Sardar Patel University

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Sardar Patel University
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Other name
SPU
Former name
Sardar Vallabhbhai Vidyapeeth
MottoCharacter and conduct are the fruits of education
Type Public
EstablishedOctober 31, 1955;69 years ago (1955-10-31)
FounderBhailalbhai Dayabhai Patel
Accreditation A (CGPA 3.25) [1]
Chancellor Governor of Gujarat
Vice-Chancellor Niranjan Patel
Location, ,
388120
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India

22°33′18″N72°55′30″E / 22.555°N 72.925°E / 22.555; 72.925
Campusrural, 86 acres (35 ha)
Affiliations UGC; NAAC;
Website www.spuvvn.edu

Sardar Patel University (SPU) is a public state university in Vallabh Vidyanagar, a Anand City Gujarat, India. It is named after politician Vallabhbhai Patel and was founded in October 1955 by an Act of the Legislative Assembly [2] of the then-Bombay Province and was UGC recognized under 2(f) of the UGC Act in October 1968. Originally it had the status of a rural university.

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Jurisdiction

Originally, in 1955 [2] the jurisdiction of the university (known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Vidyapeeth at that time) was limited to the 5 miles of Vallabh Vidyanagar. Under amendment (Guj. 26 of 2015) the university has its jurisdiction over two districts.

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SP University Admin Building

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  1. "NAAC Accreditation". www.naac.gov.in. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Sardar Patel University Act, 1955". 1955-10-31.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)