Sir Padampat Singhania University (SPSU) is a private, residential university located in Udaipur, India. The university was established by the J K Cement group of companies. The university is named after the founder of the JK Organisation. The University came into existence through an Ordinance passed by the Government of Rajasthan in 2007 and which was subsequently made into the Sir Padampat Singhania University Act 2008. It was conceived as a boutique university that will not have more than a total of 1500 students but currently has around a total of 400 students enrolled. SPSU, Udaipur has two constituent schools, namely the School of Engineering and the School of Management with both the schools offering Bachelors's, Masters and Doctoral programs.

History
In 2005, the JK Cement Nimbahera Foundation envisaged the creation of a university in Rajasthan. Sir Padampat Singhania School of Engineering was established in 2007 when the first group of engineering students were admitted into the BTech programme. In 2007, the school was established as a recognized University, with the passing of the Sir Padampat Singhania University Ordinance 2007. This Ordinance was subsequently ratified as Sir Padampat Singhania University, Udaipur Act, 2008 (Act No. 4 of 2008) by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rajasthan. SPSU is approved by UGC vide Notification No: F.9-8/2009(CPP-1) dated 13 April 2009 and is empowered to award degree as specified by the UGC under section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956".

Campus
The university is located on a 100-acre (40 ha) campus 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Udaipur along National Highway 76. The campus is recognizable by its distinctive white buildings, topped with yellow accents, reflecting the university's colours.

Organization
The University is governed by a privately appointed 19-member Board of Management. The board includes representatives from international universities, multinational organizations and JK Cement. The university has two schools - the School of Engineering and the School of Management.

Academics
Following are details of Academic programs offered by SPSU:-

Admissions
Sir Padampat Singhania University admits students into its engineering and management programs via the SPSAT (Sir Padampat Singhania Admission Test).

Degrees
The university awards undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in engineering, and master's degrees in business administration.

Degrees awarded by the School of Engineering
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in the following streams of engineering:-

• Biotechnology
• Computer Science and Engineering
• CSE - Internet of Things
• CSE - Cloud Technology and Information Security
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Railway Transportation Engineering
• Mining Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the following technical fields:-

• Biotechnology
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Physics
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering

The School of Engineering offers an International master's degree Programme. This is a five-year program conducted by SPSU and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. Under this program, students spend first four years at SPSU and the fifth year at AIT. Upon successful completion of the program, students are awarded a master's degree in engineering.

Degrees awarded by the School of Management

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the following specializations:-

• Marketing
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Information Technology
• Digital Marketing & e-Commerce
• Bachelor in Hotel Management
• B.Com
• BBA
• BBA - Financial Services

Academic collaborations
The university has established academic collaborations and partnerships with the following institutions:-

• Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
• Association of International Accountants, UK
• Chiba University of Commerce Japan
• University of Gothenburg, Sweden
• University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA
• Mendel University Czech Republic

SPSU conducts student and faculty exchanges, guest lectures and student enrichment programs with these institutions.

Corporate collaborations
The university has established partnerships with the following organizations to provide additional training and workshops for SPSU students and faculty:-

• IBM
• Oracle
• Parametric Technology Corporation
• Sun Microsystems
• Cisco Networking Academy by CISCO Systems Inc.

Scholarships
SPSU awards full one-year tuition waiver scholarships to the best-performing undergraduate student of each academic year. Additionally, the top students from each branch of study are granted partial one-year tuition waiver scholarships.

(Source:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Padampat_Singhania_University)