Only 3 Indian Universities have found a place in the ‘Top 200 in the World’ in Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2021. The Lovel Professional University is one of them. LPU has also topped, The Impact Ranking 2021 when it comes to its focus on ‘Affordable and Clean Energy’ among Indian Universities (22nd globally). Additionally, the University has also got the second spot in India for ‘Decent Work and Economic Growth’, a parameter that measures a university on the share of its students getting placements, its economics research, and employment practices.
It has been a great achievement for the University given that the University has participated in the rankings for the first time.
LPU has also been jointly ranked 1 st in India on the parameter, ‘Partnership for the Goals’. The parameter looks at the broader ways in which universities support the SDGs through collaboration with other countries, promotion of best practices and publication of data.
In the rankings, LPU has got higher ranks than that of the notable Indian universities like IIT (Indore, Rourkela, Guwahati, Gandhinagar), NIT (Silchar, Tiruchirrapalli), Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, VIT University and many more.
Mr. Ashok Mittal, Chancellor Lovely Professional University said, “It is a matter of great pride for us that we have debuted straight into the global top 200 list. Not many Indian universities in past have featured in the top 200 list and we feel proud to bring this laurel to India.”
Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a private university based out of Jalandhar, Punjab. The university campus spreads over hundreds of acres and offers a wide variety of courses such as engineering streams, Computer Application, Hotel Management, and Tourism, Architecture and Design, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Agriculture, Fashion Design, Journalism, Films and Creative Arts, Law, Physiotherapy and Paramedical Sciences as well as Art and Languages. LPU was established in 2005. LPU has a diverse student body coming from all 28 Indian states and from over 40 countries. LPU also has strong collaboration with the industry.
