SVN University is managed by Prakhar Pragya Shiksha Prasar and Social Welfare Committee, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh (India). It is spread over about 65 acres of green land located in a pollution-free, healthy and natural environment. SVN University is a multidisciplinary university, with an international reputation for the quality of its research and teaching across the academic spectrum, which includes science, engineering, management, commerce, arts, law, education, physical education, pharmacy, nursing, journalism and mass communication, library science, agriculture, etc. It intends to be at the forefront of learning, teaching and research, and leadership in many different disciplines
The university was established by the Act of Madhya Pradesh State Legislature and notified in its Official Gazette as The Madhya Pradesh Niji Vishwavidyalaya (Staphana Avam Sanchalan) Tritiya Sansodhan Adhiniyam (Act No.44 of 2011- 31 December 2011).