Sardar Patel University
Other name | SPU |
|---|---|
Former name | Sardar Vallabhbhai Vidyapeeth |
| Motto | Character and conduct are the fruits of education |
| Type | Public |
| Established | October 31, 1955 |
| Founder | Bhailalbhai Dayabhai Patel |
| Accreditation | A (CGPA 3.25) |
| Chancellor | Governor of Gujarat |
| Vice-Chancellor | Niranjan Patel |
| Location | Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, , , 388120 , India 22°33′18″N 72°55′30″E / 22.555°N 72.925°E |
| Campus | rural, 86 acres (35 ha) |
| Affiliations | UGC; NAAC; |
| Website | www |
Sardar Patel University (SPU) is a public state university in Vallabh Vidyanagar, a Anand City Gujarat, India. It is named after politician Vallabhbhai Patel and was founded in October 1955 by an Act of the Legislative Assembly of the then-Bombay Province and was UGC recognized under 2(f) of the UGC Act in October 1968. Originally it had the status of a rural university.