Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU)

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University is an affiliating and teaching University , established by Government of NCT of Delhi under the provisions of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Act, 1998 read with its Amendment in 1999.It is recognised by University Grants Commission, India under section 12B of UGC Act. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University has been accredited "A Grade" by NAAC during Feb- March 2007. The University has been awarded the ISO 9001:2000 Certification by Standardization, Testing and Quality Certification Directorate, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Government of India, for a period of three years . Functioning of the University commenced with the joining of Prof. K.K. Aggarwal as Vice-Chancellor in December, 1998. An emminent scholar and innovative person in Prof. K.K. Aggarwal, the first ViceChancellor of the University, proposes to develop the University into a centre of excellence comparable to the best in the world.  The University is currently functioning from its Campus spread over an area of 16 acres at Kashmere Gate, Delhi. The University has taken possession of land measuring 60 acres at Dwarka (West Delhi) for setting up a State-of-Art Campus of the University with ultra-modern facilities. It has also been decided to establish another Campus of the University in East Delhi and land measuring 19 acres has been taken over opposite Surajmal Vihar, Karkardooma for this purpose.
Within a short span of eight years, the University has been able to make its presence felt the world over. It is running more than 60 programmes in 08 University Schools of Studies and 86 Institutes (Government as well as self-financing), imparting professional education in various disciplines to more than 40,000 students with an annual intake of more than 12,000. The students of this University are getting excellent placements in best of the companies like, TCS, Infosys, Wipro, DCM Technologies, Mahendra British Telecom, Quark, ST Microelectronics, Ranbaxy, Pepsi, HDFC & ICICI Banks, Nestle, LG, Reliance and so on.The focus on research is evident from the publications/presentations of over 152 research papers during 2005-06, though the regular strength of professionally qualified faculty on the campus is about 149 teachers. The University in its functioning gets support and guidance from its Statutory Bodies such as the Court, the Board of Management, the Planning Board, the Board of Affiliation, the Academic Council and the Finance Committee. To facilitate the assigned role by these Statutory bodies, the members of these bodies are the persons of eminence from varied fields and disciplines.