Chitkara University, Punjab started its way as Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology established in 2002 and affiliated to Punjab Technical University.

[5] Chitkara University's 70-acre main campus is located in Jansla Village, Rajpura, Punjab, along the Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway (NH-64), which is 33.1 km away from Chandigarh.

[3] Chitkara University offers a wide range of academic programmes across a variety of disciplines, including engineering, technology, business, health sciences, pharmacy, design, and media.

Some of academic programmes offered by Chitkara University include: Chitkara University also offers a number of postgraduate programmes, including: Chitkara University also offers Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in various fields.

[25] The university includes:[26] Chitkara University hosts chapters of the Association Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales (AIESEC),[27] Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEEE),[28] Association for Computing Machinery (ACM),[29] Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE),[30] Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI),[31] Society of Automotive Engineers India (SAE India)[32] and Computer Society of India (CSI).