Chandigarh University is a private, not-for-profit university at Gharuan in Punjab. Its RTI page states that it was established under the Chandigarh University Act, 2012, enacted by the Government of Punjab, and that it is recognised under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956. The university holds an A+ grade from NAAC, which it says it received in its first accreditation cycle.
In its NIRF 2025 data submission the university reported 34,261 students on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and 1,285 PhD students (914 full-time and 371 part-time). It says its students come from all 28 Indian states, 8 Union Territories and 50 countries, and that it has partnerships with more than 530 universities abroad. Its leadership page names Satnam Singh Sandhu as Chancellor.