Rayat-Bahra University is a state private university located in S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) district of Punjab, India. It was established under an Act of the Government of Punjab and offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes across a range of disciplines including engineering, management, pharmacy, law, applied sciences, and humanities. The university is part of the Rayat-Bahra Group of Institutes, an educational network with multiple campuses in northern India.
| Name | Rayat-Bahra University |
|---|---|
| Type | State private university |
| Location | S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), Punjab, India |
| Parent organisation | Rayat-Bahra Group of Institutes |
| Country | India |
The university traces its institutional roots to the Rayat-Bahra Group, which has operated colleges and professional institutes in Punjab and neighbouring states for several years. With the enactment of state legislation enabling private universities in Punjab, the group's higher-education activities in the Mohali region were consolidated under the umbrella of Rayat-Bahra University.
The university is organised into faculties and schools that cover technical, professional, and liberal disciplines. Programmes typically offered include:
The university also enrols research scholars for doctoral work in selected departments.
The campus is situated in the Mohali district, which forms part of the Chandigarh tricity region in Punjab. The location places the university within the wider higher-education and information-technology corridor that has developed around Chandigarh, Mohali, and Panchkula.
As a state private university, Rayat-Bahra University contributes to the expansion of professional and technical higher education in Punjab. It serves students from Punjab as well as from other parts of India, and is one of several private universities established in the state under the framework permitting private participation in higher education.