Gorakhpur :

The 25th state university of Uttar Pradesh, Siddharth University, Kapilvastu, Siddharthnagar at Indo- Nepal border came into existence from June 17 after receiving the approval of Governor and formal order of UP government on Tuesday.

Around 185 colleges of various districts including Maharajganj in Gorakhpur zone, Siddharthnagar in Basti zone, Santkabir Nagar, Balrampur in Devipatan zone and Shravasti district will be affiliated with the varsity. The university is considered as the dream project of speaker legislative assembly, Mata Prasad Pandey.

The founder vice chancellor of the varsity, Rajnikant Pandey told TOI that chief minister Akhilesh Yadav is all set to develop residential facilities in the varsity for Nepalese students which will certainly strengthen the Indo-Nepal ties.

He said, “The foundation stone of the varsity was laid on October 30, 2013 by chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and at that time he made an announcement that the university will be activated in two years and the university started within two years which is remarkable. The varsity will certainly lighten the burden of DDU Gorakhpur University and RML Awadh University as 21 colleges of two districts which were under Awadh University and 164 colleges of four district that were under DDU Gorakhpur University will come under Siddharth University. The students taking admissions in session 2015-16 in all the affiliated colleges under Siddharth University will be the students of first session of Siddharth University. ”

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Allahabad / TNN / June 18th, 2015