Sri Venkateswara University

University rankings
University rankings
General – international
QS (Asia) (2020)	248
Times (World) (2020)	801-1000
Times (Asia) (2020)	201-250
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2020)	68
NIRF (Universities) (2020)	38
Engineering – India
NIRF (2020)	153

Sri Venkateswara University
	Seal of Sri Venkateswara University
Motto	Jnanam Samyaga Vekshanam
Motto in English	"Wisdom lies in proper perspective"
Type	Public
Established	1954
Budget	INR 185.2 million (12th plan)
Chancellor	Biswabhusan Harichandan
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. K. Raja Reddy
Rector	Prof. G.M. Sundaravalli
Academic staff	400
Students	5000
Location	Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nickname	SVU
Affiliations	UGC
Website	https://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[]

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[]

N. Chandrababu Naidu, former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, president of Telugu Desam Party
Ramachandra Naidu Galla, industrialist, founder of the Amara Raja Group of companies
T. N. Manoharan, chairman of Canara Bank
Vijayanand Samudrala, CEO of Amara Raja Group
Prem Reddy, cardiologist and a major owner of Prime Healthcare Services
Muzaffar Ali, vice chancellor of Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University, Kurnool
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy, former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh and union cabinet minister
Vakkantham Vamsi, dialogue writer, screenwriter, and director in Telugu cinema
Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., filmmaking duo

References[]

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

External links[]

[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.

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[ugc_grant-4] UGC National Facilities

[Rankings_QS_A_2020-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "QS Asia University Rankings 2020". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2020.

[Rankings_THE_W_2020-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Top 1000 World University Rankings 2020". Times Higher Education. 2019.

[Rankings_THES_A_2020-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings (2020)". Times Higher Education. 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.

[Rankings_NIRF_O_2020-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.

[Rankings_NIRF_U_2020-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.

[Rankings_NIRF_E_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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