The university has outlined the following mission to translate its vision into reality:

• Studying and disseminating the life of Sikh Gurus and philosophy of Sikhism so as to inculcate in the learners high standards of morality, character and secularism
• Offering programmes and courses in consonance with National policies for Nation building and meeting Global challenges
• Providing higher education with a focus on transformative education in the context of Globalisation
• Providing an ideal environment for Research, Innovation, Consultancy and Entrepreneurship relevant to the society
• Promoting both Punjabi culture and language
• Establishing strategic relationship with leading National and International corporates, research labs and universities for academic as well as Research collaborations
• Producing world-class human capital with a potential to assume leadership roles in diverse fields of the society
• Extending educational opportunities to the marginalised sections of the society
• Creating conducive environment for interdisciplinary working
• Creating an environment that ensures Holistic development and promotes Originality, Critical thinking and Creativity
• Developing knowledge, skills, values and dispositions that support responsible commitment to human rights, sustainable development and global well-being

To achieve the vision and fulfil the mission, the university has formulated the following objectives:

• To prepare humane and professional centennials capable of competing in diverse world market
• To create opportunities for collaborative research with national and international universities
• To enter into bilateral agreement with advanced centres of learning, both in India and abroad
• To collaborate with industry and government agencies for economic and cultural development
• To provide opportunities to the professionals from diverse fields to share their knowledge by providing in-service programmes
• To provide opportunities to the students for multidisciplinary approach
• To develop high-quality e-content course materials, MOOCs both for the teachers and the students
• To produce citizens with eternal vigilance for Constitutional values
• To increase the presence of international students seeking world-class education
• To establish bi-directional relationship between Technology and Education to transform the Nation into digital empowered society and knowledge economy