Academic staff
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1200+ |
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Administrative staff
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2500+ |
Colors | White and Red |
Chandigarh University is a private university on NH-95, Chandigarh-Ludhiana Highway, Mohali, Punjab, India.
It is an Indian institute for higher education established under ‘The Chandigarh University Act’ and is recognized by UGC. Located in Greater Mohali, Punjab, CU is the largest university near Chandigarh with more than 30,000 students from across India and 30 countries. Before becoming private university it was a private college ‘Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Gharuan’ affiliated to Punjab Technical University.
CU is a residential university with separate hostels for boys and girls housing more than 15,000 students. It is broadly organized into 16 institutes, providing education through more than 90 programs including doctorates, post graduate and graduate programs in disciplines taught by more than 1200 tenured faculty members.
Chandigarh University provides an academic environment and individual learning space. A comprehensive academic structure is designed to inculcate project-based experiential learning with the classroom teaching. This integrative approach provides the students an exposure to the art and science of their chosen discipline and makes them capable of thinking outside the box.
In an endeavour to provide international academic exposure, research opportunities and placements, Chandigarh University has become North India’s first university to have tie-ups with more than 100 top ranking international universities from all across the globe. Chandigarh University has signed MoUs with universities from 33 countries which includes those in USA, Canada, UK, European Union (EU), Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Middle East and Asian nations.
CU has partnered with 100 universities — more than 36 have QS World Rankings and are ranked among the top 700 universities of the world. The partner universities includes University of Salamanca, Spain that carries a 798-year legacy and has figured amongst the top 100 universities in QS World Ranking in the domains of Modern Languages, Fine Arts and Humanities.
CU has the following approvals, memberships and recognitions:
Chandigarh University has 15 institutes.
Since inception, Chandigarh University has positioned itself as a pacesetter in campus placements in top-notch companies with high wages. Placements have witnessed participation from some of the leading Indian and foreign organizations. Majors from across all the sectors have been regular visitors to the campus. The institute can boast some of the finest placements across all universities in the country. Elite companies such as Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Google, Amazon, Flipkart, Deutsche Bank, Axis Bank, Federal Bank, Oberoi Hotels and Resorts, J.W. Marriott, Naukri.com, RBS, HCL Comnet, Wipro Technologies, Wipro, Ranbaxy and many more offer job opportunities.