The Gautam Buddha University, which will be entirely residential, will open its innings with only the Master of Business Administration course. But soon it will also offer other courses including pure sciences, humanities, law and more.

Revealing this, university registrar Ombir Singh said: "We will even have courses in the latest fields like bio-technology and information and communications technology. But for all that to begin it will take about five years, with courses being added as the infrastructure grows."

Gautam Buddha University, so called because it happens to be located in Gautam Budh Nagar, will reportedly have 5,000 single rooms for as many students.

Much of the construction of the university has already been completed, particularly its imposing outer gates and walls. It has been built on a campus spread over 511 acres, "which is difficult to expect for a new university on Delhi's borders," said Singh.

The university, when completed, will have a covered area of a whopping 54 lakh square feet. The university has long been a priority for chief minister Mayawati. Soon after she took charge this time round on May 13 last year, several heads rolled in the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA), and other concerned departments, for the "delays" in the university's construction.