Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajesh Pandey said two rival groups in INMANTEC college here clashed over an old enmity.
The student, who was injured in firing during the clash, came to the college campus to appear for her 2nd year BBA examination.
College security guards immediately rushed the injured student to a nearby private hospital where she is undergoing treatment, Pandey said.
AN FIR has been registered in this connection and police is scrutinising CCTV footage to identify the accused, the Dy SP said.