Shiv Nadar University (SNU)https://snu.edu.in/news/newsroom/conferred-title-shiv-nadar-institution-eminence is a private research

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located on NH-91 near

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. SNU is regarded as Institution of Eminence by the University Grants Commission. It was founded in 2011 as part of a series of initiatives launched by the Shiv Nadar Foundation, a private

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foundation founded by

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, the founder and chairman of

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History

The University was set up in 2011 across 286 acres. Nikhil Sinha was appointed as the founding Vice-Chancellor of the University before

Rupamanjari Ghosh Rupamanjari Ghosh was the second Vice-Chancellor (1 February 2016 - 31 January 2022) of Shiv Nadar University, Uttar Pradesh, India. She is also the former founding Director of School of Natural Sciences and founding Dean of Research & Graduate S ...

took charge as the second Vice-Chancellor of the university on 1 February 2016. On completion of her second term, she handed over charge to Dr. Ananya Mukherjee on 31 January 2022. In March 2021, the university signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education, Government of India for granting the

Institute of Eminence Institutes of Eminence (IoE) is a recognition scheme for higher education institutes in India, set by the University Grants Commission in 2017. The plan encompasses twenty institutions, 12 of which have already been declared Institutes of Emine ...

status. On 8 January 2022, the ''Uttar Pradesh notified Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022'' was promulgated, removing the university from the list of private universities, thus paving the way for the official granting of Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University status. In August 2022, it officially got Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University status.https://snu.edu.in/news/newsroom/conferred-title-shiv-nadar-institution-eminence

Academic organization

The University has several disciplinary departments across 4 schools.

Schools

School of Engineering

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

School of Management and Entrepreneurship

School of Natural Sciences
and a
Academy of Continuing Education (ACE)

Curriculum approach

All the courses at the university are taught in English. Opportunities for Undergraduate Research (OUR) gives an opportunity to undergraduate students to experience research outside the curriculum.

Rankings

In 2021, the

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(NIRF) ranked Shiv Nadar University 84th overall in India and 56th among universities.

Admissions

Applicants are evaluated on quantitative ability, abstract reasoning, and communication ability through a school-specific Scholastic Aptitude Test (SNUSAT). They also take an Academic Proficiency Test (APT) in intended major subject areas. For admissions into the graduate programs, each department uses its own process to evaluate applicants.

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Shiv Nadar University Institutes of Eminence Education in Gautam Buddh Nagar district Educational institutions established in 2011 2011 establishments in Uttar Pradesh