O. P. Jindal Global University

O.P. Jindal Global University
ओ. पी. जिंदल ग्लोबल विश्वविद्यालय

Logo of JGU
Motto A private university promoting public service
Type Private
Established January 2009 (2009-01)
Chancellor Naveen Jindal
Vice-Chancellor C. Raj Kumar
Registrar Y. S. R. Murthy
Students 1500
Undergraduates 1100
Postgraduates 400
Location Sonipat, Haryana, India
28°55′39″N 77°03′23″E / 28.9274°N 77.0564°E / 28.9274; 77.0564Coordinates: 28°55′39″N 77°03′23″E / 28.9274°N 77.0564°E / 28.9274; 77.0564
Campus Rural
Colors Blue and White
Sports Yes
Nickname JGU
Affiliations University Grants Commission
Website www.jgu.edu.in

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) is a non-profit global university established by the Haryana Private Universities (Second Amendment) Act, 2009. JGU is established in memory of Mr. O.P. Jindal as a philanthropic initiative of Mr. Naveen Jindal, the Founding Chancellor. The University Grants Commission has accorded its recognition to O.P. Jindal Global University. The vision of JGU is to promote global courses, global programmes, global curriculum, global research, global collaborations, and global interaction through a global faculty. JGU is situated on an 80-acre state-of-the art residential campus in the National Capital Region of Delhi. JGU is one of the few universities in Asia that maintains a 1:15 faculty-student ratio and appoints faculty members from different parts of the world with outstanding academic qualifications and experience.

Constituent colleges

The University consists of Five School :

India Public Policy Report

Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP), O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), which offers India's first Master's programme in public policy has brought out the India Public Policy Report 2014 (IPPR). It is a first of its kind report that seeks to create an independent platform for bringing together the state-of-the-art policy research and analysis on issues of policy relevance to India.

The IPPR has been authored by Rajeev Malhotra, Professor at JSGP. He is a development economist with over two decades of experience of working on development policy issues, at national and international levels.

Jindal Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship

The Jindal Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship (JSiE), is a department of O. P. Jindal Global University dedicated to encouraging social innovation and social venture development in the Delhi, India area.

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