Chandigarh University enters Top 30 League
among all Universities in NIRF Rankings- 2022
CU bags second spot among all
public-private universities, architecture, management institutions in
Punjab-Tricity region; bags top spot among Punjab private Engineering
Institutions
CHANDIGARH: Adding another jewel to its
star-studded crown, Chandigarh University has secured 29th spot among all the public
and private universities of the country in the NIRF Rankings 2022, becoming the
youngest university to enter the top 30 league of Indian Universities, said S.
Satnam Singh Sandhu, Chancellor, Chandigarh University on Saturday.
“Chandigarh
University is not only the youngest but also the only university in the country
to give consistently great performances in National and International rankings,
such as QS world, QS Asia, NIRF or NAAC, and improving its position year after
year,” said Sandhu, while addressing a press conference at Press Club here,
hours after the National Institutional Ranking Framework Rankings-2022 were
released by the Union Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Chandigarh
University has bagged the second position among all universities and first
position among private universities in Punjab and Tricity, in the prestigious
rankings, said Sandhu, adding that the University secured an overall ranking of
48th among all universities and colleges of India, 4th position among all
public and private institutions and first spot among all private institutions
of Punjab and Tricity.
“This stellar
performance of Chandigarh University in the NIRF rankings is a reflection of
endorsement of the Varsity’s academic excellence and industry-training prowess
from all stakeholders including industry, government and most importantly the
students,” said Sandhu.
Presenting
a detailed analysis of the NIRF rankings, Sandhu informed that Chandigarh
University has secured an overall 3rd position among all engineering
institutions and 2nd position among all private engineering institutions in
Punjab and Tricity, and first spot amongst all private engineering institutions
in Punjab, whereas it has bagged the 45th spot among all engineering
universities and colleges of the country.
“Even in
Management, we have secured 40th position among all institutions of the country,
while securing second spot among all public and private institutions in Punjab
and Tricity. In Architecture, we have bagged 19th position among all
institutions of the country, while securing second spot among all public and
private institutions in Punjab and Tricity,” he added.
Noting
that rankings are a great tool to assess the standards of an Educational
Institution, ultimately helping the young minds to decide the best of
institutions for their higher studies, Sandhu said, “the Varsity has laid
emphasis on ensuring overall development of its students since its inception.
It is the result of this pointed focus that we have been able to perform so
well in every National & International Academic Rankings.”
“The
Chandigarh University has long remained a preferred partner for Industry
leaders and our students have been sought by the top businesses, thanks to the
unparalleled quality education and industry-focused training they receive at
over 30 Industry-sponsored Centres of Excellence and training centres
established on our campus. This year so far, over 900 companies, highest for
the whole of North India, have made more than 9500 job offers to our students,
with the highest package of Rs 1.7 Crore, which speaks for our stellar
placement records,” said Sandhu.
We
have filed 1816 patents so far, and is the leading stand-alone institution to
file the highest number of patents in the last three years and we have academic
tie-ups with 450 international universities in more than 80 countries, he
added.
“With
our excellent performance in all the aforementioned spheres, we have been able
to become the youngest University to debut into QS World University
Rankings-2023, and have secured a place among the top 800 institutions across
the world. Among all Indian Universities, Chandigarh University has
grabbed an incredible overall 21st position, an impressive third position among
Private Universities, and first spot in Punjab-Chandigarh region.
“Chandigarh University is also the youngest university to break into the QS Asia Universities Rankings-2022, debuting into a stellar 271-280 rank band and featuring among top 1.70% universities of Asia. We are also the youngest university in the country to get NAAC A+ grade, ranking amongst the Top 5% of the Higher Education Institutions of India and the only private university in the entire country to have NAAC A+ and NBA accreditation for all its engineering and MBA programs,” he added.