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About us

Welcome to O.P. Jindal Global University Online (JGU Online) Where purpose meets platform, and ambition meets accessibility.

At JGU Online, we believe that education should break free of borders - geographic, economic, temporal. Founded under the umbrella of O.P. Jindal Global University (an Institute of Eminence recognised by the Government of India, we bring global-grade, interdisciplinary learning into your space - any place, any time.

Our Promise

Academic excellence

All our online programmes are developed and delivered by the same world-class faculty who teach on campus, ensuring parity in rigour and relevance.

Flexibility with integrity

Our programmes are flexible yet structured, designed for the modern learner balancing career, life and learning

Global reach, local roots

While our home is in India, our outlook is international- interdisciplinary curricula, global mentors, and a network that spans continents.

Purposeful education

We don’t just train you for a job. We prepare you for impact-because in today’s world, credentials matter, but character and context matter more.

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Designed for real life

Flexible formats that fit your rhythm without compromising academic depth.

Indian heart, global mindset

World-ready programmes rooted in Indian excellence, connected to global perspectives.

16,000+

Students

1,100+

Faculty Members

575+

Collaborations with International Universities & Higher Education Institutions

250+

Faculty and Student Exchange Collaborations

10

Forms of Global Partnerships

100+

Countries Represented by Students

12 Schools, 50+ programmes

30+ Undergraduate Programmes | 20+ Postgraduate Programmes | Doctoral Programme

About Us

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary and research oriented university founded in 2009. JGU was established as a philanthropic initiative of its Founding Chancellor, Mr. Naveen Jindal in memory of his father, Mr. O.P. Jindal.

JGU has 16,000+ students, 1100+ full-time faculty members, and 2900+ administrative staff in its fully residential campus. JGU’s twelve schools focus on Law, Business & Management, International Affairs, Public Policy, Liberal Arts & Humanities, Journalism, Art & Architecture, Banking & Finance, Environment & Sustainability, Psychology & Counselling, Languages & Literature and Public Health & Human Development. Over the last decade, JGU has grown into an institution that brings full-time faculty from 50+ countries in the world, students from 100+ countries and has collaborated with 575+ leading institutions in 80+ countries which makes the learning experience truly international.

JGU is ranked Number 1 in the world with the highest overall score amongst all universities and awarded ‘Gold’ by the Times Higher Education (THE) Online Learning Rankings 2024. JGU has been ranked as India’s Number 1 Private University for three years in a row by the prestigious QS World University Rankings 2023. JGU has been recognised among the Top 150 universities globally under the age of 50 years by the QS Young University Rankings. JGU has also been recognised in the Top 500 Universities as per the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022.

The Jindal Global Law School, has retained its number one rank in India for six consecutive years and remains the only Indian law school listed in the Global Top 100 by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025. Furthermore, JGU holds the distinction of being India’s top private university for Arts & Humanities and Politics & International Studies (within the Top 201-250 globally). It ranks among the top two private universities in India for Economics & Econometrics, among the top three private universities in India (Top 274 in the world) for Social Sciences & Management, and among the top six private universities in India for Business & Management Studies (Top 500 in the world) as per the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025. In 2020, JGU was recognised as an ‘Institution of Eminence’ by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

Mission

Building the future of India and the World

Vision

A World-Class University creating Global Leaders


Core Values (IDEAS)

  • Impact
  • Diversity
  • Excellence
  • Academic Freedom
  • Sustainability
Rankings and Recognition

JGU is an ‘Institution of Eminence’ as per the ‘UGC (Institutions of Eminence Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2017’ for private institutions and ‘UGC (Declaration of Government Educational Institutions as Institutions of Eminence) Guidelines, 2017’ for public institutions.

JGU is also ranked:

  • The No.1 Private University in India by the QS World University Rankings 2023, for the third year in a row.
  • The highest-ranked Indian university, which focuses on Law, Business & Management, International Affairs, Public Policy, Liberal Arts & Humanities, Journalism, Art & Architecture, Banking & Finance, Environment & Sustainability, Psychology & Counselling, Languages & Literature, and Public Health & Human Development.
  • Amongst the top 250 universities in the world in a faculty-student ratio (1:9) and is ranked among the top 450 universities in the world in employer reputation.
  • Amongst the top 550 universities in the world in international faculty, which makes up 14% of JGU’s total faculty.
  • The only Indian Private University in the top 150 ‘Young Universities in the World’ (under 50 years of age) in the QS Young University Rankings 2022.
  • Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) named No. 1 in India by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024, the fifth year in a row.

Awards and nominations:

  • Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Awards 2021: Won the “Digital Innovation of the Year” award
  • Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Awards 2020, 2021 and 2022: Nominated for the “Workplace of the Year” award
  • Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Awards 2024: Nominated for the “Leadership and Management Team of the Year” award
  • Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Awards 2024: Nominated for the “Student Recruitment Campaign of the Year” award