Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
deemed university in Andhra Pradesh, India
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning is a deemed university located in Sri Sathya Sai District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a non-profit educational institution founded by Sri Sathya Sai Baba on 22 November 1981. Founded in 1962 as Sri Sathya Sai Arts and Science College for Women in Anantapur, it was granted autonomy by UGC in 1981.
It has four campuses, three for men at Prashanti Nilayam in Puttaparthi; Whitefield near Bengaluru; Muddenahalli in Karnataka and one for women in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.
Rankings
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning was ranked 101-150 among universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022 and 151–200 in the overall.
Achievements
On November 3, 2023, Casualty Actuarial Society conferred 'Gold level' recognition to SSSIHL as part of CAS University Recognition program, making it the only Asian University to be awarded such. Earlier in 2022 it was awarded a CAS Grant.
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