Shiv Nadar University is a result of the vision of Shiv Nadar, founder and Chairman of HCL, an $9.6 billion global enterprise, and Shiv Nadar Foundation. The comprehensive, multidisciplinary, research-focused, and student-centric university was established in 2011 under the aegis of Shiv Nadar Foundation; and aims to become a leading international institution of higher learning by developing and educating the path-shapers of tomorrow, who can shoulder the challenges of globally responsible, and ethical leadership in the 21st century. Shiv Nadar University was established by the Act no. 12 of 2011 of State Legislature of Uttar Pradesh as a State Private University, and was empowered by the UGC to award degrees under Section 22 of the UGC Act, 1956.