The Shiv Nadar University is also known as the Institution of Eminence, and it is a multidisciplinary university that was established in 2011. The Shiv Nadar University Online Education was established by Shiv Nadar, who is one of the most prominent and foremost philanthropists in India, he has shown his unremarkable work in the technological revolution and he is also the Chairman Emeritus and Strategic Advisor to the Board HCL Technologies.

The Shiv Nadar University online is situated in Delhi, NCR, and was established by the act of the state legislature of Uttar Pradesh under the Shiv Nadar University Act. The university was founded by the Shiv Nadar Foundation and it is a valid and approved university by the University Grant Commission (UGC) and accredited with grade A by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

Shiv Nadar University offers top-notch education through an online mode of education and has a separate dedicated department named the Center for Online Learning (COL), which offers an academy of continuing education in undergraduate, postgraduate, and certificate programs in multiple specializations. The University offers all these courses through different schools divided by the stream namely: School of Engineering, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, and School of Management & Entrepreneurship.

The university offers the best online education in the nation and the materials offered at the university are regularly updated and revised according to the latest curriculum Shiv Nadar University also offers recorded video lectures which help students in accessing the study material according to their schedule.