#REDIRECT [[Chitkara University]]
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{{Infobox university
| name = Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology
| established = 1998
| coordinates = {{coord|30.5164244|76.6583326|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
| city = [[Chandigarh]]
| state = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| country = [[India]]
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| affiliations = [[Chitkara University, Punjab|Chitkara University]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.chitkara.edu.in/}}
}}
[[File:Chitkara University Punjab.jpg|thumb|Chitkara Campus]]
'''Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology''' is an [[engineering college]] in [[Chandigarh]], [[India]]. It was founded by [[Dr. Ashok Chitkara]] in 1998. It is approved by the [[All India Council for Technical Education|All-India Council of Technical Education]] and was affiliated to [[I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University|Punjab Technical University]] until 2008 later on to [[Chitkara University, Punjab|Chitkara University]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Network|first=digitalLEARNING|title=Chitkara University- Re-Inventing Education 4.0|url=https://digitallearning.eletsonline.com/2019/09/chitkara-university-re-inventing-education-4-0/|access-date=2021-03-14|language=en}}</ref>. It has a strong emphasis on networking and collaborating with regional technical corporations.<ref>{{Cite web|last=krishna.mishra|title=Chitkara University Becomes the India Chapter Member with the International Association of University Libraries {{!}} QS WOWNEWS|url=https://qswownews.com/chitkara-university-becomes-the-india-chapter-member-with-the-international-association-of-university-libraries/|access-date=2021-03-14|language=en-US}}</ref>
Chitkara initiated its higher education programs in the year 2002 on the [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] campus which is around {{convert|30|km|abbr=on}} from [[Chandigarh]].
== Achievements ==
* Chitkara and [[Synopsys]] have joined to conduct an ME program in Microelectronic Systems.
* A team named The TrailBlazers from the institute participated in the [[NASA]] second Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition held at [[Kennedy Space Center]], [[Florida]], [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|last=2011|first=Lunabotics mining Competition |title=www.nasa.gov/offices/education/centers/kennedy/technology/lunabotics.html|url=http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/centers/kennedy/technology/lunabotics.html|work=Lunabotics homepage|publisher=NASA}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.chitkara.edu.in/}}
{{Universities and colleges in Punjab, India}}
[[Category:Engineering colleges in Chandigarh]]
[[Category:Punjab, India]]
[[Category:1998 establishments in Chandigarh]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1998]]
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