Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, established by Government of NCT of Delhi under the provisions of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Act (9 of 1998) read with it’s Amendment in 1999, is an affiliating and teaching University that aims to facilitate and promote studies, research and extension work in emerging areas of higher education with focus on professional education in the disciplines of engineering, technology, architecture, management, medicine, pharmacy, physiotherapy, nursing, education, law, journalism and mass communication, etc and also to achieve excellence in these and related fields and other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Functioning of the University commenced with the joining of Prof. K.K. Aggarwal as its first Vice-Chancellor in December, 1998.