Lovely Professional University

Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university in Phagwara, Punjab, India, established under the Lovely Professional University Act of 2005 and began teaching in 2006, and it is placed in the 791-800 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings and 49th overall in the NIRF 2025 India rankings.拉夫里科技大学（LPU，Lovely Professional University）是位于印度旁遮普邦帕格瓦拉的私立大学，依 2005 年《拉夫里科技大学法》设立，2006 年开始办学，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 791-800 区间，在 NIRF 2025 印度排名中列综合第 49。

It describes itself as India's largest single-campus private university, enrolling about 24,000 undergraduates out of more than 30,000 total students, and its OpenAlex record lists 37,752 research works and 834,502 citations.该校自称印度最大的单一校区私立大学，约 24,000 名本科在校生在逾 30,000 名总学生中就读，其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 37,752 项、被引 834,502 次。

Its schools cover business, fashion design, engineering, law, education, agriculture, humanities and tourism, with accreditation from the University Grants Commission and specialised national councils.学校下设商学、时装设计、工程、法律、教育、农业、人文与旅游等学院，并获大学拨款委员会及各国专业理事会的认证。

History

• Lovely Professional University was established under the Lovely Professional University Act of 2005 passed by the Punjab legislature, and it commenced operations in 2006.该校依旁遮普邦立法机构 2005 年通过的《拉夫里科技大学法》设立，2006 年开始运作。

• The university's founder and chancellor is Ashok Kumar Mittal, a Punjab-based education entrepreneur, with Rashmi Mittal serving as pro-chancellor.学校创办人兼校监为旁遮普教育企业家阿肖克·库马尔·米塔尔，拉什米·米塔尔任副校长（pro-chancellor）。

• The institution grew from the Lovely group's earlier educational ventures in Punjab under the Lovely Charitable Trust, building a single large campus at Phagwara between Jalandhar and Ludhiana.该校脱胎于拉夫里慈善信托旗下拉夫里集团在旁遮普既有的教育项目，在贾朗达尔与卢迪亚纳之间的帕格瓦拉建成单一大型校园。

• The campus expanded between 2006 and 2016 to include schools of engineering, business, law, agriculture, design and education under one academic structure.2006 至 2016 年间，校园持续扩张，把工程、商学、法律、农业、设计与教育各学院纳入统一学术架构。

• LPU's School of Agriculture earned accreditation from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in its early years, one of its first specialised recognitions and a signal of its agricultural research capacity.其农学院早年即获印度农业研究理事会认证，是学校最早的专门认可之一，标志着其农业研究能力。

• The university received membership of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, connecting it to a network of institutions across the Commonwealth and supporting its international partnership programmes.该校获得英联邦大学协会成员资格，接入遍布英联邦的院校网络，并支撑其国际合作项目。

• Distance-education programmes were approved by the Distance Education Bureau of the University Grants Commission, extending LPU's reach to working learners across India through approved centres and online platforms.其远程教育项目获大学拨款委员会远程教育署批准，通过认可中心与在线平台把 LPU 的触角延伸至印度各地的在职学习者。

• The School of Law became one of the university's strongest programmes, ranked 18th in India by the India Today survey and 26th in the NIRF 2025 law ranking.法学院成为该校最强的项目之一，在《今日印度》调查中列印度第 18，在 NIRF 2025 法学排名中列第 26。

• In the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2025 LPU placed 49th overall and 31st among universities in India, its strongest national showing.在 2025 年国家机构排名框架（NIRF）中，LPU 综合列印度第 49、大学类第 31，为其最强的全国成绩。

• NIRF 2025 also ranked the university 44th in management, 13th in pharmacy, 48th in engineering and 24th in architecture in India.NIRF 2025 还把该校列于印度管理第 44、药学第 13、工程第 48 与建筑第 24。

• Accreditation from the Pharmacy Council of India, the Bar Council of India, the National Board of Accreditation, the Council of Architecture and the National Council for Teacher Education covers its professional schools.印度药学理事会、印度律师公会、国家认证委员会、建筑理事会与国家教师教育委员会的认证覆盖其各专业学院。

