Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry

Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry or SBV was granted ‘Deemed University’ status by the UGC under section 3 of the UGC Act of 1956 in 2008. The SBV has 4 constituent colleges at 2 campuses. First campus which also is the SBV Headquarters is located in Pondicherry and has 3 constituent colleges, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences and Kasturba Gandhi Nursing College and the associated teaching hospitals. Second campus is located in Ammapettai spread over 135 acres. It houses the 2^nd medical college of the University, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute.

Location: While travelling from Pondicherry to Cuddalore, SBV’s campus falls right in the midway of the route, close to the seashore of Bay of Bengal. It is located at a distance of 15.1 km from the Puducherry Railway Station, 18.2 km from the Puducherry Airport. It is easily accessible by road from both Pondicherry and Cuddalore. Pondicherry Bus Stand is 14.8 km away. 

Accreditation and Collaborations :

SBV is accredited with ‘A’ grade by NAAC.

SBV has a long term academic collaborations with 

• Partners Medical International (formerly Harvard Medical International) 
• University of Glasgow 
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow 

SBV has signed Memoranda of Understanding with many institutions for consultancy projects. Following are a few of those institutions.

• NIT, Thiruchy
• Pondicherry University
• Dyadis Biotech
• Aravind Eye Hospitals
• TN Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
• National AIDS Control Organisation
• Puducherry Cancer Trust Hospital and Research Centre
• Religare and Hindustan Unilever
• ICICI Lombard
• BSNL
• Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company Ltd.
• Sri Aurobindo Society
• Medical Simulation Center (MSC)
• Anglia Ruskin University
• Amity University
• IBUS Network and Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
• Pallium India,Trivandrum,Kerala
• IMC University of Applied Sciences, Krems, Austria
• Madras ENT Research Foundation (P) Ltd. (MERF), Chennai
• Govt. of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, CLTRI, Chengalpattu

Infrastructure :

• Hostels - Well built and maintained hostels which ensures tidy standard of living.
• Sports - SBV has Indoor and outdoor sports facilities with well equipped play areas.
• Gymnasium - SBV has a Gymnasium and Fitness centre for a sound health.
• Transport – SBV has large number of buses to ensure safe transportation of students and staff.

Clubs, Societies and Committees -

• Academic Council - SBV has an academic council which takes care of all the academic related issues.
• IQAC- SBV has set up an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) which ensures quality in all internal matters of SBV.
• Center for Yoga Therapy,Education and Research - Centre for Yoga Therapy, Education and Research (CYTER) of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (SBV) has been promoting health in a holistic manner with a scientific research based approach.

• Center For Music Therapy Education And Research (CMTER) - CMTER is the music therapy unit of SBV.

• Center for Health Profession Education (CHPE)- CHPE is an attempt to develop a new cadre of educators, who are empowered with higher qualification, training and leadership skills to handle the future challenges across the health profession.
• Center for Animal Research, Training and Services(CAReTS)- CAReTS integrate the Small Animal Research Facility for Preclinical Studies and Services with modern infrastructure and latest tools towards the establishment of programme-based GLP compliant pathogen-free animal housing and testing.