Sri Venkateswara Vedic University is a specialized public university in Tirupati devoted to the preservation, teaching, research and contemporary study of Vedic knowledge and related Indian intellectual traditions. It was established in 2006 under Andhra Pradesh Act No. 29 of 2006 and is sponsored by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. The university's creation followed a long institutional effort by TTD and Vedic scholars to establish a dedicated university capable of combining traditional modes of Vedic learning with a modern university framework. A TTD resolution in the early 1990s kept the idea alive, and the process accelerated in 2006 through consultations involving the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, TTD authorities, scholars and government representatives. The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet decided in July 2006 to establish the university, followed by an ordinance and subsequent statutory framework. Academic work is organized around areas such as Veda, Vedanga, Vedabhashya, Agama, Paurohitya, research and publications, alongside supporting modern subjects. The university also preserves and publishes traditional knowledge through manuscript collection, cataloguing, digitization and scholarly publication. Its Tirupati location and TTD sponsorship create a distinctive connection between temple-based knowledge traditions and formal higher education. UGC recognition places its degrees and academic activity within the national university system. Rather than functioning as a general multidisciplinary university, SV Vedic University has a clearly specialized mission centered on safeguarding Vedic texts, training scholars and priests, supporting Sanskritic research and making manuscript resources accessible to future generations. The university’s digital manuscript catalogue represents a modern preservation strategy for source materials that are central to its academic identity. Its model deliberately links traditional guru-based learning and textual scholarship with formal degrees, research supervision and university governance. Sri Venkateswara Vedic University is a specialized public university located in Tirupati. The university is sponsored by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. The university also maintains research, publication and manuscript-preservation activities.