Jamia Hamdard University is both a private endowed University besides grant of the Govt of India as a minority institution.The JHU campus is located on Mehrauli-Badarpur road on the southern side of the city of New Delhi. The Tuglakabad fort is on the eastern side while the Batra Hospital & Urban forest is located on the western side. The campus includes extensive natural areas, a historic district and local landmarks. The main campus is set within institutional and heritage precincts besides large urban forest.

The existing structure of the campus follows a Grid-Iron pattern with circulation laid out perpendicular to each other.The urban tissue of the zone can be classified as mix of varied uses comprising of heritage precinct, institutional land use, organically grown Tuglakabad Extension and the largest urban slum-Sangam vihar with very high imbalance of densities .The fort stands on a hill which forms a direct visual axis from site to fort.. The topography of the site itself acts as a major natural element and has beautiful vistas.

Jamia Hamdard, a university offering professional degree programs in Medical Sciences ,Unani and Basic Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering, Mangement and Law has experienced tremendous physical growth in recent years with many changes in the physical character of the Campus. In order to ensure that further growth and evolution to positively impact the unique character of the campus and its setting, the University envisioned that a Comprehensive Master Plan-CMP is required to guide the future development. The CMP is driven by academic priorities and support the goals and aspirations of the University as it guides the campus’s physical development over the next 15 years. The scope of the master plan defines broad issues addressing all facets of the physical campus, including the way Jamia Hamdard uses its land, the arrangement and scale of buildings, and the nature and function of the landscape. The transportation network and various utility systems have been be an important considerations. The CMP will set the context for physical changes on campus to realize the University’s research, teaching, administrative, residential and recreational priorities. CMP responds to the unique natural setting of the campus and the character of its surrounding neighborhoods.

Jamia Hamdard University positions itself as a global Centre for excellence in interdisciplinary professional education with focus on research and development. The emphasis on human values is ingrained in the philosophy of the Institution which was nurtured as a philanthropic initiative of Late Hakeem Abdul Hamid. The goal of the University is to foster multi cultural linkages through integration of research by transcending the boundaries of disciplines and to impart quality education to the stake holders. In pursuit of the above, the University plans to upgrade its existing academic and physical infrastructure to fulfill the above goals and objectives.