About University
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, established in 1957 by the Uttar Pradesh State Universities
Act, in its long eventful journey has constantly striven to live up to its motto, "आ नो भद्राः क्रतवो
यन्तु विश्वतः" (Let noble thoughts come to me from all directions) by assimilating diverse ideas, people
and beliefs into its academic life. The geographical location of the University is 26.7480 degrees North
(latitude), 83.3812 degrees East (longitude). The University, the first to be established in Uttar Pradesh
after Independence and named after the great political thinker, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya is located in
the holy city of Gorakhpur and inherits the spiritual and philosophical legacy of Buddha, Kabir and Guru
Gorakshnath.
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