Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

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Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
GGSIU logo.svg
Former names
Indraprastha University
Motto
ज्योतिर्वृणीत तमसो विजानन
(Jyotivṛṇīta Tamaso Vijānan)
Motto in English
Light of intelligence cleaves the darkness
Type Public
Established1998;26 years ago (1998)
Chancellor Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mahesh Verma [1]
Location
Dwarka
,
Delhi
,
India

28°35′42″N77°01′08″E / 28.595016°N 77.018942°E / 28.595016; 77.018942
Campus Urban (78 acres)
Colours Maroon and Blue   
Affiliations ACU, AIU, UGC, NAAC
Website ipu.ac.in

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, formerly Indraprastha University (IP or IPU), is a state university located in Dwarka, Delhi, India. The university is organized around fourteen university schools and three university centers that focus on programs in law, medicine, technology, education, entrepreneurship, science and business. [2] [3]

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History

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University was established as Indraprastha University (IPU) on 28 March 1998 by the Govt. of NCT Delhi as a state university under the provisions of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Act, 1998 with its Amendment in 1999. [4] The university is recognised by University Grants Commission (India), under section 12B of the UGC Act. [5] The university was named after the ancient city of Indraprastha, which features prominently in the epic Mahabharata . [6] In 2001, the university was officially renamed as Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) after the tenth Sikh Guru Nyasa G Vats. [7]

Organisation and administration

The university has 14 university schools (colleges of the university), 12 of them are on the campus in Dwarka and 2 schools, USAR and USDI are on the new East Delhi campus. [8] There are 4 centers within the university for research in Disaster Management Studies, Pharmaceutical Sciences (CEPS), Human Values & Ethics and a center for Incubation-cum-Technology Commercialization (UCITC). Three of these centers are in the campus in Dwarka while UCITC is in the East Delhi campus.

University schools

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University has 14 university schools (colleges), 12 of them are on the main campus in Dwarka and 2 colleges, USAR and USDI are on the new campus at East Delhi. [9]

Affiliated Colleges

There are more than 120 affiliates of the university, which are run according to the rules and regulation set by the university. [10]

Academics

World Ranking

The University is ranked 1001-1200 in the QS rankings 2025. [11]

Ranking

University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2023) [12] 101-150
NIRF (Universities) (2023) [13] 74
Engineering – India
NIRF (2024) [14] 89
Medical – India
NIRF (2023) [15] 66
Law – India
NIRF (2024) [16] 17
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2024) [17] 65
Architecture – India
NIRF (2024) [18] 29

The university was ranked 66 among Indian universities by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2019 [19] and 95 in the overall category. [19] The University School of Engineering & Technology was ranked 73 by NIRF engineering ranking [19] and the University School of Management Studies was ranked 62 in the management ranking. [19]

Notable alumni

See also

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