• The university's international student cohort grew from 2010 onward, drawing learners from Africa, South Asia and the Middle East to the Punjab campus.2010 年起，其国际学生群体持续壮大，吸引非洲、南亚与中东的学习者来到旁遮普校区。

• Scholarship programmes offered by the university and the Mittal family's philanthropy support students from low-income and rural backgrounds, with fee waivers and stipends reaching thousands of recipients each year.学校及米塔尔家族慈善事业提供的奖学金支持来自低收入与农村背景的学生，学费减免与津贴每年惠及数千人。

• LPU developed partnerships with international universities for exchange, twinning and articulation programmes in engineering and business, connecting students to degree routes in Europe, North America and Southeast Asia.该校与国际大学在工程与商学方面建立交换、双联与学分衔接项目的合作，使学生得以衔接欧洲、北美与东南亚的学位路径。

• Research capacity grew from 2010 onward with doctoral programmes in engineering, management, agriculture and the sciences.2010 年起，随着工程、管理、农业与理科博士项目的设立，其研究能力不断增长。

• The university expanded its sports infrastructure, hosting national-level competitions and supporting student athletes in multiple disciplines, with facilities for cricket, football, basketball, athletics and indoor sports.该校扩展体育设施，承办全国性赛事并支持多学科的学生运动员，设有板球、足球、篮球、田径与室内运动设施。

• By 2020 the Phagwara campus had become one of India's largest residential university sites, with hostels, sports facilities and academic blocks.到 2020 年，帕格瓦拉校区已成为印度最大的寄宿制大学园区之一，宿舍、体育设施与教学楼群齐备。

• LPU's placement programmes connect graduates with Indian and multinational employers across engineering, information technology, management and pharmacy.其就业安置项目把毕业生与工程、信息技术、管理与药学领域的印度及跨国雇主对接。

• The institution became a member of national higher-education bodies and participated in Indian government initiatives on skills and digital learning.该校成为全国高教机构的成员，并参与印度政府在技能与数字学习方面的计划。

• Its distance and online programmes serve working adults across India through the Approved Centre scheme of the Distance Education Bureau.其远程与在线项目经由远程教育署的认可中心体系，服务印度各地的在职成年人。

• In 2006 the university admitted its first cohort of students at the Phagwara campus, beginning with programmes in engineering and business under the Lovely Charitable Trust's sponsorship, and grew rapidly through the Punjab private education boom.2006 年该校在帕格瓦拉校区招收首批学生，在拉夫里慈善信托资助下初设工程与商学项目，并随旁遮普私立教育热潮迅速扩张。

• By 2010 the campus had expanded to include the Law School, Agriculture School, Design School and Education School, growing beyond its initial engineering and business core and adding health sciences and pharmacy programmes.到 2010 年，校园已扩展至法学院、农学院、设计学院与教育学院，超出最初的工程与商学本位，并增设健康科学与药学项目。

• In 2020 the university reported more than 30,000 enrolled students across its schools, consolidating its position as one of India's largest private universities and drawing learners from every Indian state.2020 年该校各学院注册学生逾 30,000 名，巩固了其作为印度最大私立大学之一的地位，招生覆盖印度各邦。

• The 2026 QS World University Rankings placed the university in the 901-950 band, before it moved to the 791-800 band in the 2027 edition, reflecting growth in research output and international recognition.2026 年 QS 世界大学排名将其列于 901-950 区间，2027 年版升至 791-800 区间，反映其研究产出与国际声誉的增长。

Academics

• Teaching spans schools of engineering, business, law, agriculture, fashion design, education, humanities, tourism and pharmacy on one campus, with more than 200 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.教学在一座校园内覆盖工程、商学、法律、农业、时装设计、教育、人文、旅游与药学各学院，设 200 余个本科与研究生专业。

• Engineering programmes cover computer science, mechanical, civil, electrical and electronics engineering, with industry-linked laboratories and internship placements across Indian technology firms.工程类课程覆盖计算机科学、机械、土木、电气与电子工程，配设产业联动的实验室及在印度科技企业的实习岗位。

