Sardar Patel University

Sardar Patel University (SPU) is a public state university in Vallabh Vidyanagar, a Anand City Gujarat, India. It is named after politician Vallabhbhai Patel and was founded in October 1955 by an Act of the Legislative Assembly^[2] of the then-Bombay Province and was UGC recognized under 2(f) of the UGC Act in October 1968. Originally it had the status of a rural university.

Sardar Patel University

Other name	SPU
Former name	Sardar Vallabhbhai Vidyapeeth
Motto	Character and conduct are the fruits of education
Type	Public
Established	October 31, 1955; 69 years ago (1955-10-31)
Founder	Bhailalbhai Dayabhai Patel
Accreditation	A (CGPA 3.25) [1]
Chancellor	Governor of Gujarat
Vice-Chancellor	Niranjan Patel
Location	Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, , Gujarat , 388120 , India 22.555°N 72.925°E / 22.555; 72.925
Campus	rural, 86 acres (35 ha)
Affiliations	UGC; NAAC;
Website	www.spuvvn.edu

Jurisdiction

Originally, in 1955^[2] the jurisdiction of the university (known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Vidyapeeth at that time) was limited to the 5 miles of Vallabh Vidyanagar. Under amendment (Guj. 26 of 2015) the university has its jurisdiction over two districts.

SP University Admin Building

See also

• List of universities in India
• Universities and colleges in India
• University Grants Commission (India)

External links

• Official website