About Us
Founded by leading academicians and professionals, Shoolini University is a young, research-focussed, philanthropic university. Brainchild of Prof PK Khosla, a retired Vice Chancellor & an Oxford Alumnus, and mentored by illustrious personas such as Dr MS Swaminathan, Shoolini has emerged as a role model for university education. A multi-disciplinary university with six faculties & 11 schools, it has 230+ fulltime faculty members — most of whom are engaged in research; 4000+ students from India and abroad, and one of India’s most inspiring and eco-friendly campuses. QS Asian Rankings, 2022: 271-280 in Asia; No. 1 in citation in India & Joint 4 in Asia. NIRF Ranking 2021: Overall in 101-150 band; 89th among Universities. H index > 80. More than 800 students have filed patents.
Area of Excellence
FIVE-PILLAR MODEL • Focus on research and innovation • Our Governance • Our focus on Innovative Pedagogy • Inspirational faculty • Motivated students
Research Capability and Focus Area
Innovative Research Centers for the faculty and research students. • Nanotechnology • OMICS & Biodiversity Research • Yoga • Disaster Management • Energy • VLCI • Data Analytics • Automobile Engg
Notable Research / Publication
In QS Rankings 2022, Shoolini is No. 1 in India and Joint 4th in Asia in Citation Index. It ranks third in the country and first in Himachal in filing patents by academic institutes and universities (Office of Intellectual Rights, India). Our faculty member Dr Gaurav Sharma finds place among World’s top 1% cited scientist.
Academic Facilities
State-of-the-art infrastructure to support students. • 104+ laboratories • Cancer Research Centre • State-of-the-art Seminar Complex • eUniv: Unique 24X7 learning • Milkha Singh Sports Complex

Library Database
The 24X7 Yogananda Library is a five-storied building that featured on the cover of "Roof and Facade" Asia. This one-of-a-kind EBSCO Online library has over one million publications.
