Suresh Gyan Vihar University

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Suresh Gyan Vihar University
सुरेश ज्ञान विहार विश्वविद्यालय
Gyan Vihar Logo.jpg
MottoEnlightenment Without Shackles
Type Private
Established2008, (parent institution established in 1938)
Founders
  • Shri Suresh Sharma
  • Dr. Sudhanshu
Endowment ₹ 1200 Crores
Chancellor Shri Sunil Sharma [1]
Students7500
Location, ,
Campus130 acres (0.53 km2)
Affiliations NAAC 'A+' grade, UGC, AICTE, NBA, AIU, PCI, NCTE
Website gyanvihar.org

Suresh Gyan Vihar University (SGVU) is a private university [2] located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The university was established through the Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur Act (Act no. 16 of 2008) of the government of Rajasthan. Its predecessor institution, Gyan Vihar College, Jaipur, had been in existence since 1999. Its parent institution, Sahitya Sadawart Samiti, was founded in 1938.

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History

Sahitya Sadawart Samiti

Sahitya Sadawart which literally translates to unfettered and all-pervasive dissemination of knowledge[ citation needed ] is the umbrella organization under whose aegis multiple schools, colleges, research centers and a university have taken shape. Sahitya Sadawart was established in the year 1938, by Shri Kamlakar ‘Kamal’ and a young Acharya Shri Purushottam ‘Uttam’. Gyanvihar, which commenced its journey as an experiment to redefine school education in Jaipur has now culminated into Gyanvihar Universe, Suresh Gyanvihar University and Gyanvihar School being the more recognized names. Gyan Vihar School came into existence in the year 1994. The foundation stone of Gyan Vihar was laid on 19 February 1994 by Acharya Purushottam and Shri Suresh Sharma. [ citation needed ]

School of Engineering & Technology

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In 1999, Gyan Vihar decided to launch a technical education institution, the Gyan Vihar School of Engineering & Technology, which was spread over 32 Acres of land within the municipal limits of Jaipur City.

Establishment of the university

The college grew in disciplines and enrollment numbers and in the year 2008 became the constituent college of the newly formed Suresh Gyan Vihar University. In the years since, the university has forayed into numerous other disciplines including Engineering, Pharmacy, Management, Hospitality, Interdisciplinary and Liberal Studies, Hospitality, Applied Sciences and Agriculture, Journalism and Arts, etc. The university initiated under the guidance of Chairman Shri Sunil Sharma and Dr. Sudhanshu [3] as its first vice-chancellor. Since 2012, Dr. Sudhanshu has continued administration as the Chief Mentor of the university.

Gyan Vihar University was established by Government of Rajasthan Act No. 16 of 2008, passed in state Assembly of Rajasthan, giving it the status of 'State University'. University Grant Commission released the approval for the establishment of the university and empowered to award degrees as specified by the UGC U/S 22 of UGC Act 1956 through its notification no. F.9-38/2008(CPP-I) dated 1 April 2009. Gyan Vihar is included in the list of private universities maintained by the University Grants Commission under section 2 (f) of UGC Act 1956. [4] [5]

Rankings

The university was ranked 49th in India by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) in the pharmacy ranking in 2024. [6]

University rankings
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2024) [7] 49

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References

  1. "SGVU Chancellor". Chancellor's biography.
  2. "Private University Rajasthan". University Grants Commission . Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. UGC inspection report of sgvu, pg.5 claims Dr.Sudhanshu as Vice Chancellor and Founder
  4. University established by govt of Rajasthan Act no. !6 of 2008
  5. UGC report about university
  6. "NIRF Ranking 2024" (PDF).
  7. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.