GERMI has established the State University - Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University - passed by Gujarat Act No.14 of 2007 dated 4th April, 2007.

Dr. Mukesh Ambani – Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Ltd. is nominated as the first President of the University. Prof. Arvind Kudchadker took over as first Director General of the University.

The University is currently running three schools and a centre under it and is spread across 50 Acres of lush green land. The schools are the School of Petroleum Management, the School of Petroleum Technology, the School of Solar Energy and the Centre for Good Governance. Students in the University are growing at a very good pace year by year.

School of Petroleum Management
School of Petroleum Management has been set up under Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) as a centre of excellence in industry learning to develop human resources for the Petroleum Sector. The first batch of management students graduated in June, 2008 and now it has completed two years of its operations. Now the applications invited for its 4th Batch of MBA students.

Admission to School of Petroleum Management is based on merit of CAT score, Group Discussion and Personal Interview. The School also recently witnessed one of the finest placements for the Batch 2008 - 2009. Students are placed at Schlumberger, KPMG, HPCL, IOCL, GSPC & its Group Companies, ICICI Lombard, E & Y to name a few.

School of Petroleum Technology
The need for getting adequate number of qualified professionals to harness the resources available with nature in the form of energy was identified few years back. To cater the need of such professionals PDPU established School of Petroleum Technology. It has commenced its first academic in Petroleum Engineering at Undergraduate level. Full teaching facilities are created to support Academic activities. It has also started offering M. Tech. and Ph. D programmes in January, 2008.
- 4 Year B. Tech. Programme
- M. Tech Programme
- Ph.D

Apart from the full time programmes, School of Petroleum Technology also plans to offer Short-term Certificate programmes for working executives and other professionals to keep them abreast of the latest managerial and applied developments in the Oil & Gas Sector. The Institute plans to establish full-fledged Research & Development activities to solve operational problems of the Industry.

School of Solar Energy
The School of Solar Energy provides an excellent academic and research led environment for solar energy related studies. The school has adopted a collaborative approach and is in active contact with academics and scientists involved in extensive solar energy research across the world. Research plans are based on the fact that there are possibilities of achieving excellent scientific breakthroughs in this relatively nascent field and could go a long way in addressing the energy issues of the globe in the not too distant future.

Towards this objective, School of Solar Energy plans to develop systems, components and processes in the areas of solar thermal energy, photovoltaic and related electronics, micro-energy systems, chemical energy conversion, energy storage and rational use of energy.

School of Liberal Studies
School of Liberal Studies currently offers a four year Bachelor in Liberal Studies that equips a student to develop an array of intellectual skills, a variety of methodologies or ways of understanding our changing world, and a broad base of varied knowledge. In turn, such a liberal education establishes an invaluable foundation for more specialized study in one's major or in one of the professions, and for a life-long affinity for learning and continuing intellectual development.

The course imparts classical education in various fields like art, literature, languages, music, dramatics, philosophy, politics, history, law, mathematics, science and general studies. It emphasizes on the need to seek knowledge for knowledge’ sake, promoting intellectual growth, creative expression and rational thought.

School of Nuclear Energy
The School of Nuclear Energy (SNE) at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) aims at developing “nuclear ready” engineers who can effectively undertake career assignments in the global civilian nuclear power industry.

The School of Nuclear Energy comprises of senior faculty members who have held leadership positions at Department of Energy (DAE) organizations such as the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) leading research and project assignments for over 30 years. The expertise of the faculty, augmented by world-class infrastructure, extensive industry exposure and rigorous research work, presents a holistic learning experience to students.

The School of Nuclear Energy currently offers a 2-year full-time M.Tech. program in Nuclear Engineering.