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Meeting people at Plaksha University
Plaksha is a small, founder-built tech university on a 50-acre campus in Mohali, about 10 minutes from Chandigarh's airport, where around 800 students make it one of the few Indian engineering campuses where you can know almost everyone.
Plaksha's 50-acre campus at Sector 101 on IT City Road is technically in Mohali, Punjab, rather than the Chandigarh Union Territory itself, though it's about 10 minutes from Chandigarh International Airport; its first-ever undergraduate batch of just 81 students graduated in August 2025.
The story of Plaksha University
Plaksha started in 2015 as a conversation among entrepreneur friends who wanted to rethink how India trains engineers. In 2017 they set up the Reimagining Higher Education Foundation, a not-for-profit company, and broke ground on the Mohali campus in February 2019.
The campus opened in August 2021, in the middle of the pandemic, under the Plaksha University, Punjab Act, 2021. The university says it was built by more than 150 CXOs, entrepreneurs and corporates from India and global tech hubs, many of whom still mentor students.
Plaksha's first undergraduate batch of 81 students graduated in August 2025. The university now has about 800 students and more than 50 faculty, and offers master's and PhD programmes alongside its BTech.
What the campus is like socially
Small numbers shape everything. Classes are compact, faculty are easy to reach and friend groups cross majors. The dining hall, labs and hostels sit close together, so the campus feels more like a residential college than a sprawling engineering university.
The culture leans maker-first. Students spend long hours in the makerspace and robotics lab, sprint through hackathons, and pitch projects to founders who helped build the place. Chandigarh's cafes and the hills a few hours away are the go-to escapes.
Traditions every Plaksha University student knows
- Fitoor: Plaksha's techno-cultural fest, mixing performances with tech events.
- HackPlaksha: A 48-hour hackathon that fills the labs and hostels with all-nighters.
- Eklavya: The inter-university sports fest that brings Tricity teams to campus.
- Trackshift: A 24-hour innovation sprint, built for fast prototyping.
Campus lore and insider spots
- A pandemic opening: Plaksha opened its campus in August 2021, so its first batch started university life under COVID rules.
- Technically Mohali: The campus is in Mohali, Punjab, not Chandigarh itself, a detail every visitor gets corrected on.
- 81 firsts: The first graduating batch of 81 students in 2025 is already part of campus history.
How to find your people here
At Plaksha University, the clubs and societies are the fastest way in, especially in your first semester when everyone is still building their circle.
Fests and societies at Plaksha University
Signature fests
- Fitoor x Prayas
Notable societies
- Cyber Defense Club (CyDef)
- PRISM (gender & sexual minorities affinity group)
- Plaksha Student Council
Societies worth knowing at Plaksha University
- Plaksha Student Council: The elected student body that runs governance and events.
- Cyber Defense Club (CyDef): Security awareness and capture-the-flag style activities.
- PRISM: An affinity group for gender and sexual minorities on campus.
- ARK Robotics Lab teams: Robotics projects built in one of the campus's flagship labs.
- Entrepreneurship and arts clubs: Plaksha lists more than 15 clubs across entrepreneurship, arts and technology.
Careers, internships and placements
Plaksha's first batch graduated in 2025. The university reports that 63% went into industry roles, 24% chose higher education or research, and 13% founded ventures or took other paths.
The founder network is a real advantage. Students work on industry-linked projects, meet founders and executives regularly, and use labs like the Jefferies Finhub and ARK Robotics Lab to build portfolios that recruiters and graduate schools notice.
Rivalries and eternal debates
Plaksha is too young for old rivalries, but Tricity students will happily debate it against PEC Chandigarh and Panjab University, and engineering aspirants compare it with Ashoka-style new universities and established private names like BITS. Eklavya is where the sporting competition gets real.
What Plaksha University is talking about now
Plaksha is growing its student numbers while trying to keep the small-campus feel. With the first alumni now in jobs, startups and grad schools, the university is entering its second chapter.
Meeting people at Plaksha University by interest
A lot of friendships here form around a shared interest rather than a class or a hostel wing. If you are into running, reading and book clubs, food and cafe hopping, and music and jamming, those pages cover where that scene actually happens in India and how to find people near you who are into the same thing.
Similar campuses across India
If you are looking beyond your own campus, students at Presidency University Bengaluru, Rishihood University, RV University, and Sharda University share a similar campus culture, and Zyber works the same way at each: showing you verified people nearby who match on interest, intent, or timing.
Zyber on campus
Zyber is built for meeting people nearby in real time, with verified profiles only. At Plaksha University, that means showing you people near you who share your interests or your drive, whether or not you overlap on a class or a society.
New to Plaksha University? Start here
If you are just starting out, these freshers guides are written for exactly this moment: first week of college checklist, how to choose societies in college, making friends beyond your branch, and internship in first year.
FAQ: Plaksha University
Is Plaksha University in Chandigarh or Mohali?+
Plaksha's campus is in Sector 101, Mohali, Punjab, in the Chandigarh tricity, about 10 minutes from the airport.
When was Plaksha University founded?+
The founding foundation was set up in 2017 and the campus opened in August 2021 under the Plaksha University, Punjab Act, 2021.
What BTech courses does Plaksha offer?+
Computer Science and AI, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Biological Systems Engineering, and Data Science, Economics and Business.
How many students are there at Plaksha?+
Plaksha has about 800 students and more than 50 faculty members.
What is the Plaksha fest called?+
Fitoor is the techno-cultural fest. Plaksha also runs HackPlaksha and the Eklavya sports fest.
Is Plaksha UGC recognised?+
Yes. Plaksha says it is recognised under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act.
How do I make friends at Plaksha University?+
The fastest way to make friends at Plaksha University is to join a society or activity group in your first few weeks and keep showing up, since Chandigarh's campus culture here rewards consistency over one-off networking.
What societies should I join at Plaksha University?+
At Plaksha University, the societies and clubs tied to what you actually care about, not the biggest or most popular ones, tend to build the strongest friendships.
What are the main societies and fests at Plaksha University?+
Plaksha University's social calendar centers on Fitoor x Prayas, alongside societies like Cyber Defense Club (CyDef), PRISM (gender & sexual minorities affinity group), and Plaksha Student Council.
How do I meet people from other colleges nearby?+
In Chandigarh, cross-college friendships usually start at inter-college fests, hackathons, or shared interest communities rather than in class. Apps like Zyber help by showing you nearby people at other campuses who share your interests.
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