Siddharth University - Kapilvastu

Siddharth University is a state university established in June 2015 at Kapilvastu in Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. By its own account it caters to nearly two hundred thousand students across two hundred and seventy nine affiliated colleges and on the campus. It sets out to blend traditional wisdom with modern education, with Buddha's path of inquiry at the core of its teaching and research. Academic platforms and research centres on the campus include the Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Shodh Peeth, the International Buddhist Center and the Siddharth Incubation Foundation.