Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education

Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education
Other name
Sri Siddhartha Academic of Higher Education[1]
TypeDeemed to be
Established2008[1]
ChairmanG. Parameshwara
ChancellorG. Parameshwara[2]
Vice-ChancellorDr. Lingegowda K. B.[2]
Location,
India

13°20′43″N 77°03′23″E / 13.34528°N 77.05639°E / 13.34528; 77.05639
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.sahe.in
www.sahetumkur.ac.in

Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (SSAHE) is a collegiate private 'deemed to be university' in Karnataka, India. It was established on 30-5-2008 as per Section 3 of UGC Act 1956[3] to improve the quality of technical education in southern Karnataka.

The university is named after Sri Siddhartha (Gautama Buddha). It is in Agalakote, Tumkur.

SSAHE has three colleges affiliated to it with an intake capacity of over 800 undergraduate students and 200 postgraduate students. The university encompasses technical fields which offers 11 undergraduate and 10 postgraduate courses. There are more than 100 PhD candidates.[4]

SSAHE has a TEQIP center and is affiliated to Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology offering post graduate courses. It has many departments recognized as research centers which are spread across its affiliated institutions in Tumkur, Karnataka. One of its affiliated college, Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, is recognised by the World Bank for getting assistance in setting up state-of-the-art laboratories, campus facilities, and research centers under the TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (Phase I & II), a Government of India initiative).

The SSIT Campus, Tumkur campus of SSAHE, offers BE, M.Tech., MCA and PhD programs.

The university has signed MoUs with multinational corporations to improve the industry interactions for students and the teachers.

SSAHE is a member of the Association of Indian Universities.

  1. ^ a b "University". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Welcome to Sri Siddhartha University". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  3. ^ "UGC Act-1956" (PDF). mhrd.gov.in/. Secretary, University Grants Commission. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  4. ^ (20 January 2010). 12,000 students 'doomed' to no man's land, IndiaEdunews.net