Venkateshwara Open University is an international seat of higher learning and non-profit foundation. The dreamer, our founder Chancellor, Sh. Sudhir Giri is a man of passion and commitment, he vowed to achieve something special in the field of higher education for the benefit of youth from poor financial background and unreached remote areas. Sh. Giri is a young dynamic entrepreneur who has been bestowed with prestigious awards namely R.N. Tagore Award in the year 2003 and UP Ratna Award.......

1968 - Mr. T.R. Pachamuthu started the Florence Nightingale Primary School, the cornerstone of the SRM group of educational institutions. He also founded the Valliammai Society in honour of his mother Mrs. R. Valliammai, the same year. 1985 - The SRM Engineering College was established in Kattankulathur, and soon grew into numerous SRM centers of learning. 2002 - The SRM College of Dentistry was awarded the status of deemed university by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development,.......

In University, you would be constantly bumping into, interacting with and learning from students and faculty from more than a hundred countries, from a wide range of disciplines from philosophy to physics, from medicine to music. Join us and be a part of a leading global university which aims to equip and challenge our graduates to make a difference in a globalize world full of opportunities.

The Vidyapith aims at the synthesis of spiritual values and scientific achievements of the East and the West. Its educational Programme is based on the concept of "Panchmukhi Shiksha" and aims at all round harmonious development of personality. Emphasis on Indian culture and thought and simple living including khadi wearing are hall marks of life at Banasthali.