Sri Venkateswara University

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Sri Venkateswara University

Seal of Sri Venkateswara University
Motto	Jnanam Samyaga Vekshanam
Motto in English	"Wisdom lies in proper perspective"
Type	Public
Established	1954 (1954)
Accreditation	UGC
Budget	INR 185.2 million (12th plan)[1]
Chancellor	Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Location	Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh , India
Campus	urban, 1,000 acres (400 ha)
Nickname	SVU
Website	www.svuniversity.edu.in

Sri Venkateswara University (commonly referred as S. V. University or SVU) is a public state university located in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, India. The university is named after Lord Venkateswara, whose shrine is located in the city.

The university was founded in 1954 by the then Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu and Siram Govindarajulu Naidu as its founder vice-chancellor.^[2] The university campus covers a large area on land leased by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. It is located on the West side of Tirupati, surrounded by the other universities in the city, namely Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences and National Sanskrit University.