Shiv Nadar University

Shiv Nadar University (SNU)[1] is a private research university located on NH-91, near Dadri in Uttar Pradesh, India. It was founded in 2011 as part of a series of initiatives launched by the Shiv Nadar Foundation, a private philanthropic foundation founded by Shiv Nadar, the founder and chairman of HCL.[2][3][4]

This article is about the university in Uttar Pradesh. For the university in Tamil Nadu, see Shiv Nadar University, Chennai.

Shiv Nadar University
TypeDeemed
Established2011
FounderShiv Nadar
ChancellorShikhar Malhotra
Vice-ChancellorAnanya Mukherjee
Location
Chithara, Dadri, Gautam Buddh Nagar district
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
India
Campus286 Acres
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.snu.edu.in/home
SNU entrance

History
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee dedicating to the Nation Shiv Nadar University, at Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar, in Uttar Pradesh on January 18, 2016. The Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Ram Naik is also seen

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 took charge as the second Vice-Chancellor of the university on 1 February 2016.[5] On completion of her second term, she handed over charge to Dr. Ananya Mukherjee on 31 January 2022.[6]

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 status.[7] 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.[8] In August 2022, it officially got Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University status.[1]

Academic organization

The university has several disciplinary departments across 4 schools.

Schools

and an 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
University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2022)[10]95
NIRF (Universities) (2022)[11]62

In 2022, the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Shiv Nadar University 94th overall in India[10] and 61 among universities.[11]

Admissions

Applicants are evaluated on quantitative ability, abstract reasoning, and communication ability through a school-specific Scholastic Aptitude Test (SNUSAT).[12] They also take an Academic Proficiency Test (APT) in intended major subject areas.[13][14]

For admissions into the graduate programs, each department uses its own process to evaluate applicants.

References
  1. "Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR, conferred the title of Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence by Ministry of Education, Government of India. | Shiv Nadar University".
  2. Rahul Choudaha (17 August 2013). "Branch campus or partnerships – Or both?". University World News. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  3. S. Ronendra Singh (1 August 2013). "The rise of an heiress: Roshni Nadar". Business Line. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  4. Shiv Nadar Foundation Inaugural Report 2012 (PDF) (Report). Shiv Nadar Foundation.
  5. "Shiv Nadar University appoints Rupamanjari Ghosh as vice-chancellor". The Economic Times. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. Ghosh, Rajlakshmi (26 February 2022). "Pandemic taught us that human interaction cannot be fully substituted by technology, says academic Ananya Mukherjee - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  7. "Shiv Nadar University Delhi NCR Gets Institution Of Eminence Tag". Moneycontrol.com. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. "Uttar Pradesh Private Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022" (PDF). 8 January 2022.
  9. "India Education Diary".
  10. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  11. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
  12. N, Vijetha S. (5 June 2014). "Shiv Nadar University goes for aptitude test to tap right candidates". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  13. "Shiv Nadar University invites applications for UG courses".
  14. "Shiv Nadar University". snuadmissions.com.
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