Press Note for PC at Jalandhar Punjab

Chandigarh University Give Wings to Academic Dreams of Bright Students with

Rs 210 Crore Annual Budget for Scholarships
Chandigarh University Empowered 1.30 lakh Students through Scholarships to
Pursue their Academic Dreams at India’s Number 1 Private University
CUCET -2025 to Fulfill Academic Dreams of Bright Students from Punjab with
100 Per cent Scholarship
Out of total 10,800 students from Punjab pursuing higher education at
Chandigarh University, 752 Students Secured 897 Job Offers from leading
National & International Brands
28 Meritorious Students from Doaba Region of Punjab Secured 36 Job Offers
from Leading Brands
20 students from Jalandhar studying at Chandigarh University received 26 job
offers from top MNCs
Chandigarh University Forged 550 Collaborations with Top Global Universities
for Academic Exchange Program
Out of total 4,300 Patents Filed in Varied Domains by Chandigarh University
Students; 430 patents filed by students from Punjab
Out of total 150 Start-ups Successfully Launched by CU students, 34 Start-ups
introduced by students from Punjab

Jalandhar (Punjab), February 7: Driven by sheer commitment to foster highly-

skilled and talented workforce for the industry, Chandigarh University continues to
scale new heights of recognition and influence at both the domestic and global
higher educational landscape which is quite evident through its consistent rise in
annual rankings, including the recent QS World University Rankings by Subject
2024, said Advisor to Chancellor Chandigarh University Prof (Dr) RS Bawa while
addressing a press conference at Jalandhar in Punjab.
Prof. (Dr) R S Bawa added, “Within just 12 years of its establishment, Chandigarh
University has firmly established itself as a prominent higher education institution,
both in India and globally. Chandigarh University has been ranked India’s number
1 private university in QS Asia University Rankings 2025. In QS World University
Rankings 2024 that featured global giants such as Harvard University, University of
Oxford, Stanford University, University of Cambridge and Imperial College of
London among 1,500 institutions across 104 overseas locations, CU has delivered
stellar performance by ascending to the ranks of top national institutions, with
eight of its courses now securing top ranks among top global universities.
Chandigarh University was also ranked among India’s top 20 universities in the
NIRF Rankings 2024.”
Sharing details regarding the placements for the academic session 2024, Dr (Prof)
Bawa said, “Owing to its academic excellence and impressive placement record,
CU has become the most sought-after destinations for leading national and
international brands and MNCs who frequent the varsity to hire the talent honed
here. CU has once again emerged as a popular choice for as many as 904
recruiters including leading multinational companies and corporate houses. CU
students received a total of 9124 job offers across various streams, enabling many
students to land in their dream jobs. Last year, one student secured a salary
package of Rs 1.74 crore, marking the highest annual package for the batch.
Meanwhile, the highest domestic salary package was Rs 54.75 lakh. Over 31
recruiters extended job offers amounting to Rs 20 lakh or above, while 52
companies provided opportunities with annual salary packages exceeding Rs 15
lakh.”
“As many as 752 students from Punjab who were pursuing their higher study at
Chandigarh University received 897 job offers from leading national and
international brands. Out of these students, 28 students from Doaba region have
secured 36 job offers and 20 students from Jalandhar have received 26 job offers
from top MNCs.
Sahil Minhas, a student from Punjab who completed BE CSE at Chandigarh
University was placed Tech Mahindra with an annual salary package of Rs 5 LPA.
Similarly, another student Ishita Aggarwal who completed BE CSE at Chandigarh
University received two job offers from Microsoft (Rs 11 LPA) and KPIT (Rs 5 LPA).
Garima Jain, another student of BE CSE at Chandigarh University from Punjab
secured a job offer from MU Sigma with an annual salary package of Rs 10.5 lakhs.
Sharing details about the CUCET – 2025 (Chandigarh University Common Entrance
Test) Dr Bawa said, “Chandigarh University Common Entrance Test - CUCET 2025
has been empowering thousands of students financially every year. Since, the
establishment of Chandigarh University, Mohali campus in 2012 as many as 1.30
lakh students from 28 states and 8 union territories of India and many students
from foreign countries have also availed the scholarships offered by CU. Out of
total 10,800 students from Punjab who are pursuing their higher education at
Chandigarh University, 2192 students have received scholarship during the 2023-
24 academic session. Moreover, 100 per cent scholarship has also been given to
54 students from Punjab.”
CU allocates a total budget of Rs 210 Crores for scholarships every year including
Rs 170 Crores for Chandigarh University, Mohali campus and Rs 40 Crores for
Chandigarh University, Lucknow campus. The main objective of the scholarship
program is to reward financially deprived bright students so that they can earn
