Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University (SRU) is a state private university located in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, India. The university is named after Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the philosopher-statesman who served as the second President of India. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma and doctoral programmes across a range of disciplines.
Key Facts
| Name | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University |
|---|---|
| Type | State private university |
| Location | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Country | India |
| Named after | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| Recognition | Recognised under the relevant Madhya Pradesh state private universities legislation |
Background
Madhya Pradesh has, since the mid-2000s, encouraged the establishment of private universities through dedicated state legislation governing their incorporation, regulation and academic standards. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University was set up within this framework as a self-financed state private university based in Bhopal. As with other universities of this category, it operates as a unitary institution, with academic activities confined to its own campus rather than through affiliated colleges.
Academics
The university organises its teaching through faculties and schools covering broad academic areas. Programmes commonly offered at such universities include:
- Engineering and technology
- Management and commerce
- Computer applications and information technology
- Pharmacy and allied health sciences
- Education
- Arts, humanities and social sciences
- Law
- Sciences
Courses are typically structured at the diploma, bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels, in line with the norms of the University Grants Commission and the relevant statutory professional councils such as the All India Council for Technical Education, Pharmacy Council of India, Bar Council of India and National Council for Teacher Education, depending on the programme concerned.
Campus
The university is situated in Bhopal, which is the administrative and educational hub of Madhya Pradesh and home to several public and private universities, including Barkatullah University, the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology and a number of state private universities.
Significance
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University is part of the wider expansion of higher education capacity in central India through the state private university route. Institutions of this type have contributed to broadening access to professional and technical education in Madhya Pradesh, particularly outside the traditional public university system.
Related topics
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- Education in Madhya Pradesh
- List of universities in Madhya Pradesh
- Private universities in India
- Bhopal
- Higher education in India
References
- Wikidata entry: Q24952450
- Department of Higher Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh — list of state private universities.
- University Grants Commission — list of recognised universities in India.