Plaksha University

Plaksha University

About Plaksha University

Plaksha is co-founded by 60+ like-minded tech entrepreneurs, business leaders, and academicians across 6 countries who are on a mission to reimagine technology education and research in the 21st century. Plaksha focuses on interdisciplinary technology curriculum, integrating liberal arts and design with hands-on pedagogy and self-development. Based in Mohali, India, the university accepted its first batch of students in 2021.

We have inked our partnerships with the University of California, Berkeley, Purdue University, SRI International (erstwhile Stanford Research Institute), IIT Kanpur, and PGIMER. Our Academic Advisory Board consists of leading academicians from institutions like MIT, IIT, IIM, HBS, Purdue University, Princeton, UC Berkeley, and many others.

Our undergraduate degrees are interdisciplinary and include the following majors -

• Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
• Robotics and Cyber-Physical Systems,
• Biological Systems Engineering,
• Data Science, Economics, and Business

Fees:

At Plaksha University, students can pursue BE / BTech for a duration of 4 years. This course is offered at UG level. Candidates wishing to get into this programme need to pay an annual tuition fees of INR 7,80,000. The fee for the BTech program will be collected in two instalments every year, at the beginning of each semester.
The fee is subject to revision every year in line with inflation. The revision would be in the range of 5% to 8% annually. Students need to pay an additional amount of INR 1,44,000. as hostel fees annually. Further, Plaksha University also charges several other components aside from the tuition fees, such as hostel fee, meal plan, security deposit (refundable), etc.

Financial Aid:

Plaksha University, Mohali is committed to making world-class education possible for all students from all financial backgrounds. All selected aspirants with annual family income (for salaried employees) below ₹50 lakh are eligible for 25% to 100% need-based financial aid on tuition fee. A few merit-based financial aid opportunities are also available for exceptional students.

In the last 4 years more than ₹40 crore were awarded in financial aid. 35% students are on full fee waiver.

Plaksha University supports applicants to apply early to get maximum aid.

Here is how need-based financial aid* is structured:

Annual Financial Aid                                     Annual Family Income
100%                                                                  <18 lakh
75%                                                                    ₹18 lakh - ₹28 lakh
50%                                                                    ₹28 lakh - ₹38 lakh
25%                                                                    ₹38 lakh - ₹50 lakh

Aid application opens after you are shortlisted for the interview.

Placements:

At Plaksha University, the BTech Class of 2025 has secured salary offers ranging from ₹8L to ₹50L*. Students will be stepping into roles at top global firms** such as Arcesium, BCG, Flipkart, Fractal, Info Edge and McKinsey. They will be working in roles in artificial intelligence, data science, robotics, market analytics and product management. 90% of Plaksha graduates interested in industry placements have received offers. 25% of these students had pre-placement offers at the start of the placements cycle itself.

16 students who did not participate in placements are heading for masters programs at global universities and 2 students are venturing into building their own startups.

*Unaudited interim data as of March 15 2025
**Non-exhaustive list
Placement Table/infographic: (Take any information from the interim placement report)
Top Recruiters*:
Arcesium, BCG, Flipkart, Fractal, Info Edge, McKinsey, Piramal Finance, Policy Bazaar
*Non-exhaustive list

UG admissions (with BTech fee details)