Siddharth University

{{short description|University in Uttar Pradesh, India}}

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| name = Siddharth University

| native_name = {{nowrap|Siddharth Vishwavidyalaya}} (Hindi)

| native_name_lang = Hindi

| image = Siddharth University logo.png

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| image_alt = University Seal

| caption = Seal of the University

| motto = Attā Dipo Bhāvā
(Pali)

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| mottoeng = "Be a light unto Yourself."

| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|2015}}

| type = Public State University

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| chancellor = Governor of Uttar Pradesh

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| city = Kapilvastu, Siddharth Nagar

| state = Uttar Pradesh

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| country = India

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| campus = Urban and Rural

| language = EnglishHindi

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| colours = {{legend striped|#FFDF00|#000080|Navy Blue and Gold}} (university colours)
{{legend striped|#AA336A|#DC143C|Crimson and Pink (university colours)}}

| mascot = Gautam Buddha
(Siddhartha)

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| website = {{url|http://suksn.edu.in}}

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| other_name = The University of Siddharth Nagar

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| vice_chancellor = Kavita Shah{{cite news |title=नवागत कुलपति प्रो कविता शाह ने कार्यभार सँभाला |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/siddhart-nagar/story--10418217.html |access-date=10 July 2024 |work=हिन्दुस्तान टाइम्स |date=10 July 2024}}

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File:Siddharth University administrative building.jpg

The Siddharth University, Kapilvastu (informally abbreviated as SU or SUK) & The University of Siddharth Nagar, is a state university located at Kapilvastu, Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established on 17 June 2015 and affiliates colleges were formerly affiliated to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University.

Affiliated colleges

The university has more than 280 colleges affiliated to it from six districts of ttar Pradesh, namely Maharajghanj, Siddharthnagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Balrampur, Basti and Shravasti. They were formerly affiliated with Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University.{{cite news |title=Siddharth Univ becomes 25th state university |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Siddharth-Univ-becomes-25th-state-university/articleshow/47717377.cms |accessdate=18 November 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=18 June 2015}}

Academics

The Siddharth University offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the disciplines of humanities, sciences, commerce and management. Accordingly, it has three faculties:{{cite web |url=https://suksn.edu.in/Courses.aspx |title=Courses |publisher=Siddharth University}}

  • Faculty of Arts
  • Faculty of Commerce
  • Faculty of Science

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