Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar – 2021

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) is located in Gandhinagar in an area of 100 acres with a placid atmosphere. It has been established by the Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI) as a Private University through the State Act enacted on 4th April 2007. The University offers programs to address the need for trained human resources in the fields of Science, Technology, Management, and Humanities. It intends to broaden the opportunities for students and professionals to develop core subject knowledge which is duly complemented by leadership training interventions, thereby helping the students to achieve in the global arena. This objective is being further addressed through several specialized and well-planned undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral programs as well as intensive research projects.

In this analysis, we are going to check out all the details about the institute’s students’ stats, faculty, courses offered, graduation outcomes & placements, median salary & top recruiters, infrastructures, and fees structures. All the details are authentic since we got these from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) where PDPU gave its reports

Courses Offered at PDPU Gandhinagar

PDPU offers 10 courses in undergraduate and 15 postgraduate programs in engineering and science & technology.

Students Intake at PDPU Gandhinagar

Students Intake
PDPU admitted 780 students each in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively at UG programs, and it admitted 216 students in 2021 and 144 students in 2020 at PG programs.
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Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar 2021 - Student Intake Graph
Faculty
PDPU has 280 distinguished professors at its faculty, of whom 71.07% are Ph.D. holders, the faculty-to-student ratio is 1:12, that is, one professor is available for every 12 students.

PDPU Gandhinagar Annual Expenditures

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar 2021 - Capital Expenditure
Capital Expenditure
PDPU spent Rs. 32.7 crores as capital expenditure in 2021, of which 2.36% spent on procuring books, journals, and e-resources for the library, a whopping 79.83% spent on buying new equipment and software for quality research, and 17.81% of its fund spent on the creation of capital assets and other expenditures. In 2020, the capital expenditure was Rs. 8.69 crores, and in 2019, it was around Rs. 7.79 crores. The spending as capital expenditure has increased in 2021 when compared to the last two years.
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar 2021 - Operational Expenditure
Operational Expenditure

PDPU spent over Rs. 87 crores in 2021 as operational expenditure, of which half of 56.2% of its funds spent on paying salaries to professors and supporting staff, a considerable 43.22% of its funds spent on maintaining academic infrastructures, and the remaining 0.58% spent on conducting Seminars, Conferences, and Workshops. Spending as an operational expenditure was Rs. 61 crores in 2020 and Rs. 52 crores in 2019. The spending as an operational expenditure has also increased in 2021 when compared to the last two years.

PDPU Gandhinagar Research Details

Patents Details
Since PDPU has a good faculty and good infrastructures, therefore, it filed 18 patents in 2021 and got 14 and filed 6 patents in 2020 and got 3, and got 1 patent from 1 patent application filed in 2019.
Sponsored Projects
PDPU has many distinguished professors and research scholars at its faculty, so, many big companies are willing to sponsor this institution, and therefore, it received Rs. 12.4 crores through the 67 sponsored research projects from 27 companies in the year 2021. In 2020 and 2019, it received Rs. 6.6 and Rs. 1.8 crores through 30 and 17 sponsored research projects from 7 and 16 companies, respectively.
Consultancy Projects

PDPU received Rs. 5.8 crores through 54 consultancy projects from 42 companies in 2021, and it received Rs. 1 crore and Rs. 45.8 lakhs through 28 and 5 consultancy projects from 15 and 5 companies in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar 2021 - Sponsored Projects & Consultancy Projects

PDPU Gandhinagar Graduations & Placements

UG Graduations & Placements

At PDPU, 862 students have been admitted to UG degree courses and 87.7% of them graduated, of whom 67.57% got placements at top companies and 201 were selected for higher studies in 2021; 84.79% of students graduated, of whom 84.51% got placements and 275 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 89.22% of students graduated, of whom 51.64% got placements and 110 were selected for higher studies in 2019.

PG Graduations & Placements

At PG programs, 99.23% of students graduated, of whom 58.68% got placements at top companies and 8 were selected for higher studies in 2021; 99.06% of students graduated, of whom 34.34% got placements, and 6 were selected for higher studies in 2020; and 98.2% of students graduated, of whom 22.11% got placements and 5 were selected for higher studies in 2019.

