Sri Sathya Sai Institute Of Higher Learning Deemed University

About Sri Sathya Sai Institute Of Higher Learning Deemed University

The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning was founded on November 22, 1981, by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. An autonomous body, it has been recognized by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, and the University Grants Commission (UGC), as a Deemed University vide their notification no.F9-11/81-0.3 dt. 10.11.1981. The Institute has been admitted as a regular member of the Association of Indian Universities vide their letter no.Meet/Reg.Memb/86/97596 dt. 20.4.1986. The institute which grew out of the colleges founded earlier by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba at Anantapur (A.P.), Whitefield (near Bangalore, Karnataka) and Prasanthinilayam (A.P.), which aims at imparting Integral Education , development of character being considered the primary objective of education. In practical terms, the programmes offered by the Institute seek to combine the best of both our ancient traditions and modern advancements. While the foundations are the eternal human values, the superstructure relates to today's Society. The Institute subscribes wholly to the concept and practice of national integration and has adopted an open admission policy, based on merit, encouraging the enrollment of boys and girls throughout the world. In order to effectively mould the student's personality, hostel living has been made compulsory and patterned in the ancient Gurukula Style.

Bhagavan Baba is not only the Founder of the Institute, but also its Revered Chancellor. Extremely dear to Bhagavan Baba are the eternal principles of Sathya, Dharma, Shanti, Prema and Ahimsa; all aspects of the Institute seek to reflect these noble ideas. Bhagavan Baba has repeatedly declared that education is for life and not for making a living. Accordingly, class room work, hostel life and extra curricular activities have all been designed to blend, mesh and to achieve a coherent development of the body, the mind and the soul of the student. The watchwords are:Duty, Discipline and Devotion. The focus is on purity, and the harmony of thought, word and deed (Trikaranasuddhi).