娜·乔拉空间科学与技术研究中心设于校内，运营用于卫星跟踪的 SatNOGS 地面站。
• In 2024 the university won approval for a second campus at Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, part of a move toward a multi-campus model.2024 年该校获批在北方邦温瑙设立第二校区，朝着多校区模式迈进。
• The university lies close to Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, giving students access to a major urban and administrative centre.该校毗邻旁遮普与哈里亚纳两邦的首府昌迪加尔，学生因此得以接触这一重要的城市与行政中心。
• The Gharuan campus also provides digital libraries, AI-supported laboratories, on-campus banking and medical facilities and round-the-clock security for its residential students.加劳恩校区还设有数字图书馆、人工智能辅助实验室、校内银行与医疗设施，并为住宿学生提供全天候安保。
• Residential hostels, sports grounds and a gymnasium support a largely residential student community on the Gharuan campus.学生宿舍、运动场地与体育馆支撑着加劳恩校区以住宿为主的学生群体。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Chandigarh University is placed 526th in the world.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，昌迪加尔大学位列世界第 526 位。
• The university did not enter the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027.该校未进入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名。
• The U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027 ranks Chandigarh University 739th in the world.《美国新闻与世界报道》2026-2027 最佳全球大学排名将昌迪加尔大学列为世界第 739 位。
• Chandigarh University did not enter the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026.昌迪加尔大学未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名。
• In the QS Asia University Rankings 2026 the university was placed 109th in Asia and first among India's private universities.在 2026 年 QS 亚洲大学排名中，该校位列亚洲第 109 位，并居印度私立大学之首。
• The NIRF rankings 2025 placed the university 19th among Indian universities, 31st in engineering and 32nd in management studies.2025 年 NIRF 排名将该校列为印度大学第 19 位、工程第 31 位、管理研究第 32 位。
• The university holds an A+ grade from the NAAC, awarded in its first accreditation cycle in 2019.该校持有 NAAC 于 2019 年首轮认证中授予的 A+ 等级。
• OpenAlex attributes about 32,584 scholarly works and 410,829 citations to the university, a substantial output for an institution founded in 2012.OpenAlex 把约 32,584 项学术成果与 410,829 次引用归于该校，对一所 2012 年创办的院校而言产出可观。
• The university's research profile rests on more than 5,000 patents filed and a leading position among Indian private universities for intellectual property.该校的科研形象建立在 5,000 余项专利申请，以及在印度私立大学知识产权方面的领先地位之上。
• Its rise from a QS debut in the 771-780 band in 2014 to the global top 2 per cent by 2026 is presented by the university as evidence of rapid institutional growth.该校从 2014 年 QS 首秀的 771-780 区间跃升至 2026 年的全球前 2%，校方以此作为其机构快速成长的佐证。
• NAAC A+ accreditation, 19th place among Indian universities in NIRF 2025 and first place among India's private universities in the QS Asia ranking are presented as evidence of its academic standing.NAAC A+ 认证、2025 年 NIRF 印度大学第 19 名，以及在 QS 亚洲排名中位居印度私立大学第一，都被校方作为其学术地位的佐证。

