Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Explained
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University |
Motto: | ज्योतिर्वृणीत तमसो विजानन (Jyotivṛṇīta Tamaso Vijānan) |
Motto Lang: | Sanskrit |
Mottoeng: | Light of intelligence cleaves the darkness |
Vice Chancellor: | Dr. Mahesh Verma[1] |
Campus: | Urban (78 acres) |
Former Names: | Indraprastha University |
Colours: | Maroon and Blue |
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]
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 Gobind Singh.[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
GGSIPU university is home to 14 university schools functioning from its Dwarka and East Delhi Campus.[9]
Affiliated Colleges
See main article: List of colleges affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
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
Type: | University |
Nirf O 2023: | 101-150 |
Nirf U 2023: | 74 |
Nirf E 2023: | 84 |
Nirf M 2023: | 66 |
Nirf L 2023: | 19 |
The university was ranked 66 among Indian universities by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2019[12] and 95 in the overall category.[12] The University School of Engineering & Technology was ranked 73 by NIRF engineering ranking[12] and the University School of Management Studies was ranked 62 in the management ranking.[12]
Notable alumni
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University . www.ipu.ac.in . 6 August 2019 . 20 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190820013955/http://www.ipu.ac.in/VC.php . live .
- Web site: Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University . 26 December 2022 . 25 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225120848/http://ipu.ac.in/schools.php . live .
- Web site: Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University . 26 December 2022 . 26 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226133925/http://www.ipu.ac.in/centersmain.php . live .
- Web site: Establishment of Affiliating University (GGSIP UNIVERSITAS). delhi.gov.in. 29 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140729210728/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_he/Higher+Education/Home/Grant+in+Aid/Establishment+of+GGSIPU. 29 July 2014. dead.
- Web site: Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. www.ipu.ac.in. en. 19 June 2018. 19 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619213831/http://www.ipu.ac.in/aboutuni.php. live.
- Web site: Introduction to Delhi . 21 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161113174155/http://delhiplanning.nic.in/Economic%20Survey/ES%202005-06/Chpt/1.pdf . 13 November 2016 . dmy-all .
- News: Heavy agenda for assembly session . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629024106/http://www.hindu.com/2001/12/15/stories/2001121501641400.htm . dead . 29 June 2011 . 20 February 2011 . 15 December 2001 . . Chennai, India.
- Web site: GGSIPU East Campus to be operational this year. 21 October 2021. 13 January 2022. 13 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113141627/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/ggsipu-east-campus-to-be-operational-this-year-7582823/. live.
- News: Newly constructed East Campus of GGSIPU to be functional this year - Times of India. The Times of India. 21 October 2021. 13 January 2022. 15 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220115064115/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/newly-constructed-east-campus-of-ggsipu-to-be-functional-this-year/articleshow/87176881.cms. live.
- Web site: Affiliated Institutes . 20 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200356/http://ggsipu.nic.in/affiliates/institutes/urlsaffinstmain.htm . 3 March 2016 . dead .
- Web site: 2024-06-05 . IP University receives rising star award in QS rankings 2025 . 2024-06-15 . India Today . en.
- Web site: MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) . Ministry of Human Resource Development . National Institutional Ranking Framework . 23 December 2020 . 14 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201014031752/https://www.nirfindia.org/2019/UniversityRanking.html . 14 October 2020 .
- Web site: 2014 BJMC Results. GGSIU Results. 23 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150501194342/http://ggsipuresults.nic.in/ipu/results/2014/100714/24_BJMC_2_4_6.pdf. 1 May 2015. dead.
- Web site: Gaurav Gogoi . MyNeta . 28 November 2020 . 7 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201207053833/http://myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=4926 . live .
- Web site: President accorded honorary doctorate from Indian university . 13 January 2023 .
- News: Ramnath . Nandini . Guneet Monga Sealing the deal . 28 November 2020 . Mint . 26 October 2012 . 7 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201207165023/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/tP9mOVFYoF0RJOSX4vCveP/Guneet-Monga--Sealing-the-deal.html . live .
- News: Tapsee Pannu reveals how she was inappropriately touched in Delhi . 23 December 2020 . The Financial Express . 16 September 2016 . 18 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618182151/https://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/tapsee-pannu-reveals-how-she-was-inappropriately-touched-in-delhi/379637/ . live .
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