South Asian University (SAU) is a unique international university sponsored by the eight Member States of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Established following a proposal by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the 13th SAARC Summit in Dhaka in 2005, the university was designed to create a Center of Excellence that provides world-class facilities and professional faculty to students and researchers from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

The university began its academic journey in August 2010, initially offering post-graduate programs in Economics and Computer Science. As of 2023, SAU has expanded its academic offerings to include Master's and MPhil/PhD programs in Applied Mathematics, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Economics, International Relations, Legal Studies, and Sociology. The university operates with a unique country quota system for admissions and conducts entrance tests annually across the eight SAARC countries.

Located in New Delhi, SAU's permanent campus is situated in Maidan Garhi, adjacent to Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the Asola Wildlife Sanctuary. The 100-acre campus was established with significant financial support from India, which provided approximately US$239.93 million (around 79% of the total establishment cost). The university's degrees are recognized by all SAARC member nations through an inter-governmental agreement, making it a truly regional academic institution that promotes educational collaboration across South Asia.

The South Asian University provides the hostel facility to all out-station students. The hostel mess is well equipped that serves both vegetarian and non vegetarian food and the menu is decided by the students.

South Asian University library has text and reference books covering different subjects like computer science,maths,biotechnology etc.There are about 8000 volumes of books.The library has subscribed to many online journals.It has a separate reading room with seating capacity of 33 students.

South Asian University (SAU)

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