Why LPU is not AICTE approved?

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    Manan Aggarwal pursuing B.Tech CSE( Hons.) At LPU | Guide-Level 11

    4 years ago
    Hello mate. There is actually no need to be approved by AICTE since Lovely Professional University is already recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). AICTE approval is not required for a university to run a course in technical education as has been held by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in its judgment CWP2056 of 1999 titled BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY & ANR. V/S ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION & ORS, and various other cases. LPU provides great academic exposure to its students. It is a UGC-approved university that has been ranked well by various agencies on the basis of its infrastructure, its faculty, its placements,
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    Sunita Singh | Guide-Level 15

    4 years ago
    There is actually no need to be approved by AICTE since Lovely Professional University is already recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). AICTE approval is not required for a university to run a course in technical education as has been held by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in its judgment CWP2056 of 1999 titled Bharathidasan University & ANR. V/S ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION & ORS, and various other cases. LPU provides great academic exposure to its students. It is a UGC-approved university that has been ranked well by various agencies on the basis of its infrastructure, its faculty, its placements, its teaching
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    Arshiya Singh | Scholar-Level 16

    4 years ago
    AICTE approval is not required for a university to run a course in technical education as has been held by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in its judgment CWP2056 of 1999 titled BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY & ANR. V/S ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION & ORS, and various other cases. LPU is one the best private university which is recognised by :
    UGC
    National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)
    Pharmacy Council of India (PCI)
    Member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). ICAR
    COA
    ACBSP accreditation
    Bar Council of India (BCI)
    There are more than 200 programs to choose and with a great infrastructure, LPU provides all the facilities wit
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    Navneet Kaur | Guide-Level 14

    4 years ago
    Lovely Professional University is recognised by many Accreditation councils of India & thoroughly recognised by UGC in 2006. AICTE approval is not required for a university to run a course in technical education as has been held by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in its judgment CWP2056 of 1999 titled BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY & ANR. V/S ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION & ORS, and various other cases. In this context, I would like to mention recent achievement / ranking made by LPU which is globally admired. Lovely Professional University has been ranked among the Top 200 universities in the World in The Times Higher Education Impact
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    Pratima Banerjee | Guide-Level 13

    4 years ago
    Kindly note if any University is approved by UGC, is a UGC approved deemed to be a University, is a UGC approved self-financed State University, or a UGC approved State Private University, is exempted from approval of AICTE. It is not important for any of the above universities to take Accreditation of AICTE. Lovely Professional University is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC), a statutory body of the Government of India for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education in India, under section 2 (f) of the UGC Act, 1956. AICTE approval is not required for a university to run a c
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    preeti verma | Contributor-Level 9

    4 years ago
    As per the Supreme Court ruling only technical institutions need to be approved by AICTE, however for the universities it is not mandatory. LPU is a full fledged independent university approved by UGC. In addition to it, LPU is also affiliated with the Distance Education Council. LPU is also affiliated with the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and the Council of Architecture (COA) and approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI). It is also a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). LPU was the first university to get an approval from ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research). LPU has ACBSP accredita
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    owais bhat Alumni of lpu MBA | Contributor-Level 8

    4 years ago
    Lovely Professional University is already recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). AICTE approval is not required for a university. It is a UGC-approved university that has been ranked well by various agencies on the basis of its infrastructure, its faculty, its placements, its teaching practices, etc.
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    irin | Contributor-Level 10

    9 months ago

    Hello there,

    Lovely Professional University (LPU) is a recognised university established under a State Act and approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC). According to a Supreme Court judgment in the case of Bharathidasan University v. AICTE, universities that are approved by UGC do not require separate approval from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to offer technical courses. This ruling confirms that AICTE approval is necessary for technical institutions affiliated with a university, but not for universities themselves, as long as they are established under a law and recognised by UGC.

    LPU offers a wide ra

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    Vidushi Sharma | Contributor-Level 10

    11 months ago

    hi,

    Lovely Professional University (LPU) is not AICTE-approved because AICTE approval is not required for universities recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

    Key Points:

    1. UGC Recognition
      • LPU is a UGC-recognized university under the UGC Act, 1956, which allows it to offer technical and non-technical programs without needing separate AICTE approval.
    2. AICTE Approval for Colleges, Not Universities
      • AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) regulates technical institutions like engineering colleges, but universities come under UGC.
    3. Accreditations & Approvals
      • LPU's B.Tech, M.Tech, and MBA programs are accredited by NBA and reco
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    Harsh Pandey Faculty LPU | Guide-Level 13

    3 years ago
    According to the Supreme Court, AICTE approval is required only when the course is being run by an institute. Lovely Professional University is recognised by many Accreditation councils of India & thoroughly recognised by UGC in 2006. AICTE approval is not required for a university to run a course in technical education as has been held by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in its judgment CWP2056 of 1999 titled Bharathidasan University & ANR. V/S ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION & ORS, and various other cases. Fortune 500 Companies have hired around 4500 students from Lovely Professional University. The wide array of employers that hi
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