Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (or PDPU) is a private state university established through PDPU Act, a legislature passed by Gujarat state assembly in 2007. The university is located at Raisan village of Gandhinagar city in an area known as the Knowledge Corridor, and it is near the upcoming GIFT City. It is 8 km from state capital Gandhinagar, and 23 km from Gujarat's largest city Ahmedabad.