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar 2021 - Graduation Percentage
PhD Research Programmes

In the Ph.D. research program, PDPU admitted 130 students to research studies, of whom 36 students graduated in 2021, 12 and 8 students graduated in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median Salary of UG Graduates: Rs. 4 LPA in 2021, Rs. 3.6 LPA in 2020 and Rs. 3.25 LPA in 2019 at top companies.

Median Salary of PG Graduates: Rs. 4.2 LPA in 2021, Rs. 3 in 2020, and Rs. 3.5 LPA in 2019.
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar 2021 - Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Top recruiters of PDPU are Essar, Gujarat State Fertilizer & Chemical Ltd., Gujarat State Petroleum Ltd., GETCO, Mahanagar Gas, BECL, Jindal, Infraline Energy, Reliance, Accenture, Indian Oil, Sabarmati Gas, L&T, Infosys, etc.

Students Diversity at PDPU Gandhinagar

As PDPU has a decent campus area and a good faculty strength, a considerable number of 3491 students are currently pursuing their degrees, of whom 85.96% are boys and 14.04% are girls, 3055 students are from within the state, and a modest number of 335 students are from outside of the state, and remaining 101 students are from foreign countries.
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar 2021 - Students Diversity

Facilities on PDPU Gandhinagar Campus

PDPU has a lot of facilities that are available for students. It has hostels, labs, libraries, cafeteria, performing arts, language labs, lift/ramp, etc.

Annual Festivals at PDPU Gandhinagar

Flare is the annual cultural festival celebrated for 5 days in April where dance, music, arts culture, fashion, and gaming are being organized. Besides these, Three main events like Amethyst, The Model Hunt, and ablaze are performed.

Tesseract is the annual technical festival where students from many schools and colleges participate and share their innovative ideas for innovation. Events like robotics, brain game, workshops, exhibition, guest lectures, and gala shows are being organized to induce interest in engineering, science & technology.

Accessibility

PDPU is near Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat, which has an excellent transport system. Ahmedabad junction Railway Station is around 21.1 km away and Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport is around 15.4 km away from this institution are available for commuting to this institution, therefore, students from any part of India and the world can commute to this institution.

How to Get Admission at PDPU Gandhinagar

Admission to UG courses at PDPU: Candidates who passed the +2 exam with a minimum of 45% (40% for SC/ST) or passed an equivalent exam recognized by the State or Central Boards such as CBSE/ICSE, intermediate science or two-year pre-university examination, the final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Service Wing of the National Defence Academy, HSC vocational examination, senior secondary school examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects, and three or four-year diploma recognized by the AICTE or any State Board of Technical Education can apply and should take and clear JEE Main (for all India candidates that comprises 50% of seats) and the Admission Committee for Professional Course (ACPC) (for Gujarat state candidates that comprises 35% of seats) exams to get admission to this institution. NRI candidates are also admitted (15% of seats), however, they need to clear SAT Subject Tests (SAT-ll) of level-ll in Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry or AP test at A-level in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics or equivalent standard examination of United Kingdom (UK) education system in Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry or JEE Main.

Admission to PG courses: Candidates who passed a bachelor’s degree in their respective stream with 60% or CPI/CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale in the qualifying degree recognized by the UGC/AICTE can take and should clear GATE/PGCET. And also, the performance score obtained in a personal interview by the candidates is considered for the candidates who have not taken GATE/PGCET.

Fee Structure at PDPU Gandhinagar

Students need to pay Rs. 9.6 lakhs as fees for UG courses at PDPU, however, the saving grace is they can get a decent salary of Rs. 4 LPA at top companies, so they get back this amount within two-and-half years.

PDPU Gandhinagar Scores by NIRF

Teaching, Learning, and Resources: PDPU has a good faculty and impressive infrastructure for doing innovative research. Therefore, it scored 70.06%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Research and Professional Practice: PDPU has many distinguished professors and research scholars and it got patents for some innovative technologies, however, it scored 23.25%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Graduate Outcome: As PDPU has a conducive atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time, so for this good performance it scored 53.33%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.
Outreach and Inclusivity: PDPU has students from every section and every part of India as well as the world, so it scored 42.09%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.

Perception: PDPU has a good faculty, good infrastructures, and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcomes and placements at top companies are also good, however, it is a new and private institution, therefore it has not gotten much popularity like first-generation IITs and NITs yet, so it scored merely 2.87% in NIRF grading, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.
Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar 2021 - NIRF RANK

PDPU Gandhinagar got 43.17% as an overall NIRF score and ranked at number 68.

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