Pandit Deendayal Energy University

Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) has been formed on Gujarat energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI) as a Private University through the State Act enacted on 4 April 2007.[6]

The University is recognized by UGC (University Grants Commission)[7] and is a member of AIU (Association of Indian Universities).[8] The university has been accredited with Grade A++ by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council[9] In October 2022, Minister of Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar announced that the University Grants Commission (India) has granted autonomy to PDPU, making it one of only two private universities in India accorded this autonomy. PDEU is the first college in Gujarat that has been granted autonomy.[10] Henceforth university will have the freedom to start new courses, off-campus centers, skill development courses, research parks, and any other new academic programs. It will also give it the freedom to hire foreign faculty, enroll foreign students, give incentive-based emoluments to the faculty, enter into academic collaborations and run open distance learning programs.[11]

The 4 schools of PDEU offer both niche programs as well as programs of general interest, covering UG, PG and Doctoral programs in Management, Humanities, Science and Engineering:

• School of Petroleum Management (Established, 2006) offers MBA and Executive MBA programs with specialisations in Energy and Infrastructure, General Management (Operations, Marketing, HR, and Finance).
• School of Petroleum Technology (Established, 2007) offers B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D. programs in upstream & downstream Petroleum Engineering.
• School of Technology (Established, 2010) offers B.Tech. Engineering programs in Mechanical, Automobile, Electrical, Civil, Chemical, Information and communication technology, and computer engineering. It also offers M.Tech and Ph.D. programs in the same streams. It additionally offers M.Tech. in Nuclear Technology. It also offers M.Tech. and Ph.D. programs in Solar Engineering.
• School of Liberal Studies (Established, 2009) offers UG honors degree programs in Humanities, Management, Science, and Commerce viz. Business Administration, Economics, English Literature, International Relations, Public Policy & Administration, Psychology, Mass Communication, Commerce, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics. It also offers MA Programs in English Literature, Public Policy & Administration, and International Relations; as well as Ph.D. programs in the same areas.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 106 among engineering colleges in 2022.[12]

The campus is located at 14 km from the Ahmedabad Airport[13] and 21 km from Ahmedabad's Kalupur Railway Station.[14] It is 3 km off the main road connecting Gandhinagar to Ahmedabad Airport, Ahmedabad. The university is spread across a lush green pollution-free 250 acres campus with very good biodiversity. The campus is dotted with mango trees,[15] and the campus houses 18 different varieties of birds.

The university started with a single building and then over the years, expanded infrastructure to five large administrative blocks, an auditorium block, hostel blocks, a cafeteria block, sports grounds, and manicured gardens.

The entire area is walled with four access points, is CCTV monitored, and tobacco-free. On-campus facilities (apart from classrooms and offices) include SBI Branch, pharmacy, stationery store, resident daytime doctor, 24x7 doctor-on-call, ambulance, travel desk, and campus store. Gujarat National Law University is situated nearby.

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs provides support for the free and responsible conduct of investigative, scholarly and creative activities, including support from the initial stages of proposal development to grants management, publication, and the transfer of technology. It provides internally funded grants, pre-award and post-award support for externally funded grants and offer education and

The university pursues active partnerships and collaborates with foreign universities through MOUs (Memorandum of Understanding). Partnership includes Summer student Exchange Program, and Co-operation in academics. Currently active partnerships include:

Adam Gilchrist (University of Wollongong) at PDPU

US Sen. John Kerry on PDPU Campus

Washington & Jefferson College, Memorial University, Edith Cowan University, University of Bahrain, University of Manitoba, University of Wollongong, University of Alberta, University of Tulsa, Oklahoma University, University of Houston, Georgia Institute of Technology, Texas A&M, University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina, Western University, University of Trinidad & Tobago

PDPU Cricket Ground

PDEU campus has sporting facilities and boys and girls teams in Basketball, Volleyball, Cricket, Tennis, Football, Kabaddi, Table Tennis, Badminton, Athletics, Taekwondo, Ultimate frisbee, Kho-Kho, Chess and Carrom.

Petrocup is the annual sporting event, an inter-university contest with almost 5000 participants competing for the top position from 100+ campuses in India and abroad. It is one of the biggest sports event in Gujarat that takes during the month of February every year.

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