Rayat Bahra University

Rayat Bahra University (formerly Rayat & Bahra Institute of Engineering and Biotechnology, Kharar (RBIEBT)) is a private university in the vicinity of Greater Mohali, Punjab. It occupies 60 acres and is at an approximate distance of 12 km from Chandigarh.

The Rayat and Bahra Institute of Engineering and Biotechnology (RBIEBT) was affiliated to I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, offering engineering courses at undergraduate and graduate level, leading to B.Tech and M.Tech degrees. RBU is part of the Rayat Bhara Group and is among other campuses of Rayat Bahra Group of Institutes, which includes two universities. It also has a centre of excellence (automotive cluster).

Rayat and Bahra Institute of Engineering and Information Technology came into existence in 2005 as Rayat & Bahra Institute of Engineering and Biotechnology. At the time of inception three B.Tech. programmes in the areas of Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Biomedical Engineering were introduced. Biomedical Engineering intake was closed in 2009 due to lack of applicants and the last Class of Biomedical Engineering graduated in 2012. Subsequently, B.Tech. programmes in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Engineering and Information Technology and M.Tech programmes in Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Mechanical Engineering were added all affiliated to the I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University. It occupies an area of 60 acres. The courses offered by the institute are approved by AICTE. RBIEBT is vertically integrated with a X+2 non-medical school providing quality education, and offers outreach to different schools in the district supporting science education. The University offers both residential and day programmes at the Undergraduate and Post Graduate level.