Student life

• Chandigarh University does not publish a formal Latin motto, and frames its mission around the slogan India's number one private university and the idea of creating the ones who lead.昌迪加尔大学没有公布正式的拉丁语校训，其使命以「印度第一私立大学」的口号与「培养引领者」的理念来表述。
• Student life is organised through about 37 clubs, five communities, ten department societies and 30 professional groups, according to the university's student activities portal.据该校学生活动门户，学生生活通过约 37 个俱乐部、5 个社群、10 个系级社团与 30 个专业团体来组织。
• Cultural clubs and committees arrange inter-university competitions and campus events in music, dance, theatre, literature and fine arts.文化类俱乐部与委员会组织音乐、舞蹈、戏剧、文学与美术等方面的校际竞赛与校园活动。
• Sports hold a central place, and in 2024 the university became the first private university in India to win the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy.体育占据核心位置；2024 年该校成为印度首个赢得毛拉纳·阿布·卡拉姆·阿扎德奖杯的私立大学。
• Its athletes have won medals at the Khelo India University Games, including record performances in athletics such as hammer throw and javelin.该校运动员在 Khelo India 大学运动会上屡获奖牌，包括链球与标枪等田径项目的破纪录表现。
• The university holds a Guinness World Record for overseeing the largest human image of the national flag waving.该校曾以「最大的人体国旗挥动图像」创造吉尼斯世界纪录。
• Hostels, food courts and a gym on the Gharuan campus support a residential student culture that mixes students from across India and abroad.加劳恩校区的宿舍、美食广场与健身房支撑着一种融合印度各地与国际学生的住宿制校园文化。
• Located near Chandigarh, the City Beautiful, students can draw on the leisure, cultural and transport links of the wider Chandigarh capital region.该校毗邻「美丽之城」昌迪加尔，学生可享用昌迪加尔首都圈更广阔的休闲、文化与交通资源。
• Its alumni portal highlights graduates in sport, entertainment, entrepreneurship and technology, reflecting a student culture that reaches beyond the classroom.其校友门户突出在体育、娱乐、创业与技术领域崭露头角的毕业生，体现了一种超越课堂的学生文化。
• The Department of Sports runs a programme that supports students in combining competitive sport with their academic study, an approach that has produced Olympic and Asian Games representatives.该校体育系设有专门项目，支持学生把竞技体育与学业结合起来，这一做法已培养出奥运会与亚运会的参赛选手。

Notable people

• Satnam Singh Sandhu founded the Chandigarh Group of Colleges in 2001 and Chandigarh University in 2012, and serves as its Chancellor and as a member of the Rajya Sabha.萨特南·辛格·桑杜于 2001 年创办昌迪加尔学院集团、2012 年创办昌迪加尔大学，现任该校校监，并担任印度联邦院议员。
• Dr S. S. Sehgal serves as Vice-Chancellor of Chandigarh University, according to the university's mandatory disclosure.据该校强制披露信息，S·S·塞赫加尔博士任昌迪加尔大学副校长。
• Arshdeep Singh, an Indian national cricketer and fast bowler, is among the university's sporting alumni.印度国家板球队快速投手阿尔什迪普·辛格是该校体育校友之一。
• Maninder Singh, a hockey player, and Bhagwan Singh, a rowing medallist, are counted among the university's notable sports graduates.曲棍球运动员曼宁德·辛格与赛艇奖牌得主巴格万·辛格都被列为该校知名体育毕业生。
• Shashi Chopra, a boxer, and Palak Kohli, a para-badminton player, have represented the university in national competition.拳击手沙希·乔普拉与残疾人羽毛球选手帕拉克·科利都曾代表该校参加全国比赛。
• Tanya Mittal, an entrepreneur and pageant titleholder, is an alumna of Chandigarh University.企业家、选美冠军坦尼娅·米塔尔是昌迪加尔大学校友。
• Navv Inder and Abhilipsa Panda, both singers, are alumni who have become publicly visible in the Indian music industry.歌手纳夫·因德尔与阿比莉普萨·潘达都是校友，已在印度音乐界获得公众关注。
• Parry G, a rapper, is another graduate of the university active in popular music.说唱歌手帕里·G 是该校另一位活跃于流行音乐界的毕业生。
• Many of the university's publicly recognised alumni come from recent graduating classes in sport, entertainment, technology and entrepreneurship.该校广为人知的校友多来自近年毕业的体育、娱乐、科技与创业领域的班级。
• The university presents its more than 100,000 alumni, working in companies such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon, as a measure of its graduate outcomes.该校以 100,000 多名任职于谷歌、微软与亚马逊等企业的校友，作为其毕业生成果的衡量标准。