• The School of Law offers integrated five-year and postgraduate law degrees recognised by the Bar Council of India, ranked among India's top thirty by NIRF and supplying graduates to Indian judicial services.法学院开设获印度律师公会认可的五年制复合式与研究生法学学位，在 NIRF 排名中位列印度前三十，毕业生进入印度司法系统。

• The School of Agriculture, accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, teaches agronomy, horticulture and agricultural engineering.经印度农业研究理事会认证的农学院，教授农学、园艺与农业工程。

• The School of Pharmacy is ranked 13th in India by NIRF 2025, accredited by the Pharmacy Council of India.药学院在 NIRF 2025 中列印度第 13，获印度药学理事会认证。

• Management programmes at LPU cover business administration, commerce and hospitality, ranked 44th nationally by NIRF 2025.其管理类课程覆盖工商管理、商学与酒店管理，在 NIRF 2025 中列全国第 44。

• Design and fashion programmes teach fashion design, interior design and multimedia, drawing on the university's creative-industry links.设计与时装课程教授服装设计、室内设计与多媒体，依托学校的创意产业联系。

• Enrolment of about 24,000 undergraduates on a single campus gives the university one of India's largest residential student communities.单一校区约 24,000 名本科生，使该校拥有印度规模最大的寄宿学生社群之一。

• Its OpenAlex record lists 37,752 research works and 834,502 citations, concentrated in engineering, computer science, agriculture and pharmacy.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 37,752 项、被引 834,502 次，集中于工程、计算机科学、农业与药学。

• Doctoral programmes run across engineering, management, agriculture, pharmacy and the sciences, supervised by research-active faculty.博士项目覆盖工程、管理、农业、药学与理科，由活跃于研究的教师指导。

• The university's distance education division serves working adults in Indian cities through approved centres and online platforms.其远程教育部门通过认可中心与在线平台，服务印度各城市的在职成年人。

• International partnerships bring exchange students and articulation agreements, particularly with universities in Europe and Southeast Asia.国际合作带来交换学生与学分衔接协议，尤以与欧洲及东南亚大学的合作为多。

• Industry-linked curricula include internships, live projects and certification courses with technology and manufacturing firms.产业联动的课程包含实习、实战项目以及与科技和制造企业的认证课程。

• The university library system supports the eight schools with digital resources and reading halls across the campus.大学图书馆体系以数字资源与遍布校园的阅览厅支撑八大学院。

• Research centres in agriculture, renewable energy and computing support postgraduate work and consultancy for Punjab enterprises.农业、可再生能源与计算领域的研究中心支撑研究生工作及面向旁遮普企业的咨询。

• LPU's placement cell reports recruitment across information technology, manufacturing, banking and pharmaceuticals, a key draw for Indian students.其就业部门报告了信息技术、制造、银行与制药领域的招聘，这是吸引印度学生的重要因素。

• The university reports a total enrolment exceeding 30,000 students across its schools, with about 24,000 undergraduates and the rest in postgraduate and doctoral programmes across engineering, management, pharmacy, law and agriculture.该校各学院注册学生总数逾 30,000 名，其中本科约 24,000 名，余为分布在工程、管理、药学、法学与农业领域的研究生与博士生。

Campus

• The university occupies a single large campus at Phagwara in Punjab at coordinates of 31.22452 degrees north and 75.77387 degrees east, between Jalandhar and Ludhiana on the Grand Trunk Road, spanning an integrated site of academic and residential blocks.学校位于旁遮普邦帕格瓦拉的单一大型校区，坐标为北纬 31.22452、东经 75.77387，地处大干道上贾朗达尔与卢迪亚纳之间，为教学楼群与宿舍楼群一体化园区。

• Academic blocks, laboratories, hostels, sports grounds and a teaching hospital serve the residential student community on the integrated campus, with shuttle buses linking the blocks.教学楼群、实验室、宿舍、运动场与一所教学医院服务一体化校园内的寄宿学生社群，接驳车连接各楼群。

• The campus's sports infrastructure hosts national-level competitions and supports student teams in athletics, cricket, football and basketball.校园体育设施承办全国性赛事，支持田径、板球、足球与篮球学生队伍。

