The university was established by the Uttar Pradesh Gautam Buddha University Act 2002 UP Act no. 9 of 2002 and began its first academic session in 2008. The university is fully funded by the NOIDA and GNIDA and recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

It has the following schools:

The university offers undergraduate, post graduate and doctorate programmes and conducts an entrance examination for each course. The candidates can appear for these examinations depending upon the fulfilment of the eligibility criteria. GPTU is the test for undergraduate level courses. GPT is the test for postgraduate level courses.

Extra-curricular activities/facilities:

The Eklavya Sports Complex in the University is spread over 58 acres with an indoor and outdoor stadium, equipped with facilities for the health and sports aspirations of the students. It has an Olympic-size swimming pool with a practice track and a gymnasium. A centrally air conditioned indoor basketball stadium (seating capacity = 5000), volleyball, badminton, table tennis, squash, handball and other indoor games.

Apart from this, the other facilities available are:

For more details, please visit www.gbu.ac.in