Gyan Vihar is the logical outcome of a great dream, meticulous research and development. The foundation stone of Gyan Vihar was laid down in the month of Basant when fresh and bright leaves sprout on trees as nature seems to be reborn, on 19th February 1994 by the great academician and thinker Acharya Shri Purushottam Uttam.
SGVU is a self finance state University vide Suresh Gyan Vihar University Jaipur Act 2008 (Act no. 16 of 2008).
University Grant Commission has released it's approval for establishment of SGVU and empowered to award degrees under section 22 of UGC Act 1956.