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

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located in

Dwarka Dwarka () is a town and municipality of Devbhumi Dwarka district in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Gujarat. It is located on the western shore of the Okhamandal Peninsula on the right bank of the Gomti river at ...

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, India. The university is organised 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

University Grants Commission (India) University Grants Commission (UGC; ISO: ''Viś‍vavidyālaya Anudāna Āyōga'') is a statutory body under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India. It was set up in accordance to the UGC Act 1956 and i ...

, under section 12B of the UGC Act. The university was named after the ancient city of

Indraprastha Indraprastha (Sanskrit: इन्द्रप्रस्थ, n̪d̪ɾɐpɾɐst̪ʰə (lit. "Plain of Indra" or "City of Indra") is a city cited in ancient Indian literature as a constituent of the Kuru Kingdom. It was designated the capit ...

, which features prominently in the epic ''

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; , , ) is one of the two major Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epics of ancient India revered as Smriti texts in Hinduism, the other being the ''Ramayana, Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the events and aftermath of the Kuru ...

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

Sikh Guru The Sikh gurus (Punjabi language, Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂ; Hindi: सिख गुरु) are the spiritual masters of Sikhism, who established the religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning in 1469. The year ...

Guru 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

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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

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. * University School of Architecture and Planning *

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* University School of Basic & Applied Sciences *

University School of Biotechnology University School of Biotechnology (USBT) is a constituent institute of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. The school offers a full-time Bachelor of Technology, Master of Engineering, as well as PhD programs. History Founded in 1999, ...

University School of Chemical Technology University School of Chemical Technology (USCT) is one of the constituent school of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. History The university was established by government of NCT of Delhi under the provisions of Guru Gobind Singh Indra ...

* University School of Design & Innovation * University School of Environment Management * University School of Humanities & Social Sciences *

University School of Information and Communication Technology University School of Information, Communication and Technology (formerly University School of Information Technology) is a constituent institute of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University located in Delhi, India. Academics Academic Progra ...

University School of Law and Legal Studies University School of Law & Legal Studies (formerly known as Delhi School of Law) is one of the constituent schools of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. Established in 2001, it is an institution dedicated to law and was the first state ...

University School of Management Studies University School of Management Studies (commonly known as USMS) is a graduate ON-CAMPUS business school of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in New Delhi, India. The school offers a full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, as well as ...

* University School of Mass Communication * University School of Medicine and Para-Medical Health Sciences

Affiliated Colleges

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

Academics

World Ranking

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

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. The ''

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'' ranked the university 320th in Asia in 2025.

Notable alumni

* Gaurav Sharma *

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* Mohamed Irfaan Ali *

Guneet Monga Guneet Monga (born 21 November 1983) is an Indian film producer. She is the producer of the 2023 Academy Awards, Academy Award-Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film, winning documentary short film ''The Elephant Whisperers''. Monga is t ...

Taapsee Pannu Tapasee Pannu (born 1 August 1987), professionally known as Taapsee Pannu, is an Indian actress who works in Hindi, Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. Pannu is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards and a Filmfare OTT Award ...

Manish Singh Manish (''also'' Maneesh) (Devanagari: मनिष ''or'' मनीष) is a common Hindu masculine given name that literally means "The God of the Mind" or the one who has controlled and mastered one's mind (representing an intellectual, geniu ...

* Devika Vaid

References

External links

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