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{{short description|Public state university in Delhi, India}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
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| other_name = GGSIPU
| motto = ''Jyotivṛṇīta Tamaso Vijānan''
| motto_lang = Sanskrit
| mottoeng = Light of intelligence cleaves the darkness
| established = {{Start date and age|1998}}
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| type = [[Public university|Public]]
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| chancellor = [[Lieutenant Governor of Delhi]]
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| vice_chancellor = [[Mahesh Verma]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University |url=http://www.ipu.ac.in/VC.php |website=www.ipu.ac.in |access-date=6 August 2019 |archive-date=20 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820013955/http://www.ipu.ac.in/VC.php |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| city = [[Dwarka Sub City|Dwarka]]
| state = [[Delhi]]
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| country = [[India]]
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]] (78 acres)
| former_names = Indraprastha University
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| colours = Maroon and Blue {{color box|maroon}} {{color box|blue}}
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| website = {{url|http://ipu.ac.in/}}
| image = GGSIU logo.svg
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| affiliations = [[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]], [[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]], [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]], [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]
| logo = Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.png
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'''Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University''', formerly '''Indraprastha University''' ('''IP or IPU'''), is a [[State university (India)|state university]] located in Sector 16 [[Dwarka, Delhi|Dwarka]], [[Delhi]], India. The university is organised around fourteen university schools and three university centers that focus on programs in [[law]], medicine, [[technology]], education, [[entrepreneurship]], [[science]] and business.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ipu.ac.in/schools.php | title=Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University | access-date=26 December 2022 | archive-date=25 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225120848/http://ipu.ac.in/schools.php | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ipu.ac.in/centersmain.php | title=Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University | access-date=26 December 2022 | archive-date=26 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226133925/http://www.ipu.ac.in/centersmain.php | url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University was established as Indraprastha University (IPU) on 28 March 1998 by the [[Government of Delhi|Govt. of NCT Delhi]] as a state university under the provisions of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Act, 1998 with its Amendment in 1999.<ref name="lingyauniv">{{cite web|title=Establishment of Affiliating University (GGSIP UNIVERSITAS)|url=http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_he/Higher+Education/Home/Grant+in+Aid/Establishment+of+GGSIPU|website=delhi.gov.in|access-date=29 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729210728/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_he/Higher+Education/Home/Grant+in+Aid/Establishment+of+GGSIPU|archive-date=29 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The university is recognised by [[University Grants Commission (India)]], under section 12B of the [[University Grants Commission Act, 1956|UGC Act]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ipu.ac.in/aboutuni.php|title=Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University|website=www.ipu.ac.in|language=en|access-date=19 June 2018|archive-date=19 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619213831/http://www.ipu.ac.in/aboutuni.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The university was named after the ancient city of [[Indraprastha]], which features prominently in the epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''.<ref name="delhiplanning">{{cite web | url=http://delhiplanning.nic.in/Economic%20Survey/ES%202005-06/Chpt/1.pdf | title=Introduction to Delhi | access-date=21 February 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113174155/http://delhiplanning.nic.in/Economic%20Survey/ES%202005-06/Chpt/1.pdf | archive-date=13 November 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2001, the university was officially renamed as Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) after [[Guru Gobind Singh]].<ref name="sikh">{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/12/15/stories/2001121501641400.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629024106/http://www.hindu.com/2001/12/15/stories/2001121501641400.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=29 June 2011 | title=Heavy agenda for assembly session | access-date=20 February 2011 | date=15 December 2001 | work=[[The Hindu]] | location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/ggsipu-east-campus-to-be-operational-this-year-7582823/|title=GGSIPU East Campus to be operational this year|date=21 October 2021|access-date=13 January 2022|archive-date=13 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113141627/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/ggsipu-east-campus-to-be-operational-this-year-7582823/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (Official Website) |url=http://www.ipu.ac.in/schools.php |access-date=1 November 2024 |website=www.ipu.ac.in}}</ref>

