Jyoti, a resident of Friends Colony, has been admitted to a private hospital where her condition is stated to be critical, police said here.
On the complaint made her father Tara Chand, police have registered a case against one Abhimanyu of Jakhoda village.
A BA second year student, Jyoti was shot at from a close range allegedly by Abhimanyu this afternoon.
The bullet hit the girl in the stomach, they said adding, Abhimanyu managed to escape from the spot.
Efforts are underway to arrest the alleged person, DSP Rajeev Deswal said.