Established in 2011 by the Shiv Nadar Foundation, SNU is a private multidisciplinary research university. It aims to provide liberal arts inspired education with a focus on research across engineering, sciences, humanities, and arts.
Address: NH91, Tehsil Dadri, 201314 Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Engineering, Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Engineering, Life Sciences, Physics, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master, MBA
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Founded by Shiv Nadar (founder of HCL). Aims to be a research-intensive, multidisciplinary university with a focus on holistic education. Recognized as an Institution of Eminence.
Research:
Research across diverse fields including engineering, natural sciences (physics, chemistry, life sciences), humanities, social sciences, and management. Growing interdisciplinary research.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
500
Current students***:
3000
Foreign students***:
2%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Multidisciplinary approach with a focus on research, strong philanthropic backing, developing a reputation for quality education.
Cons
Relatively new university, high tuition fees, campus is located outside the main Delhi NCR urban core.
Best For
Students seeking a multidisciplinary, research-oriented private education with a liberal arts ethos, across engineering, sciences, humanities, or arts.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- For students who like the chemistry, physics and life sciences focus of this university but want another option nearby, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal fits well: it covers mathematics as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 3,000 here.
- Also strong in chemistry, physics and life sciences, University of Hyderabad makes a sensible second look at home; it is larger, enrolling about 5,000 students against roughly 3,000 here, and is public, whereas this institution is private.
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani offers a comparable education in life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning: it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's, doctoral and mba, and covers manufacturing as well.
- Where this university leans on physics, life sciences and AI and machine learning, Indian Institute of Science does the same, and it covers aerospace and mathematics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 4,500 students against roughly 3,000 here.
- A good alternative in the same country is Aligarh Muslim University, which likewise covers chemistry, physics and life sciences; it covers agriculture as well, and is far larger, with about 30,000 students against roughly 3,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Abroad, Brandeis University (the United States) covers chemistry, physics and life sciences in a comparable way, and it covers finance and microbiology and genetics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 4,696 students against roughly 3,000 here.
- Looking internationally, Korea University in South Korea is where chemistry, physics and life sciences get a comparable treatment; it is far larger, with about 31,130 students against roughly 3,000 here, and is also a private institution.
- Beyond national borders, Brown University stands out as a comparable school for physics, life sciences and data analytics; it does not run the mba programmes found here and covers mathematics as well.
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology brings a Hong Kong setting to the same core fields, chemistry, physics and life sciences, and it is public, whereas this institution is private, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's, doctoral and mba.
- If this university is on your list for chemistry, physics and life sciences, National Taiwan University in Taiwan deserves a comparison, because it is far larger, with about 34,483 students against roughly 3,000 here, and is public, whereas this university is private.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Design Thinking, Engineering, Human-Centered Design, Innovation, Quality Management
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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