Chitkara University - Patiala

For 2026-27 the first-year fee (semesters I and II together, including ETS and CAS charges of Rs 25,000 each) is Rs 3,10,000 for B.E. CSE, Rs 4,60,000 for CSE in AI and Future Technologies, Rs 3,60,000 for CSE in AI and ML with Microsoft, Rs 2,50,000 for ECE, Electrical, Mechanical, Automobile, Mechanical and Smart Manufacturing, Mechatronics and Civil Engineering, and Rs 2,70,000 for Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with a minor in CSE. Fees are subject to revision and hostel is extra.

For 2026-27 the first-year MBA fee is Rs 4,50,000 for Marketing, Finance, HRM and Data Science and AI (Rs 2,25,000 a semester including CAS/ETS of Rs 50,000 a semester), Rs 3,50,000 for Healthcare, Logistics and Supply Chain and Rural Management, and Rs 1,65,000 for Retail, Pharmaceutical Management and BFSI, whose year II fee is also Rs 1,65,000.

For 2026-27 the first-year fee is Rs 3,10,000 for B.Des, Rs 1,30,000 for BFA, Rs 2,10,000 for B.Arch. and B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), Rs 1,50,000 for BBA and B.Com, Rs 1,40,000 for BCA (Rs 2,10,000 with AI and ML), Rs 2,10,000 for B.Pharm, Rs 1,70,000 for B.Sc Nursing (Basic), Rs 4,10,000 for B.Sc Nautical Science and Rs 90,000 for B.Ed. Each figure is semester I plus semester II as printed in the prospectus, including ETS and CAS charges (Nautical Science also includes Rs 50,000 of miscellaneous charges).

B.E. admission uses JEE Main rank or Class 12 marks, B.Des and BFA use CUDAT or UCEED, B.Arch. uses NATA, BPT uses NEET (UG), B.Sc Nautical Science uses IMU CET and MBA uses CAT, MAT, NMAT, XAT, CMAT or the Chitkara University Test. The university has not published 2027 dates, and its pages carry no information page for CUDAT or the Chitkara University Test (checked 16 October 2026).

The NIRF 2025 data sheet reports 3,403 of 4,324 graduates placed (78.7%) for the 2023-24 graduating batch, with a median salary of Rs 8,50,000 for four-year undergraduate programmes, Rs 4,10,000 for three-year undergraduate and Rs 7,75,000 for two-year postgraduate programmes. The placement page cites a highest package of Rs 1.1 crore from Amazon without a batch year, and the MBA brochure gives Rs 44 lakh highest and Rs 11.06 lakh median for the 2025 MBA batch.

NAAC awarded grade A+ with a CGPA of 3.26 in its first cycle (certificate dated 7 September 2021, valid up to 6 September 2026); no renewal is published as of 16 October 2026. In NIRF 2025 the university ranks 78 in the University category, 89 in Engineering, 78 in Management, 16 in Pharmacy and 38 in Architecture.

The Scholarship Schemes page points students to government schemes: the Punjab Post Matric Scholarship for SC and OBC students, the minority and Central Sector schemes on the National Scholarship Portal, and the Jharkhand and Bihar post-matric schemes. The MBA FAQ says the university does not offer merit-based scholarships for MBA, and no merit scholarship for other programmes is published on the pages checked.

The university lists 20 hostels, 10 for boys and 10 for girls, with wardens, security and internet access. Its admissions FAQ says hostel charges are not included in the tuition fee and are listed separately, but no hostel fee schedule is published on the official pages checked on 16 October 2026, so the admissions office confirms the current rate.

Yes. It is a private university set up under The Chitkara University Act of the Punjab State Legislature in 2010 and recognised by the UGC under Sections 2(f) and 22(1) of the UGC Act. The campus is on the Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway at Jhansla, Rajpura tehsil, Patiala district, about 30 km from Chandigarh.

Admission to the 2026-27 session at Chitkara University, Punjab is by counselling on a filled application form: JEE Main 2026 rank or Class 12 marks for B.E., CUDAT or UCEED for design, NATA for B.Arch., NEET for BPT, CAT, MAT, NMAT, XAT, CMAT or the Chitkara University Test for MBA, and Class 12 or graduation marks with a personal interview for most other programmes.

Chitkara University - Patiala offers 77 programmes in Engineering, Management, Medical, Science, Commerce, Arts & Humanities, Law, Design, Education, Pharmacy, Hospitality, Computer Applications, Architecture and Paramedical, including Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Science, BBA + MBA Integrated, Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration and Post Basic B.Sc Nursing.

Chitkara University - Patiala lists approval or accreditation from UGC, COA, PCI, INC, NCTE, BCI, NCHMCT and DGS.

18,367 students were enrolled across its programmes in 2023–24, 43.7% of them women (NIRF 2025 data).

Chitkara University - Patiala is also known as Chitkara University Punjab and Chitkara University Rajpura.