Latin: Sri Venkateswara Universitas | |
Motto | Jnanam Samyaga Vekshanam |
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Motto in English | "Wisdom lies in proper perspective" |
Type | Public |
Established | 1954 |
Accreditation | UGC |
Budget | INR 185.2 million (12th plan) [1] |
Chancellor | S. Abdul Nazeer |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. v. Srikanth Reddy |
Location | , India |
Campus | urban, 1,000 acres (400 ha) |
Nickname | SVU |
Website | www |
Sri Venkateswara University (commonly referred as S. V. University or SVU) is a public state university located in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, India. The university is named after Lord Venkateswara, whose shrine is located in the city.
The university was founded in 1954 by the then Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu and Siram Govindarajulu Naidu as its founder vice-chancellor. [2] The university campus covers a large area on land leased by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. It is located on the West side of Tirupati, surrounded by the other universities in the city, namely Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences and National Sanskrit University.
Colleges that are affiliated belong to (Undivided CHITTOOR) Chittoor district, Tirupati district and some parts of Annamayya district.
Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering is an autonomous institution whose foundation was laid by the late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, on 13 October 1959. [3]
The Department of Physics hosts one of the four national research facilities: a center for research using the MST Radar Facility at Gadanki, commissioned under the UGC. [4]
University rankings | |
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General – international | |
QS (Asia) (2023) [5] | 351-400 |
Times (World) (2023) [6] | 1201-1500 |
Times (Asia) (2022) [7] | 351-400 |
General – India | |
NIRF (Overall) (2022) [8] | 101-150 |
NIRF (Universities) (2022) [9] | 67 |
Engineering – India | |
NIRF (2022) [10] | 251-300 |
Sri Venkateswara University was ranked 1201–1500 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023 [6] and 351–400 in Asia. [7] The QS World University Rankings of 2023 ranked it 351-400 in Asia. [5] The university was ranked 101-150 overall in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2022, [8] 67th among universities [9] and 251-300 in the engineering ranking. [10]
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