[2][3] It is one of Uttar Pradesh's state government universities which commenced its first academic session in the year 2008.

The university campus is spread over 511 acres (207 ha) and offers Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees in engineering, Business Administration, Computer Applications, Biotechnology and Buddhist Studies and is mainly focused on research.

Gautam Buddha University was the dream project of former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Ms Mayawati.

[5] The university was inaugurated on 23 August 2008 by the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati and was dedicated to the people.

[6] Campus of Gautam Buddha University is situated Adjacent to Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida.

[10] The school has classroom computing facilities supported by a library of books, journals, films and databases.

The department is running following programmes: with specialization in the areas of Genetic Engineering, Food technology and Bioinformatics.

The college is enriched by Civil, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering and Architecture and Regional Planning departments.

The department has strong research focus in the field of Power System, Semiconductors, VLSI, Control and Instrumentation, System Design, Reliability Engineering, Power Electronic Drives, Industrial Automation and Control, High Voltage Engineering, Power Systems, Industrial and Biomedical Instrumentation, and various important areas of Electrical Engineering.

In the first semester of the programme, students participate in moot court practice, debate, essay writing and project works.

[17] The school offers academic programmes at post-graduate and research level including M.A., M.Phil., and PhD It gives knowledge of Buddhist History, Philosophy, and Literature in Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, Burmese, Sinhalese and Tibetan.

[12] Indoor stadium of GBU has: There are a total of 19 hostels in the university, all situated inside the campus.

Some scenes of first season the Netflix show Leila (2019) and the south Indian movie Kaappaan (2019) were also shot in the university.

The national event Pro Wrestling League 2016 was held at indoor stadium of the university on 19 and 20 December 2016.