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India currently produces about 200 Petroleum Engineering Graduates annually and an insignificant number of Postgraduates. This number is inadequate and needs to be enhanced substantially at the Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral levels to promote Exploration and Production, Research and Development and related activities in the Oil & Gas sector. Based on these strong needs, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) through its Society, Gujarat Energy Research and Management
Institute (GERMI) has set up Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) at Gandhinagar.

A Research-led teaching university, PDPU intends to produce high quality petroleum managers, scientists, engineers, technologists, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Focus areas of the University are exploration to delivery of oil & gas resources, as well as other known and unknown resources, both on-shore and off-shore.

The academic emphasis of the University is on the use of sound fundamentals in science, technology and management, as well as economic and environmental considerations, to address a variety of technological, economic, managerial and knowledge-based innovative issues, thereby comprehensively enhancing the quality of life.

The University currently offers PG Diploma in Petroleum Management, 4 Year B.Tech, Masters and Doctoral level programmes in Petroleum Engineering. PDPU primarily desires to be known as the ‘Energy University’ creating highly skilled graduates to work towards India’s Energy Independence and security. In the next few years it intends to acquire international eminence with a prominent place among the top ten universities of the world.

• Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) was established by GERMI as a Private University through the State Act
enacted on 4th April, 2007.

• School of Petroleum Management under Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University on 26th October, 2007.

• First batch of B.Tech (Petroleum Technology) admitted at School of Petroleum Technology on 16th August, 2007.

Enrollment for the Academic Year 2009:
Undergraduate Students : 472
Post Graduate Students : 167

Courses Offered:
School of Petroleum Management
Offers MBA, Executive MBA, PhD programmes with a focus on Oil & Gas Sector.

School of Petroleum Technology
Offers B.Tech, M.Tech and PhD programmes in Petroleum Technology.

School of Solar Energy
Offers PhD programme in Solar Energy.

Enrollment by the Schools : (Undergrad/ Grad)
School of Petroleum Management : 0 / 148
School of Petroleum Technology : 472 / 19

Faculty Overview 2008-2009:
Full-time faculty : 22
Adjunct faculty : 36


The proposed specializations are:
	Reservoir Engineering
	Operation and Production Engineering
	Instrumentation and Control Engineering
	Modeling and Virtual Reality

PDPU also plans to start School of Nuclear Engineering, School of Solar Engineering, School of Modeling and Virtual Reality, and School of Petroleum Law and Intellectual Property in the near future. What is unique about PDPU:
	Emphasis on problem solving and practice with sound fundamentals-emulating the medical education model. This would be achieved through active and continued partnership with Oil & Gas sector companies and National and International Universities, Consultants and Vendors.
	Introduction to design and innovation in the first year to orient students to original and lateral thinking.
	Top down approach from ‘Systems to Components’ to better appreciate holistic education.
	Summer internships during all the three summers-rural, industry, and research, to provide a better understanding and challenges of Indian rural and urban landscape, industry culture, and career options for students.
	Emphasis on holistic engineering as key to long-term economic and environmental sustainability of communities.

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