{{short description|University in Uttar Pradesh, India}} {{pp-protected|reason=Copyright violation; persistent copying of text from http://suksn.edu.in/|small=yes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox university | name = Siddharth University | native_name = {{nowrap|Siddharth Vishwavidyalaya}} ([[Hindi]]) | native_name_lang = [[Hindi]] | image = Siddharth University logo.png | image_size = 165px | image_name = | image_alt = University Seal | caption = [[Seal (emblem)|Seal]] of the University | motto = Attā Dipo Bhāvā<br/>([[Pali]]) | motto_lang = | mottoeng = "Be a light unto Yourself." | established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|2015}} | type = [[State university (India)|Public State University]] | endowment = | rector = | chancellor = [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]] | president = | provost = | principal = | dean = | head_label = | head = | students = | undergrad = | postgrad = | doctoral = | city = [[Piprahwa|Kapilvastu]], [[Siddharthnagar district|Siddharth Nagar]] | state = [[Uttar Pradesh]] | postalcode = | country = India | coor = {{Coord|27.4389767|83.1303182|region:IN_type:edu|display=inline,title}} | campus = [[Urban area|Urban]] and [[Rural area|Rural]] | language = [[English language|English]] • [[Hindi]] | free_label = | free = | colours = {{legend striped|#FFDF00|#000080|[[Navy Blue (colour)|Navy Blue]] and Gold}} (university colours)<br />{{legend striped|#AA336A|#DC143C|Crimson and [[Pink]] (university colours)}} | mascot = [[Gautam Buddha]]<br/>(Siddhartha) | logo_size = 170px | website = {{url|http://suksn.edu.in}} | logo = | other_name = The University of Siddharth Nagar | former_name = | vice_chancellor = [[Kavita Shah (scientist)|Kavita Shah]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> | faculty = | affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]] • [[Ministry of Education (India)|MOE]] }} [[File:Siddharth University administrative building.jpg|thumb|Administrative building of the university (rear view)]] The '''Siddharth University''', Kapilvastu (informally abbreviated as '''SU''' or '''SUK''') & '''The University of Siddharth Nagar''', is a [[State university (India)|state university]] located at [[Piprahwa|Kapilvastu]], [[Siddharthnagar district|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 [[Maharajganj district|Maharajghanj]], [[Siddharthnagar district|Siddharthnagar]], [[Sant Kabir Nagar district|Sant Kabir Nagar]], [[Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh|Balrampur]], [[Basti district|Basti]] and [[Shravasti district|Shravasti]]. They were formerly affiliated with [[Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University]] and [[Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Academics== The Siddharth University offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the disciplines of humanities, sciences, commerce and management. Accordingly, it has three faculties:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://suksn.edu.in/Courses.aspx |title=Courses |publisher=Siddharth University}}</ref> *Faculty of Arts *Faculty of Commerce *Faculty of Science
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