Plaksha University

Plaksha is an upcoming private university located in Mohali, Punjab, India.[2] It is being set up by a group of over 60 business leaders and technology entrepreneurs. It is a corporate-funded technical university, which is being established under the Punjab State Private Universities Policy of 2010. It has received a Letter of Intent from the Government of Punjab.[3]

Plaksha
TypePrivate
Location
Mohali
,
Punjab
,
India[1]

30.632°N 76.72°E / 30.632; 76.72
Campus50 acres (0.20 km2)
Urban
AffiliationsUGC
Websiteplaksha.org

Academics

The university undergraduate program, which will be offered from August 2021, aims to integrate engineering education and research with liberal arts, design and entrepreneurship.[4] The Reimagining Higher Education Foundation, the sponsoring body of Plaksha, currently offers one-year Tech Leaders Fellowship, a residential post-graduate program in collaboration with Purdue University[5] and UC Berkeley.[6]

References
  1. "Plaksha University". Plananyc.
  2. "Plaksha University: A new school of thought". 29 April 2019.
  3. "MOHALI TO EMERGE AS EDUCATION HUB AS GOVERNMENT ISSUES LETTER OF INTENT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF PLAKSHA UNIVERSITY". Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Punjab, India ਸੂਚਨਾ ਤੇ ਲੋਕ ਸੰਪਰਕ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਪੰਜਾਬ ,ਭਾਰਤ.
    - "Punjab CM Inaugurates Plaksha University to Pioneer Transformation of Technology Education in India". Outlook India.
    - "Amarinder Singh lays stone of Plaksha university in Mohali". The Times of India.
    - Singh, Garima. "Business leaders join hands to set up engineering university in Mohali". Businessline.
    - "Punjab govt issues letter of intent to Plaksha University in Mohali". Hindustan Times. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. "Undergraduate Program". Plaksha University.
    - "Francis Ligler Joins Academic Advisory Board for Plashka University in Chandigarh India". Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering.
  5. "News - Purdue-India Partnership". Purdue University.
  6. "Global Partners at UC Berkeley".
    - "Frances Ligler Joins Academic Advisory Board for Plaksha University in Chandigarh, India". Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.


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