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{{short description|Public state university in Delhi, India}}
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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}}</ref>
| 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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'''Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University''', formerly '''Indraprastha University''' ('''IP or IPU'''), is a [[State university (India)|state university]] located in [[Dwarka, Delhi|Dwarka]], [[Delhi]], India. The campus occupies 78 acres (31.56 hectares)<!-- Sum of south delhi and east delhi campus area. -->, among the largest in [[Delhi]], and enrolls over 8,000 students.<ref>http://www.ipu.ac.in/ddcnaac/NAAC_PART_II.pdf {{bare URL PDF|date=April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/ip-universitys-new-campus-to-be-set-up-in-east-delhi-sisodia-8245276/ | title=A new IP university campus to come up in Delhi soon: Manish Sisodia | date=2 November 2022 }}</ref> The university is ranked 74th by the Nirf 2023.
'''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>
 
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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ipu.ac.in/schools.php | title=Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ipu.ac.in/centersmain.php | title=Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University }}</ref>


==History==
==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>
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}}</ref> The university was named after the ancient mythological 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 the tenth [[Sikh Guru]] [[Guru Gobind Singh|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 ==
== 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}}</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.
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 ===
=== University schools ===
GGSIPU university is home to 14 university schools functioning from its Dwarka and East Delhi Campus.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/newly-constructed-east-campus-of-ggsipu-to-be-functional-this-year/articleshow/87176881.cms|title=Newly constructed East Campus of GGSIPU to be functional this year - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=21 October 2021 }}</ref>
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>
 
The list of University schools of studies(USS) are as follows


* University School of Architecture and Planning
* University School of Architecture and Planning
* University School of Automation and Robotics
* [[University School of Automation and Robotics]]
* University School of Basic & Applied Sciences
* University School of Basic & Applied Sciences
* [[University School of Biotechnology]]
* [[University School of Biotechnology]]
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* University School of Medicine and Para-Medical Health Sciences
* University School of Medicine and Para-Medical Health Sciences


=== Affiliated Colleges ===
=== Affiliated colleges ===
{{main|List of colleges affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University}}
{{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 regulation 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>
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==
==Academics==


=== World Ranking ===
=== World ranking ===
According to webometrics, IP university has a world ranking of 3374 . It has a continental ranking of 1073 and country rank of 162.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University {{!}} Ranking Web of Universities: Webometrics ranks 30000 institutions |url=https://www.webometrics.info/en/detalles/ipu.ac.in |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=www.webometrics.info}}</ref>
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===
===Ranking===
{{Infobox India university ranking
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| type = University
|NIRF_O_2023=101-150|NIRF_U_2023=74|NIRF_E_2023=84|NIRF_M_2023=66|NIRF_L_2023=19}}
|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 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==
==Notable alumni==
* [[Gaurav Sharma (author)|Gaurav Sharma]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ggsipuresults.nic.in/ipu/results/2014/100714/24_BJMC_2_4_6.pdf|title=2014 BJMC Results|website=GGSIU Results|access-date=23 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501194342/http://ggsipuresults.nic.in/ipu/results/2014/100714/24_BJMC_2_4_6.pdf|archive-date=1 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[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>
* [[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}}</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>  
*[[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> Batch of 2003 Master’s Degree in Human Resource Planning Development from National Institute of Labour Economics.
* [[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>
**President of [[Guyana]] from 2020
* [[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>
* [[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}}</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>
* [[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}}</ref>
* [[Puneet Beniwal]]
* [[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}}</ref>
* [[Bharat Kundra]]
* [[Devika Vaid]]
* [[Saurabh Bhardwaj]]
* [[Prachi Tehlan]]
* [[Nalini Negi]]
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Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Other name
GGSIPU
Former names
Indraprastha University
Motto
Jyotivṛṇīta Tamaso Vijānan
Motto in English
Light of intelligence cleaves the darkness
TypePublic
Established1998; 28 years ago (1998)
ChancellorLieutenant Governor of Delhi
Vice-ChancellorMahesh Verma[1]
Location, ,
28°35′42″N 77°01′08″E / 28.595016°N 77.018942°E / 28.595016; 77.018942
CampusUrban (78 acres)
ColoursMaroon and Blue    
AffiliationsACU, AIU, UGC, NAAC
Websiteipu.ac.in

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, formerly Indraprastha University (IP or IPU), is a state university located in Sector 16 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.[2][3]

History[edit | edit source]

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 Guru Gobind Singh.[7]

Organisation and administration[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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.[9]

Affiliated colleges[edit | edit source]

There are more than 120 affiliates of the university, which are run according to the rules and regulations set by the university.[10]

Academics[edit | edit source]

World ranking[edit | edit source]

The University is ranked 1001-1200 in the QS rankings 2025.[11]

Ranking[edit | edit source]

University rankings

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]

The QS World University Rankings ranked the university 320th in Asia in 2025.[13]

Notable alumni[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University". www.ipu.ac.in. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. "Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University". Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. "Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University". Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. "Establishment of Affiliating University (GGSIP UNIVERSITAS)". delhi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  5. "Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University". www.ipu.ac.in. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  6. "Introduction to Delhi" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  7. "Heavy agenda for assembly session". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 15 December 2001. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  8. "GGSIPU East Campus to be operational this year". 21 October 2021. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. "Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (Official Website)". www.ipu.ac.in. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  10. "Affiliated Institutes". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  11. "IP University receives rising star award in QS rankings 2025". India Today. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". Ministry of Human Resource Development. National Institutional Ranking Framework. 14 October 2020. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  13. "QS Asia University Rankings 2025 - Overall". Top Universities. 20 May 2025.
  14. "Gaurav Gogoi". MyNeta. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  15. "President accorded honorary doctorate from Indian university". 13 January 2023.
  16. Ramnath, Nandini (26 October 2012). "Guneet Monga | Sealing the deal". Mint. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  17. "Tapsee Pannu reveals how she was inappropriately touched in Delhi". The Financial Express. 16 September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  18. "Digitalpreneur And Owner Of ZZED Media, Manish Singh, Explains Why People, Brands And Businesses Must Embrace Digital Transformation". Outlook India. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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