Sri Venkateswara University

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Sri Venkateswara University
SVUCE.png
Seal of Sri Venkateswara University
MottoJnanam Samyaga Vekshanam
Motto in English
"Wisdom lies in proper perspective"
TypePublic
Established1954
BudgetINR 185.2 million (12th plan)[1]
ChancellorBiswabhusan Harichandan
Vice-ChancellorProf. K. Raja Reddy
RectorProf. G.M. Sundaravalli
Academic staff
400
Students5000
Location, ,
NicknameSVU
AffiliationsUGC
Websitehttps://www.svuniversity.edu.in

Sri Venkateswara University (commonly referred as S. V. University or SVU) is a public state university located in Tirupati, 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, with Siram Govindarajulu Naidu as its founding vice-chancellor.[2] The university campus covers a large area on land donated 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.

College of Sciences[]

College of Engineering[]

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]

Department of Physics[]

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]

Rankings[]

University rankings
General – international
QS (Asia) (2020)[5]248
Times (World) (2020)[6]801-1000
Times (Asia) (2020)[7]201-250
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2020)[8]68
NIRF (Universities) (2020)[9]38
Engineering – India
NIRF (2020)[10]153

Sri Venkateswara University was ranked 801–1000 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2020[6] and 201–250 in Asia.[7] The QS World University Rankings of 2020 ranked it 248 in Asia.[5] The university was ranked 68th overall in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2020,[8] 38th among universities[9] and 153rd in the engineering ranking.[10]

Notable alumni[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ UGC.ac.in State Universities, Andhra Pradesh
  2. ^ "Strive for further development of varsity, Vice-Chancellor exhorts staff". The Hans India. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ UGC National Facilities
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "QS Asia University Rankings 2020". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Top 1000 World University Rankings 2020". Times Higher Education. 2019.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings (2020)". Times Higher Education. 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.

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