Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) was established by the Gujarat State Assembly legislative Act no. 14 in the year 2007. The University offers programs to address the need for trained human resources in the domains of Science, Technology, Management and Humanities. Dr. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is the Founder, President of the University. Mr. K.V.Kamath, President, BRICS Bank is also member of Board of Governors of PDPU. The University offers programs to address the need for trained human resources in the domains of Science, Technology, Management and Humanities. PDPU has following schools: • School of Petroleum Management offers M.B.A. and Ph.D., Post Graduate Diploma in Petroleum Management for Executives, and Management Development Programmes focused on Energy & Infrastructure Sector. • School of Petroleum Technology offers B.Tech., M.Tech. and Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering. It is academically engaged in creating a high quality talent pool for the hydrocarbon sector across the entire value chain. • School of Technology offers B.Tech/M.Tech and PhD programs in the fields of Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, & Chemical Engineering. It also offers M.Tech in Nuclear Engineering. • School of Liberal Studies offers four year Bachelor programme in the field of Liberal Studies, M.A. in Public Administration/International Relations /Political Science as well as the Ph.D. programs. • School of Solar Energy offers M.Tech. and Ph.D. in the field of Solar Engineering. Over the years, PDPU has developed collaborations with various International Universities in USA, Canada and Australia. The prominent partners of PDPU include University of Oklahoma, USA; University of Houston, USA; University of Tulsa, USA; Georgia Tech, USA; Texas A&M University, USA; University of Toronto, Canada; University of Saskatchewan, Canada; University of Wollongong, Australia & Edith Cowan University, Australia.