About Suresh Gyan Vihar University

Suresh Gyan Vihar University (SGVU) is a private, self financed university incorporated by Government of Rajasthan vide Suresh gyanvihar university jaipur Act 2008 (Act no 16 of 2008) and established through an extraordinary gazette notification on 21 April 2008. It is a university which is composed of different educational schools and institutes located on the outskirts of Jaipur. SGVU is the outcome of a visionary man, Shri Acharya Purushottam Uttam, an academician. Acharya was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's dream of making education easily accessible to all sections of the society and not just the elite. He abandoned his political ambitions to devote all his time and effort towards making education freely available to all. In this pursuit he formed the “Sahitya Sadawart Samiti”. Under it's aegis he was joined by like minded people, like his son Shri Suresh Sharma and in 1994, a pre-primary school in Jaipur was established. It was in 2000 that the University took it's form as an institute of higher education, when a patch of land was acquire in Jagatpura, on the outskirts of Jaipur. Soon, a number of institutions were established which provided education form Kindergarten level to Ph.D. level. University Grants Commission has release 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. SGVU also provides several programs which have been approved by AICTE. 3 of its engineering departments - Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering have been accredited by NBA for the academic session 2008 to 2011. It's B.Pharma course is approved by Pharmacy Council of India. Gyan Vihar is situated on sprawling campus of 31 acres in the historic city Jaipur.

Information compiled from:Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur- Website