Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University

Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University
Former names
Purvanchal University
Mottotejasvi nāvadhītamastu
(from the Taittiriya āraṇyaka of the Yajurveda, 8.0.0)
Motto in English
"May our knowledge become brilliant."
TypeState university (Government)
Established2 October 1987 (37 years ago) (2 October 1987)
Accreditation
Academic affiliations
ChancellorGovernor of Uttar Pradesh
Vice-ChancellorVandana Singh[1]
Academic staff
150+[2]
Administrative staff
  • 412 campus employees
[3]
Students1,421[2]
Undergraduates864[2]
Postgraduates535[2]
22[2]
Location
CampusSemi-urban, 171.5 acres (69.4 ha)
Colours  Yellow
  Barbie Pink
MascotLotus flower
Websitewww.vbspu.ac.in

Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University (VBSPU), formerly Purvanchal University, is a public state university based in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established in 1987 as a residential-cum-affiliating university. It is named after Shri Veer Bahadur Singh, the former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Main entrance gate of the university

The university is engaged in research through MoU with foreign and local universities, organizations and institutions. Many of its departments are identified by UGC as Centres of Excellence Aditya Banerjee student .[citation needed]

  1. ^ "AU faculty to head Purvanchal University". Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "University Student Enrollment Details". www.ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Campus Employees List". Retrieved 30 April 2021.