Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University has been established by Govt. of NCT of Delhi under the provisions of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Act, 1998. The University is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC)

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THE UNIVERSITY

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University has been established by Govt. of NCT of Delhi under
the provisions of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Act, 1998. The University is recognized by the
University Grants Commission (UGC), India under Section 2 (f) and 12 (b) of the UGC Act. The University
was graded as ‘A’ by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bangalore on March 31,
2007 for a period of 5 years.
It is an affi liating and teaching University which aims at facilitating and promoting studies, research
and extension work in emerging areas of higher education with focus on professional education, for example
engineering, technology, management studies, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, law, etc., and also to achieve
excellence in these and connected fi elds and other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
In order to serve the broad purpose for which the University is established, it set out its statements
of vision, mission and Quality Policy.
VISION
“The University will stimulate both the hearts and minds of scholars, empower them to contribute
to the welfare of society at large; train them to adopt themselves to the changing needs of the economy;
advocate them for cultural leadership to ensure peace, harmony and prosperity for all.”
MISSION
“Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University shall strive hard to provide a market oriented professional
education to the student community of India in general and of Delhi in particular, with a view to serving the
cause of higher education as well as to meet the needs of the Indian industries by promoting establishment
of colleges and Schools of Studies as Centres of Excellence in emerging areas of education with focus on
professional education in disciplines of engineering, technology, medicine, education, pharmacy, nursing,
law, etc.”
QUALITY POLICY
“Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University is committed to providing professional education with
thrust on creativity, innovation, continuous change and motivating environment for knowledge creation and
dissemination through its effective quality management system.”
And, indeed it must be a matter of great satisfaction to all of its stakeholders in general, and the
faculty and students, in particular that in a short span of 13 years, the University has not only been able to
earn the best of national accreditations, educational awards and acquire stringent certifi cations – UGC’s
recognition under Section 2(f) and 12 (b); Graded as ‘A’ by the National Assessment and Accreditation
Council, Bangalore; ISO 9001 : 2000 fi rst in 2008 and upgraded later to ISO 9001 : 2008 in 2009; and
Recertifi ed again in February, 2011 upto February, 2014; attaining AIU’s Status of Regular Membership
in November, 2008; Categorization of the University by Dun & Bradstreet as ‘Decide with Conference’ in
its publication titled, ‘Universities of India 2008’; selected among 250 Top Educational Institutes in India
for the Grand Book on Education, titled, ‘Star Brands Education 2010’; and, also for an International
Award – ‘Platinum Technology Award for Quality and Best Trade Name’ by OMAC – Association
Otherways Management & Consulting, Paris, France on December 20, 2010 in Genea, Switzerland but
has also succeeded in making its presence felt both at national and international levels. The University
is also conferred with the "Golden Europe Award for Quality and Commercial Prestige" by Otherways
Management & Counsulting Association, Paris, France on 16.07.2012 giving credence to our commitment
to quality management.
University has 11 Schools of Studies wherein as many as 36 Undergraduate and Postgraduate
academic programmes are being conducted for more than 4000 Students. On the affi liation front, 02 Schools
of Studies, namely, School of Engineering and Technology and School of Medicine and Para Medical
Health Sciences are being maintained for providing leadership role to the programmes conducted under
these Schools at affi liated institutions. In all, the University has 103 affi liated institutes; of these, 77 are self
fi nanced and 26 are owned and managed by the Govt. of NCT of Delhi / Govt. of India. In these affi liated
institutions, 80 academic programmes are being conducted with an intake of 22,000+ students with a total
strength of 62,000+.
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NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
The University is committed to introduce innovative academic
programmes in emerging areas of higher education and technical education.
With this focus, the University has introduced new academic programmes
during the academic session 2012-13 which include: M.Sc.(Natural Resource
Management); Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership &
Management; Post Graduate Diploma in Radiological Physics; and M.Tech.
(Food Processing Technology).
CAMPUSES
The University’s state-of-the-art Main
Campus, spread over on an area of more
than 60 acres, is located at Sector 16-C,
Dwarka, New Delhi and 10 University Schools
of Studies, namely, (i) University School of
Basic and Applied Sciences; (ii) University
School of Biotechnology; (iii) University
School of Chemical Technology; (iv) University
School of Education; (v) University School
of Environment Management; (vi) University
School of Humanities and Social Sciences; (vii)
University School of Information Technology;
(viii) University School of Law & Legal Studies;
(ix) University School of Mass Communication;
and, (x) University School of Management
Studies are functional from here. Certain distinguishing features of Dwarka Campus are State of the
Art Buildings; Rain Water Harvesting; Sewage Treatment Plant (Recycling for fl ushing, air-conditioning
& horticulture); Usage of solar energy; Disabled friendly-Vehicular free pedestrian walk ways; Adequate
Sports facilities; Shopping complex; Innovative landscaping; Attractive exteriors, Murals & Sculptures.
