Saveetha Amaravati University

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Saveetha Amaravati University
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Established2018
Chancellor N. M. Veeraiyan [1]
Vice-Chancellor Ch. Bala Nageswara Rao [2]
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Website Official website

Saveetha Amaravati University is a private university [3] located in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Established in 2018, [4] it is the third private university to be established in Amaravati, following SRM University, Andhra Pradesh and VIT-AP University. [5] The university offers undergraduate studies in health sciences. [6]

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References

  1. "Chancellor". Saveetha Amaravati University. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. "Vice Chancellor". Saveetha Amaravati University. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 "State Private University Andhra Pradesh". University Grants Commission . Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. According to University Grants Commission, [3] though the institute's crest shows 2017.
  5. "Saveetha University to get 80 acres of land in Amaravati". The Times of India . 22 November 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  6. "Institute mission pamphlet" (PDF). Retrieved 25 July 2019.