Welcome to Sri Venkateswara University (SVU)
Sri Venkateswara University was established in 1954, in Tirupati to cater the
educational needs and aspirations of people of the Rayalaseema Region of Andhra
Pradesh. After completing 68 years of excellence in teaching, research, extension and
outreach activities, the University is committed to cater the needs of higher education
offering a full range of post-graduate programs in Arts, Sciences, Law, Management,
Education, Physical Education, Engineering and Pharmacy disciplines. From a
humble beginning of one College with six departments, the University has now grown
into the second largest University in Andhra Pradesh having five constituent Colleges
Viz. College of Arts, College of Sciences, College of Commerce, Management &
Computer Science, College of Pharmacy, and College of Engineering
accommodating 52 departments offering 88 programs.
The University has made rapid strides in the field of higher education and research
and is adjudged as one of the best Universities in the country and got ACCREDITED with ‘A+’ GRADE BY NAAC-2023.
The most commonly reported advantage of studying in Sri Venkateswara University are good teachers and “positive environment”.
The students are not only taught but given Hands-on training and career preparation. Sri Venkateswara University has been reviewed
by Various National and international agencies and ranked as below.
Sri Venkateswara University is on top in research and innovation. The University has expertise and connections to help young researchers
at every stage. From the inception of the University the faculty, students and research scholars, post-doctoral fellows have been extend
the boundaries of knowledge which is evident from the
The University is also selected under RUSA component 4 for Rs.100 crore. Under this
program Centres of Excellence in (i)Nano & Micro Satellite (ii) Earth & Atmospheric
Sciences (iii)Material Sciences (iv)VLP Technologies (v) Herbal Drug Development
(vi) Psycho & Bio Sciences (viii) Water Resources and (ix) Bio Energy, are established.
University is having a National facility UGC-SVU center for MST Radar Applications
selected under Centre for Potential of Excellence in a particular area (CPEPA) by
UGC, New Delhi and awarded with Centers for Advanced Study (UGC-CAS), Based
on research output university was awarded DST-PURSE program.
Several departments have received Special Assistance Programmes (SAP) from
UGC, New Delhi FIST program from DST, New Delhi to improve infrastructural
facilities. Most of the faculties are receiving research grants from various National and
International funding agencies like UGC, DST, DBT, CSIR, ICMR, ICSSR, BRNS,
ISRO, MNES, MoES, MoEF, DRDO and foreign institutes such as UNESCO, UK-DFID, ICRISAT, European Commission Programme ERASMUS MUNDUS. Utilizing
these impressive funding, the faculty of the University have proactively interacted with
Industry, Academic and Research Institutes at National and International level and
entered into collaborative research agreements through MoUs (Memorandum of
Understating) to conduct research work in frontier areas of National & International
importance.
The students belonging to socially and economically backward communities and get
State and Central Government Welfare Scholarships. Fellowships and Scholarships
are also offered to research students of the campus by the University and also by the
UGC, CSIR, DAE, ICMR, ISRO, ICAR, ICPR, ICHR, ICSSR, DST, DRDO, SRNS and
Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan.
To further enhance the status of the University and to compete with the top Universities
at National and Global level through continued development during 2019-2020,
additional Buildings for E-Class Rooms, Establishment of Incubation Centres, On-line
Examination System/expansion of Laboratories to meet the requirements of new
Courses are on the pipeline. Besides meeting the infrastructure facilities of Office,
Cultural Centre and world Class Gymnasium and Sports facilities are available. Digital
Library, Wi-Fi Connectivity, Networking, Smart Campus, Air-Conditioned Auditorium,
Development of Greenery and State of the modern art furniture in classrooms, faculty
rooms, offices, Guest House and Auditorium are under progress.