The first pharmacy school in India and third in the world, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU), was founded by Act 07 of the Delhi State Legislature in 2008 and began operations in 2015. It is a state government university that receives 100% grant funding and is approved under UGC Sections 2f and 22. The University's history spans 57 years, beginning with the D. Pharm. in Polytechnic in 1964, the College of Pharmacy in 1972, and the Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (DIPSAR), which was transformed into the current DPSRU in 2004. The General Council, with the Hon.'ble Lt. Governor serving as the Chancellor, supervises the government as it carries out the Act, Statutes, and Ordinances promulgated by the Government of Delhi.