Chitkara University

Chitkara University in Rajpura, Punjab, has 8,385 students and 519 teaching staff, and appears in the NIRF 2025 rankings across three disciplines: #16 in Pharmacy (score 66.85), #78 in Management (score 48.30), and #89 in Engineering (score 47.34). That spread suggests Pharmacy is its strongest programme by this measure, well ahead of where its Management and Engineering courses land.

Placement data for 2023-24 shows wide variation by programme. The 3-year Pharmacy PG course placed all 8 of its graduates at a median salary of 87.5 LPA, though this is a very small batch. Engineering UG, the largest cohort at 1,999 graduates, placed 598 students at a median of 6.75 LPA, while Management PG placed 347 out of 694 graduates at 9.62 LPA. Pharmacy UG had the lowest placement share that year, with only 10 of 88 graduates placed, at a median of 7.5 LPA.

Looking across the past three years gives a fuller picture: Engineering UG placement rates and salaries have moved around, from 859 of 1,078 placed at 7.6 LPA in 2021-22 to 598 of 1,999 at 6.75 LPA in 2023-24, reflecting a larger graduating batch. Management PG placements grew steadily in numbers, from 158 placed in 2021-22 to 347 in 2023-24, with median salaries rising from 7.95 LPA to 9.62 LPA over the same period.