Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur

Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University (VBSPU), formerly known as Purvanchal University, is a public state university based in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established on 2 October 1987 as an affiliating university under the U.P. State University Act 1973, starting with 68 affiliated colleges. It was later renamed in honour of Shri Veer Bahadur Singh, a former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Today, the university has grown to include 367 affiliated graduate and post-graduate colleges, with a student enrollment of nearly 380,000 across five districts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The campus, located about 11 km from Jaunpur city, spans 171.5 acres and includes an auditorium, hostels, a teacher's colony, and a large sports stadium. The university comprises faculties in Engineering and Technology, Management Studies, Computer Applications, Medicine, Commerce, Science, Applied Social Sciences, and Law, along with the Prof. Rajendra Singh Institute of Physical Science. It is involved in research activities, with over 60% of faculty holding doctoral degrees, and has ties with companies like Infosys, Paytm, and Zomato for student placements.