University School of Architecture & Planning is still functioning from the University’s Kashmere Gate
Campus and it’s from here that the Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (exclusively for women students)
is also operational. In so far as University’s School of Architecture & Planning is concerned, its world class
infrastructure is being created at University’s East Campus located at Surajmal Vihar (spread over the land
measuring nearly 19 Acres) wherein an Institute of Design shall further be established.
QUALITY ORIENTED GROWTH AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
Currently, the thrust of the University is on two major aspects; One, on quality enhancement, and
two, on expanding its presence on international map. To this is added the dimension of ethical conduct.
To keep up the spirit of the technical and profession programmes with commitment to ethics the
following three Ordinances have been notified:-
(i) Ordinance 32 : Code of Ethics, Conduct, Discipline and Penalties– Teaching Staff;
(ii) Ordinance 33 : Code of Ethics, Conduct, Discipline and Penalties –Non- Teaching Staff; and
(iii) Ordinance 34 : Guidelines for Delegation of Powers to Deans, has been enacted whereby their
powers has been explicitly defined so as to enable them to function effectively.
6The University has also notified the creation of a Joint Staff Council to have a multi level consultativeprocesses for the welfare of employees and maintain standard of work of the University.A many as 64 International students took admission during the academic session 2012-13 fromdifferent countries of the world. Important among these being: Canada; Nigeria; Germany; Tibet; Thailand;Indonesia; Congo; Afghanistan; Bhutan; Iraq; Magnolia; Nepal; Cambodia; and Malaysia. Further, theUniversity has been able to formalize MoUs in order to facilitate exchange of faculty and students on the onehand, and take up collaborative research, consultancy assignments, organizing of international conferences/ seminars with international Universities having good repute, on the other; some of these Universities are: Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences Braunschweig / Wolfenbuettel, Germany, University of Padova,Padova, Italy, Catholic University of Paris (CUP), Institute Superieur d’Electronique de Paris (ISEP), VeniceInternational University, Venice, Italy, Webster University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, HHL-Leipzig GraduateSchool of Management, Leipzig, Germany, ESSEC Business School, Cedex, France, ESCP, Europe, France,University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nanyag Technological University, Singapore and SingaporeManagement University, Singapore.DOCTORAL RESEARCHThe University has well formulated ‘Ph.D Ordinance’ and the ‘Regulation in regard to ApprovedResearch Centres and Approved Supervisors’ and the ‘Amended University’s Ordinance’ which isin alignment with UGC’s Regulations (minimum Standards and Procedure for the Award of M.Phil/Ph.D. Degree), 2009; the Amended Ph.D. Ordinance has an accredited system of registering Ph.D.scholars via conducting an entrance test/personal interview, meeting the compulsory coursewarerequirement, etc.The Doctoral research in the University has got enhanced considerable during the academic year2012-13, it has witnessed a fresh enrolment of 82 candidates in the Ph.D. Programme. The range of researchsubjects covers theoretical as well as the experimental work in diverse fi elds such as Polymer Engineeringand Technology, Genome Mapping, Theoretical Particle Physics, Renewable Energy, OrganizationalBehaviour, Financial Modelling, Strategy, Artifi cial Intelligence, Education Management, ContemporaryIndian Literature, Biodiversity Conservation to name a few. With this it has committed itself in achieving thenational goal for the availability of the highest-quality researchers and teachers to academic institutions andindustrial organizations.DOCTORAL AND POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPThe University has introduced 15 Doctoral and 05 Post Doctoral Fellowships. The amount ofDoctoral Fellowship is Rs.14,000 per month for the fi rst two years to be increased to Rs.16,000 in thethird year and the fourth year. The amount for the Post-Doctoral scholarship is Rs.18,000 per month andthe period is extendable to third year. These Fellowships have not been divided University School-wisewith a view to maintain fl exibility of offering them to the scholars of discipline wherever the ‘spark’ is seen/observed.FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO WEAKER SEGMENTS OF THE POPULACEThe University has a Students Welfare Fund for granting fi nancial support to the extent of waivingof entire fee/partial fee payable by the students on the recommendations of a committee constituted forthe purpose, whose parental income is less than Rs.1.5/- Lakh per annum. Further, these students couldbe either from the University Schools of Studies or from any affi liated institutions.As a mark of our commitment to support economically weaker categories of students we offerfi nancial support to the extent of waiving of entire fee / partial fee payable by the students. This year too,on the basis of the recommendations of the committee constituted for the purpose, 507 Students of theUniversity were supported in pursing their academic endeavors.UNIVERSITY INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTRE (UIRC)UIRC is one of the vital components of the teachinglearning process of the University. It has 43,000+ Books, 300+Print Journals and 11,500+ E-resources. A Book bank facilityis offered to all the students who are enrolled in any of theprogrammes offered at the university campus. Each student isentitled 5 books for the entire semester. It conducts orientationprogramme for all the students of the University Schools ofStudies to help them access the various facilities offered by theUIRC. The International Conference in February 2013 on thetheme “Academic Library Services Cloud Computing-Moving