• Hostels on campus house thousands of students from across India and abroad, making LPU one of the country's largest residential universities.校内宿舍容纳来自印度各地与海外的数千名学生，使 LPU 成为全国最大的寄宿制大学之一。

• The university's location on the Grand Trunk Road corridor gives it road and rail links to Delhi, Amritsar and Chandigarh.学校地处大干道走廊，经公路与铁路可通达德里、阿姆利则与昌迪加尔。

• Laboratories for engineering, pharmacy and agriculture support practical teaching, including workshops and simulated industry lines.工程、药学与农业实验室支撑实践教学，含工坊与模拟生产线。

• The campus library and digital learning centres support both on-campus and distance learners across India.校园图书馆与数字学习中心同时支撑在校学生与印度各地的远程学习者。

• Auditoria and open-air venues host the university's cultural festivals, with student performances drawn from across India's regions.礼堂与露天场地承办学校的文化节，学生演出呈现印度各地风情。

• Punjab's agricultural landscape surrounds the campus, giving agriculture students access to farms and agro-industry in the region.旁遮普的农业景观环绕校园，使农学学生得以接触本地区的农场与农产业。

• Transport within the campus includes shuttle services connecting hostels, academic blocks and the sports complex.校内交通以接驳车连接宿舍、教学楼与体育综合体。

Reputation

• Lovely Professional University is placed in the 791-800 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.拉夫里科技大学在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 791-800 区间。

• THE World University Rankings 2027 place it in the 501-550 band, its strongest position among the global rankings.2027 年度 THE 世界大学排名将其列于 501-550 区间，是其全球榜单中的最高座次。

• The 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities survey ranks it 897th worldwide, and it did not enter the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 main list.2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名将其列于世界第 897，未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜。

• NIRF 2025 placed the university 49th overall and 31st among Indian universities, its strongest national ranking to date.NIRF 2025 将该校列于印度综合第 49、大学类第 31，是其迄今最强的全国排名。

• The School of Law ranked 18th in India in the India Today survey, and the School of Pharmacy 13th nationally in NIRF 2025.法学院在《今日印度》调查中列印度第 18，药学院在 NIRF 2025 中列全国第 13。

• Its OpenAlex record lists 37,752 research works and 834,502 citations, led by engineering, computer science and agriculture, with output growing from 2010 onward as doctoral programmes expanded.其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 37,752 项、被引 834,502 次，以工程、计算机科学与农业为首，2010 年起随博士项目扩展而增长。

• The university presents itself as India's largest single-campus private university, with about 24,000 undergraduates in residence.该校自称印度最大的单一校区私立大学，约 24,000 名本科在校生在此就读。

• Membership of the Association of Commonwealth Universities gives it standing among international university networks.英联邦大学协会的成员身份使其在国际大学网络中占有一席之地。

• Employer links across Indian industry and multinational firms support its placement record, a major factor in its student appeal.与印度产业及跨国企业的雇主联系支撑其就业成绩，这是吸引学生的重要因素。

• The 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed it in the 501-600 band, and the 2027 edition moved it to 501-550, its strongest global position to date.2026 年度 THE 世界大学排名将其列于 501-600 区间，2027 年版升至 501-550 区间，为其迄今最强的全球座次。

• NIRF 2025 ranked the School of Law 26th in India, complementing its 18th place in the India Today law survey and its 49th overall NIRF position.NIRF 2025 将法学院列于印度第 26，与其在《今日印度》法学调查中的第 18 位及 NIRF 综合第 49 位互为补充。

Student life

• The university does not adopt a formal Latin motto, and its identity rests on professional education at scale and its Punjab campus community.该校不采用正式的拉丁文校训，其身份奠基于大规模职业教育与旁遮普校区的社群。

• Student life centres on the residential campus, with hundreds of clubs, sports teams and cultural societies active through the year and major festivals drawing participants from across India.校园生活以寄宿校区为中心，数百个社团、运动队与文化协会全年活跃，大型节庆吸引印度各地的参与者。

