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