* University School of Architecture and Planning
* [[University School of Automation and Robotics]]
* University School of Basic & Applied Sciences
* [[University School of Biotechnology]]
* [[University School of Chemical Technology]]
* 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 Law and Legal Studies]]
* [[University School of Management Studies]]
* University School of Mass Communication
* University School of Medicine and Para-Medical Health Sciences

=== Affiliated colleges ===
{{main|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 regulations set by the university.<ref name="ipu4">{{cite web | url=http://ggsipu.nic.in/affiliates/institutes/urlsaffinstmain.htm | title=Affiliated Institutes | access-date=20 February 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303200356/http://ggsipu.nic.in/affiliates/institutes/urlsaffinstmain.htm | archive-date=3 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Academics==

=== World ranking ===
The University is ranked 1001-1200 in the QS rankings 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 June 2024 |title=IP University receives rising star award in QS rankings 2025 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/delhis-ip-university-achieves-highest-jump-among-indian-institutions-in-qs-rankings-2549343-2024-06-05 |access-date=15 June 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

===Ranking===
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = University
|NIRF_O_2023=101-150|NIRF_U_2023=74|NIRF_M_2023=66|NIRF_E_2024=89|NIRF_L_2024=17|NIRF_B_2024=65|NIRF_A_2024=29}}

The university was ranked 66 among Indian universities by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2019<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_U_2019">{{cite web |title=MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2019/UniversityRanking.html |website=Ministry of Human Resource Development |publisher=National Institutional Ranking Framework |access-date=23 December 2020 |date=14 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014031752/https://www.nirfindia.org/2019/UniversityRanking.html |archive-date=14 October 2020 }}</ref> and 95 in the overall category.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2019/> The University School of Engineering & Technology was ranked 73 by NIRF engineering ranking<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2019/> and the University School of Management Studies was ranked 62 in the management ranking.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2019/>

The ''[[QS World University Rankings]]'' ranked the university 320th in Asia in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-20 |title=QS Asia University Rankings 2025 - Overall |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/asia-university-rankings?page=1&items_per_page=150 |access-date= |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
* [[Gaurav Gogoi]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Gaurav Gogoi |url=http://myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=4926 |website=MyNeta |access-date=28 November 2020 |archive-date=7 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207053833/http://myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=4926 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Irfaan Ali|Mohamed Irfaan Ali]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2023/01/13/news/guyana/president-accorded-honorary-doctorate-from-indian-university | title=President accorded honorary doctorate from Indian university | date=13 January 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Guneet Monga]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramnath |first1=Nandini |title=Guneet Monga {{!}} Sealing the deal |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/tP9mOVFYoF0RJOSX4vCveP/Guneet-Monga--Sealing-the-deal.html |access-date=28 November 2020 |work=Mint |date=26 October 2012 |archive-date=7 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207165023/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/tP9mOVFYoF0RJOSX4vCveP/Guneet-Monga--Sealing-the-deal.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Taapsee Pannu]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Tapsee Pannu reveals how she was inappropriately touched in Delhi |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/tapsee-pannu-reveals-how-she-was-inappropriately-touched-in-delhi/379637/ |access-date=23 December 2020 |work=The Financial Express |date=16 September 2016 |archive-date=18 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618182151/https://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/tapsee-pannu-reveals-how-she-was-inappropriately-touched-in-delhi/379637/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Manish Singh]]<ref>{{cite news |title= Digitalpreneur And Owner Of ZZED Media, Manish Singh, Explains Why People, Brands And Businesses Must Embrace Digital Transformation. |url= https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/outlook-spotlight-digitalpreneur-and-owner-of-zzed-media-manish-singh-explains-why-people-brands-and-businesses-must-embrace-digit/394179 |access-date= 10 September 2021 |work= Outlook India |date= 10 September 2021 |archive-date= 11 September 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210911012119/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/outlook-spotlight-digitalpreneur-and-owner-of-zzed-media-manish-singh-explains-why-people-brands-and-businesses-must-embrace-digit/394179/ |url-status= live }}</ref>
* [[Puneet Beniwal]]
* [[Bharat Kundra]]

==See also==
* [[Education in Delhi]]
* [[University Grants Commission (India)]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official}}
* [http://www.ipu.ac.in/ Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University]
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