scholarship benefits and study in futuristic courses of their choice at Chandigarh
University. Students can easily apply for CUCET 2025 by visiting the Chandigarh
University site https://www.cuchd.in/scholarship/.
Elaborating on CU’s Research and Innovation oriented academia, Dr (Prof) Bawa
said, “Chandigarh University has more than 14,700 research publications to its
credit and more than 4,300 patents have been filed in varied domains by the
students and faculty members of the varsity. Out of these as many as 430 patents
have been filed by students from Punjab. In 2024 alone, CU has filed 625 in-house
patents while an impressive 1,416 published patents have been filed in
collaboration with Ennoble IP and 128 patents have been granted this year.
“To arm its students with research-intensive learning, Chandigarh University has
allocated a budget of Rs 15 crore this year. Under Chandigarh University
Tehcnology Business Incubator (CU-TBI) more than 150 Start-Ups have been
successfully launched by CU students out of which as many as 34 start-ups have
been created by students from Punjab alone,” added he.
CU has more than 1300 visiting international faculty members including 560
international research network scholars. CU houses 60 centres of research and
more than 3,000 international students from 65 countries study at the varsity and
over 2,000 students from CU have visited prestigious global universities to pursue
their academics as part of the varsity’s international academic exchange program.
The vast research network of CU is not only restricted to India, but it transcends
beyond borders; the varsity has established 550 international collaborations with
prestigious global universities to arm its students with global academic and
research exposure.”
Sharing details about the Industry-Academia interface of CU, Dr (Prof) Bawa said,
“CU offers a broad spectrum of industry-oriented futuristic academic programs,
empowering its students with corporate mentorship, international exposure,
value-centric learning, cultivating entrepreneurial spirit and professional
competencies to transform them into future industry leaders. CU provides
environment conducive to innovation and discovery with as many as 30 Industry-
sponsored Advanced Research Labs and 32 Centres of Excellence (COEs)
established by leading multinational corporations such as Microsoft, Cisco,
Hyundai, Tech Mahindra, Capgemini and IBM among others.”
For Engineering students, Chandigarh University has tied-up with top giants in the
market that provide hands-on training to students with high-tech labs including
Microsoft Innovation Center, Google Android Lab, Cloud Computing Lab, Oracle
Academy, Tech Mahindra IMS Academy, Unisys Innovation Lab, EMC Academic
Alliance, Microsoft Global Technical Support Center, Red Hat Academy Lab, SAP
Next Gen Lab, Infor Lab and Microsoft Azure LAAS (Learning as a Service)
platform, BOT lab, Bosch Bridge Centre and Cisco Networking Lab among others.
Chandigarh University offers a world-class industry-sponsored Master of
Engineering Program in Computer Science with a specialization in Cloud
Computing in collaboration with Virtusa, making it one of the most in-demand
CSE-CC programs in India. CU has collaborated with Coforge and established an
innovation center focused on conducting R&D in AI applications within healthcare,
addressing agricultural issues globally and developing autonomous vehicle
technology.”
“CU offers academic programs in emerging areas such as AI, Blockchain, Big Data,
Analytics and Fintech, Machine Learning, Virtual Reality, IOT, Bioinformatics,
Information & Network Security, Grid Computing, Structural Engineering, Geo -
Technical Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Construction Technology,
Environmental Engineering, GIS, Water Resource Engineering among others is
specially designed by industry giants themselves,” added Dr (Prof) Bawa.
Dr (Prof) Bawa further said, “Chandigarh University was accredited with an A+
rating by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) placing it
among the top 5 per cent universities in India to get NAAC A+ Accreditation. CU
also holds accreditation from the US-based Accreditation Board for Engineering
and Technology (ABET), placing it among the top 0.1 percent of Indian universities
with accredited engineering programs and accredited by the National Board of
Accreditation (NBA).”
In the field of sports, CU has become the first private university in the country to
win the prestigious Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA Trophy) in the year 2024
with the highest number of 71 medals at Khelo India University Games.
The students of CU have won 543 medals including 125 national and 68
international medals during 2023-24, out of which 104 players are from Punjab
including many student athletes from Doaba region. The University allocates an
annual sports budget of Rs 8.5 crore including Major Dhyan Chand Scholarship of
Rs 3.84 crore which provides various facilities to the sportspersons free of cost.
Currently, 1183 students athletes including 562 girls are availing the scholarship at
CU.

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