This paper gives an outline of the process of hydration, dehydration and setting of gypsum of the various admixtures on gypsum. This paper is also concerned with the effect of different types of fibres on gypsum products. Moreover, this paper tries to glean out the previous experimental and analytical studies on gypsum that will serve as a tool for future research works. Efforts have been made to summarize all the information available on the topics related to gypsum and suggestions for future work are also presented.