PDPU: Ranking, Courses, Fees, Admission, Placements

PDPU (Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University), located in Gandhinagar, offers multiple courses ranging from engineering, arts, and management. The University also provides maximum exposure and opportunities to its students through various national and international exchange programs with the best universities worldwide. For the development of its faculties and staff, the university endeavors various joint exchange and research programs.

Table of Contents

• Quick Insights
• Ranking
• Courses
• Departments
• Schools
• Admission
• Why Choose PDPU?
• Cut Off
• Infrastructure
• Placements
• Scholarships
• Collaborations
• Faculty
• Alumni

PDPU Quick Insights

PDPU has been acknowledged by the University of Georgia, and the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India has given it Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) status. The highlights of the university are as follows:

Quick Insights of PDPU
Year of Establishment	2007
Type of University	Private
Accreditation	NAAC
Recognition	UGC
Courses Offered	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Doctoral
No. of Students	6631
No. of Faculties	194
Campus Area	100 acres
Infrastructural Facilities	Library, Lab, Lecture Hall, Cafeteria, Food Court, Performing Art Room, Language Lab, etc
Location	Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

PDPU Ranking

PDPU according to the NIRF 2021, was ranked 66th in the management category and 68th in the engineering category. With an aggregate score of 41.38 out of 100, the institute was ranked 73rd in the University category in the NIRF 2021 ranking. PDEU is one of the prestigious universities that offer quality education with wonderful infrastructure.

PDPU Courses

PDPU offers courses at UG, PG, and doctoral levels. At the undergraduate level, it offers B.A, BBA, B.Tech, B.Com, B.Sc  B.B. It offers M.Tech, MA, and MBA programs at the postgraduate level. The following is the list of the courses offered at the institute:

Department	Course
Engineering	M.Tech, B.Tech
Science	M.Sc, B.Sc
Arts	MA, BA
Management	MBA, BBA
Commerce	M.Com B.Com

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PDPU Departments

PDPU offers courses in engineering, science, arts, management, and commerce streams. The departments at the institute are mentioned below:

Civil Engineering	Chemical Engineering	Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering	Marketing
Governance & Public Administration	International Relations	Liberal Studies
Psychology	Economics	Indic Studies
Organizational Behavior	Digital Humanities	HRM

PDPU Schools

PDPU has four schools all of which are located on the same site. Following is the list of schools of the institution: 

• School of Management
• School of Petroleum Technology
• School of Technology
• School of Liberal Studies

PDPU Admission

PDPU admission 2022 candidates can visit online for registration on the official website. Admission to the programs will be based on the students' performance in the entrance examination. Students must submit paperwork and pay fees to confirm their admission after being selected for the program they choose.

PDPU Eligibility Criteria

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University course registration fees can be paid online using internet banking. The courses have the following eligibility criteria:

B.B.A./ B.A.(Hons.)/B.Com.(Hons.) Eligibility Criteria

• B.A. (Hons.)/B.B.A. (Hons.), candidates are required to have passed the 12th standard examination or the equivalent from any discipline.
• B.Com. (Hons.), candidates are required to have passed the 12th standard examination or equivalent from the commerce stream.

B.Tech Eligibility Criteria

• For admission as All India Seat candidate and/or as NRI Sponsored candidate
• A candidate should have secured a rank in Paper – 1 of JEE (Main) 2021 AND
• A candidate should have passed the qualifying examination with a minimum of 45% marks in aggregate. 

MBA Eligibility Criteria

• Only Candidates who have appeared in Common Admission Test (CAT) 2020 conducted by IIMs/Xavier Admission Test (XAT) 2021 conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur /NMAT 2020 conducted by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) are eligible to apply.
• A candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, GOI with at least 50% marks in aggregate.

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Why Choose PDPU?

PDPU emphasizes problem-solving practices with sound fundamentals, through active and continued partnership with national and international institutes/ organizations. The university is spread across a lush green pollution-free 100 acres campus with very good biodiversity. 

PDPU Academic Advantages 

PDPU promotes a top-down approach from ‘Systems to Components’ to better appreciate holistic education.

• It offers rural, Industry, and Research internships to provide a better understanding and challenges faced in the rural and urban Indian landscape, industry culture and career options for students.
• It emphasizes holistic engineering as key to the long-term economic and environmental sustainability of communities.

PDPU Cut Off

PDPU cut off 2022 will be announced soon. Admission to various undergraduate and graduate programs is determined by the university's cutoff criteria which depend on the total number of available seats and the number of people who applied for the exam. Other factors affecting the cutoff are the exam's level of difficulty and trends in previous years' cut-off dates.

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PDPU Infrastructure

PDPU has a large campus spanning 100 acres of lush green and a serene environment. It maintains its reputation by providing various facilities and amenities to students on campus. These include state-of-the-art infrastructure, accommodation, and other facilities. Some of the said provisions offered by the university are as follows:

• Transportation
• Bank
• Stationery store
• Medical & Doctor
• Gymnasiums
• Indoor & Outdoor sports
• CCTV Surveillance
• Wifi Enabled campus
• 3 automated libraries
• 80 Laboratories
• 61 classrooms & Lecture Theatres
• 1042 hostel rooms with 2680 capacity
• 4 Dining Halls and 12 Food courts

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PDPU Placements

PDPU placements 2022 had an outstanding track record of securing placement for its students. Students have been selected by top companies in India and many companies have been visiting universities every year for recruiting students. The highest offer made for the year 2022 was INR 20 LPA and the average package was INR 7.9 LPA. The list of recruiters visiting the institute is as follows:

Asian Paints	Adani	L&T
Capital First	Torrent Power	GAIL
ICICI	Avenir	Adani Ports
Himalaya	Evosys	Reliance

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PDPU Scholarship

PDPU offers many scholarships to its students. The university scholarships are awarded to deserving candidates on the basis of merit only. Financial assistance is also provided to M.Tech and Ph.D. students at PDEU.

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PDPU Collaborations

Pandit Deendayal Energy University has collaborated with various reputed universities across the globe. The university provides international opportunities to students & members of the faculty for the exchange of knowledge between universities. Following are the institute's collaborations with some renowned institutions:

Country	Partnering University
USA	Salisbury University
	Sacred Heart University
	University of Oklahoma
Canada	SENECA College
	McMaster University, Hamilton
	University of Saskatchewan
Japan	Otemon Gakuin University

PDPU Faculty

Pandit Deendayal Energy University with 218 academic members, 103 visiting faculties, and 165 staff personnel has a vast and diverse faculty. The university's faculty members are all extremely accomplished and qualified. In their respective fields, a large majority of the faculty members have earned a Ph.D.

PDPU Alumni

PDPU has a separate alumni portal and the passed outs every year must register to become a member of the alumni association. Registration can be done in the alumni section on the official website of the university. "Alumni in your city" helps in connecting alumni city-wise and being a part of the city meet-ups. 

Notable Alumni	Profession
Kavita Pandey	Researcher - Physics
Harsh Chaliyawala	Researcher - CNRS Paris
Malkeshkumar Patel	Adjunct Professor - Incheon National University, South Korea
Brijesh Tripathi	Researcher
Kartikkumar Thakkar	Researcher