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Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), formerly Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), has been established by GERMI as a Private University through the State Act enacted on 4 April 2007. The university is located at Raysan village of Gandhinagar city in an area known as Knowledge Corridor, and it is near the GIFT City. It is 8 km from Gujarat state capital Gandhinagar, and 23 km from Gujarat's largest city Ahmedabad.

Pandit Deendayal Energy University has been awarded Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) recognition by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India.

PDEU has been ranked as no. 1 Private University in Gujarat and has received "Centre of Excellence Status" (in Principle) by Government of Gujarat.

The university has four schools, located on the same campus. The schools include the School of Petroleum Technology (SPT), the School of Technology (SoT), the School of Petroleum Management (SPM), and the School of Liberal Studies (SLS). The President of University Board of Governors is Mukesh Ambani and the Chairman of the Standing Committee is D. Rajagopalan.

The university also has its own one megawatt solar power plant. The Government of Gujarat has decided to set up an international Centre of Excellence in Automobile at PDPU with investment of Rs. 150 Crores (US$ 25M) in joint venture with Maruti Suzuki.