• An annual youth festival brings student performers from across India to the Phagwara campus, reflecting the university's national recruitment base and its large residential community.年度青年节汇聚来自印度各地的学生表演者来到帕格瓦拉校区，反映其全国范围的招生基础与庞大的寄宿社群。

• Sports teams compete in inter-university tournaments, with facilities for cricket, football, basketball and athletics on campus.运动队参加校际锦标赛，校内有板球、足球、篮球与田径设施。

• Hostel life, messes serving regional cuisines and student-run societies create a self-contained community on the Phagwara campus.宿舍生活、供应各地风味的食堂与学生自办社团，在帕格瓦拉校区形成自足的社群。

• International students from Africa and Asia add a multicultural dimension to campus festivals and food culture.来自非洲与亚洲的国际学生，为校园节庆与饮食文化增添多元色彩。

• Volunteer and social-service programmes engage students with schools and communities across Punjab.志愿与社会服务项目让学生走进旁遮普各地的学校与社区。

• Industry visits and internship semesters place students in firms across northern India, part of the university's professional orientation.企业参访与实习学期把学生送入北印度各地的企业，这是其职业教育导向的一部分。

• The campus's location between Jalandhar and Ludhiana gives students access to Punjab's industrial belt and Amritsar's cultural sites beyond the gates.校区位于贾朗达尔与卢迪亚纳之间，学生出校即可接触旁遮普工业带与阿姆利则的文化名胜。

Notable people

• Ashok Kumar Mittal, founder and chancellor, built the Lovely group's educational ventures into one of India's largest private universities and has served as a member of India's Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament.阿肖克·库马尔·米塔尔，创办人兼校监，把拉夫里集团的教育事业建成印度最大的私立大学之一，并曾任印度联邦院（国会上院）议员。

• Rashmi Mittal serves as pro-chancellor, overseeing academic and administrative development at the Phagwara campus and the university's distance education division.拉什米·米塔尔任副校长（pro-chancellor），分管帕格瓦拉校区的学术与行政发展及远程教育学部。

• Faculty of the School of Law have built its national standing, with graduates entering Indian judicial services and law firms.法学院的教师奠定其全国地位，毕业生进入印度司法系统与律所。

• Agriculture faculty at LPU work with Punjab's farming sector on crop trials and agri-extension programmes.LPU 的农业教师与旁遮普农业部门合作，开展作物试验与农业推广项目。

• Engineering alumni of the university work in Indian information technology firms, including major multinational technology employers such as Infosys, Wipro and Tata Consultancy Services.该校工程校友任职于印度信息技术企业，包括印孚瑟斯、威普罗与塔塔咨询服务等主要跨国科技雇主。

• Pharmacy graduates staff Indian pharmaceutical companies and regulatory bodies after accredited training at LPU.药学毕业生经认证培训后，任职于印度制药企业与监管机构。

• Management alumni hold roles in Indian banking, retail and logistics firms, reflecting the university's placement network.管理学毕业生任职于印度银行、零售与物流企业，体现其就业网络。

• LPU's distance-education students, from across India, complete degrees while working, an extension of the university's access mission that reaches tens of thousands of learners beyond the Phagwara campus.该校遍布印度的远程教育学生边工作边完成学位，是其入学便利使命的延伸，触角远及帕格瓦拉校区之外数以万计的学习者。

• The university's sports scholarship athletes have represented Punjab and India in inter-university and national competitions.该校体育奖学金运动员已代表旁遮普与印度参加校际与全国比赛。

• International students from Africa and Asia form alumni networks in their home countries, extending LPU's global footprint.来自非洲与亚洲的国际学生在本国形成校友网络，延展 LPU 的全球足迹。

• The Mittal family's philanthropy funds scholarships and campus infrastructure through the Lovely Charitable Trust, with Ashok Kumar Mittal serving as chancellor since founding the university in 2005 and Rashmi Mittal as pro-chancellor.米塔尔家族的慈善事业经拉夫里慈善信托资助奖学金与校园基建，阿肖克·库马尔·米塔尔自 2005 年创办该校以来一直担任校监，拉什米·米塔尔任副校长。