Gyan Vihar University
| Motto | Quality in Education |
|---|---|
| Type | Deemed university |
| Established | 2008 |
| Endowment | ₹ 800 million |
| President | Sh. Sunil Sharma, |
| Provost | Dr. A.K. Khare, |
| Location | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| Campus | Suburb, 130 acres (0.53 km2), |
| Affiliations | UGC, AICTE, NBA, AIU, PCI |
| Website | SGVU |
Coordinates: 26°48′35.6″N 75°51′45.1″E / 26.809889°N 75.862528°E
Suresh Gyan Vihar University is an autonomous university located in Mahal, Jagatpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It is established by Government of Rajasthan under Jaipur Act No. 16 of 2008, passed in state Assembly of Rajasthan, giving it the status of 'State University'. University Grant Commission (UGC) has empowered it to award degrees through its notification no. F.9-38/2008(CPP-I) dated 1 April 2009.
It is a collection of schools including 10+2 schools, the Engineering College, the Management College, the Hotel Management College, the Pharmacy College, the College of Postgraduate Studies and the School of Education.
Gyan Vihar is the logical outcome of a great dream, and meticulous research and development of well-known academician and thinker, Acharya Shri Purushottam Ji Uttam, who laid the foundation stone of Gyan Vihar on 19 February 1994. On 7 April his son and the great visionary and philanthropist Shri Suresh Sharma inaugurated the pre-primary section. In the first academic session over 150 students were enrolled. Within one-year, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) accorded accreditation for secondary and senior secondary classes in 1999.
In 1999, Gyan Vihar decided to launch a technical education institution to serve the students at a national level and a new establishment was planned that would adopt and employ new technologies and advances in the field of Science. Thus was born the Gyan Vihar School of Engineering & Technology, which was spread over 32 Acres of land within the municipal limits of Jaipur City. On 19 February 2000 Acharya Shree Purushottam Uttam laid down the foundation stone.
Located in suburbs of the heritage city of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Mahal, Jagatpura. it has most magnificently designed edifice. It has to its credit several educational endeavors, covering multifarious educational avenues ranging from a 10+2 CBSE School to a full-fledged University in the state of Rajasthan. Gyan Vihar University comprises three campuses with over all area of 130 acres at Jaipur, Capital city of Rajasthan.
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