THE UNIVERSITY

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University is  an affiliating and teaching University  established by the Government of  Delhi in Yr. 1998. It is a dynamic and growth oriented University to facilitate and promote studies & research  with focus on professional education in emerging areas of higher education in the disciplines of engineering, technology, management studies, medicine, pharmacy,nursing, education, law etc aiming to produce quality man power . The objective was to achieve excellence in these and  related fields and to equip the students to become effective professionals with best career prospects to meet the emerging  global and industrial needs of the society in the coming century. The University visualizes its role as a catalyst  for developing the technical skills of the students with a view to meet the needs of the industry. It awards various degrees like:  B.Tech/M.Tech  , MSE , MEM , B.Arch. , BCA/MCA , BBA/MBA , BMC , BCAM , B.Pharma , BPT , BHMCT , B.Ed. , LLB(Hons.) , MAHM , MCPHM , MHRPD , BHMS and Ph.D etc. The admission to these programmes are done yearly through Common Entrance Test . The University is recognised by University Grants Commission(UGC) of India under section 12B of UGC Act.

The University, in pursuance of its objective to encourage participation of self-financing institutions in the emerging areas of professional education, has admitted various institutions to the privileges of the University and granted them provisional affiliation for conducting of various programmes.It  has affiliated more than 50 Institutes in Delhi and nearby areas as on today. All the affiliated institutions shall be running the programmes, strictly adhering to the norms and standards set by the University. The faculty consists of professionally qualified specialists in their respective areas.

The University, in its endeavour to ensure excellence at all levels of professional education, intends to maintain high standards in terms of  teaching, research, faculty and infrastructure. The University,  in order to cultivate habits of regular and systematic study among the students has evovled a system of performance appraisal which is based on a combination of continuous internal assesment and end-of-term evaluation. The University also expects every student of the affiliated institutions to be responsible for regularity of attendance in the institutions and to achieve a certain minimum level of performance and progress. 

The University is presently situated  at  Kashmere Gate, Delhi (near ISBT) and is housed in the  former campus of  Delhi College of Engineering. It plans to shift  to the land alloted by Govt. of Delhi  in Dwarka (West Delhi Campus) and Shahdara(East Delhi Campus) with ultra modern facilities . An emminent scholar and innovative person in Prof. K.K. Aggarwal, the first Vice Chancellor of the University, proposes to develop the University into a centre of excellence comparable to the best in the world.