Veer Narmad South Gujarat University is a public university located in the city of Surat, Gujarat, India, the 4th fastest growing city in the world. Previously known as South Gujarat University, it was renamed to its present name in the year 2004.
The motto is “Satyam Gyanam Anantam”, which means “Truth, Knowledge, Infinity”. The three-part emblem illustrates this with the Sun representing truth, the star representing knowledge and the spiral representing infinity.
The University campus houses 80 buildings that include 6 Boys’ Hostels and 5 Girls’ Hostels, besides a Gymnasium, a Health Centre, an Indoor Stadium and residential quarters for its staff. With new facilities like Day Care Centre being added, the infrastructure of the University is being continuously augmented to serve its students and faculty effectively. The fitness centre, the basket ball court and playground with tracks add to the sports facilities available to students on the campus.