Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, formerly Indraprastha University (IP or IPU), is a

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located in

Dwarka Dwarka () is a city and a municipality of Devbhumi Dwarka district in the state of Gujarat in Western India. It is located on the western shore of the Okhamandal Peninsula on the right bank of the Gomti river at the mouth of the Gulf of Kut ...

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, India. The campus occupies 78 acres (31.56 hectares), among the largest in

, and enrolls over 8,000 students. Indraprastha University was established on 28 March 1998 by the Govt. of NCT Delhi, named after Indraprastha, capital of the kingdom led by the Pandavas mentioned in Indian epic

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. In 2001, the university was officially renamed as Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) after the tenth

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Guru Gobind Singh Guru Gobind Singh (; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708), born Gobind Das or Gobind Rai the tenth Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. When his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was executed by Aurangzeb, Guru Gobind Sin ...

. The university is organized around fourteen university schools and three university centers that focus on programs in

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, medicine,

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, education,

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and business.

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. The university is recognised by

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, under section 12B of the UGC Act. The university was named after the ancient mythological city of Indraprastha, which features prominently in the epic ''

''. In 2001, the university was officially renamed as Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) after the tenth

Sikh Guru The Sikh gurus (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂ) are the spiritual masters of Sikhism, who established this religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning in 1469. The year 1469 marks the birth of Guru Nanak, the found ...

Gobind Singh.

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 East Delhi is an administrative district of Delhi in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the west, North East Delhi to the north, Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the east, and Gautam Buddha Nagar District of Uttar Prades ...

campus. 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

GGSIPU university is home to 14 university schools functioning from its Dwarka and East Delhi Campus.

Affiliated Colleges

There are more than 120 colleges affiliated to the university which are run according to the rules and regulation set by the university.

Academics

World Ranking

According to webometrics, IP university has a world ranking of 3374 . It has a continental ranking of 1073 and country rank of 162.

Ranking

The university was ranked 66 among Indian universities by the

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(NIRF) in 2019 and 95 in the overall category. The University School of Engineering & Technology was ranked 73 by NIRF engineering ranking and the University School of Management Studies was ranked 62 in the management ranking.

Notable alumni

* Gaurav Sharma *

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* Guneet Monga *

Taapsee Pannu Taapsee Pannu (born 1 August 1987) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. She is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards. After a brief modelling career, Pannu ventured into acting with the Telugu film ''J ...

Manish Singh Manish Singh Rawat (born 5 May 1991) is a male Indian racewalker. He competes in the 20 km and the 50 km events and is employed by the Uttarakhand State Police. He has been part of the Indian racewalking squad for the past 3 years. He ...

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References

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