Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya
Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi Viswa Maha Vidyalaya [ SCSVMV ] is deemed university at Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu, India. The university was established in 1993 with the blessing of Their Holiness Pujyasri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal and Pujyasri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal. It attained the status of Deemed University in 1993. The Ministry of Human Resources Development declared the institution a 'Deemed University' under Section 3 of the UGC Act, on 26.05.1993. Location. The university is on a campus of at Enathur, four kilometres from Kancheepuram and 80 kilometres from Chennai. Emblem. The motto "Vande Sadgurum Chandrasekharam" means "I  adore the virtuous preceptor guru Sri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Mahaswami", by whose name the Viswa Mahavidyalaya is established. The palm symbolizes the knowledge he transformed to generations. The joining of the thumb and forefinger denotes the merger of brahma and jeeva (the advaita philosophy), which can also be interpreted as integration of the ancient vedic knowledge with modern scientific knowledge. The vyasapeetha (wooden pedestal for books) and the grantha (palm leaves) represent ghatikasthanam (place of knowledge), the 18 vidyasthanams and 64 traditional arts. Memoranda of understanding. The university has MOUs with the following institutions: Research. The university promotes research and development  in all its departments, under the dean of research and development. Ph.D. programmes are offered in all departments. The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Culture has produced more than 25 doctoral degrees. A large number of researchers are pursuing their doctoral research programmes. Admissions are offered twice a year into the doctoral programmes. Academic departments. The university consists of the following schools: Facilities. Transport. The institution has buses for students and staff members commuting from Kancheepuram, Chennai, Walajabad and Ranipet. Accommodation. Men's and women's hostels provide on-campus accommodation for students and a mess which provides food for  day-scholars and hostelers. Library. The university has the Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi International Library, established in 1995, housed in Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Diamond Jubilee Mahal. It is spread across an area of with three floors. There are around 200,000 books, periodicals and electronic services including over 1,000 tapes and CD-ROMs. The library has a collection of books relating to Engineering and Technology, Management, Science, Humanities, Sanskrit Literature, Tamil Literature, Arts, Indian Culture, Life Sciences, Education, and subscribes to over 200 national and international journals and also all Leading Magazines and Newspapers Medical centre. A medical centre in the campus  provides medical care to students and staff WiFi enabled Campus. The web centre has high end servers and is connected by NKN (National Knowledge Network) 1 Gbps Intranet / Internet connectivity via NIC. Internet connection is available campus wide, through the campus network, to enhance research and teaching activities. The Computing and development centre has high end client systems which are used by staff and students for research and development activities. WiFI connectivity is setup for the use of students and staff Banking and Postal Services. Indian Bank has a full-fledged branch at Enathur, in our University campus. All major  Nationalized Banks have their branches inside Kanchipuram town (at a distance of about 5 km from Enathur) ATM Facility is available. The Enathur branch post office is located on the campus and provides postal services.