Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence (SSSUHE) is a State Private University established by the Prashanthi Balamandira Trust by an Act of Karnataka State Government.

SSSUHE located in Navanihala Village, Okali post, Kamalapur Taluk, Kalaburgai District, Karnataka, India. It has got one main campus at Kalaburagi and two satellite campuses, one at Nallakadirenahalli and another at Muddenahalli.

This University is unique in that it provides higher education completely free of cost to all students. Not just a high-quality education is offered absolutely FREE of cost, but so are lodging, boarding and all other essentials of daily living.

The University seeks to integrate India's ancient wisdom with modern science and technology, merging spiritual wisdom with contemporary education. For the first time in higher education, human excellence is given equal importance to academic excellence. Students are assessed on both aspects, with grades out of 10, and their overall grade is an average of the two. 

The University has achieved several  major milestones in the short span of five years since its establishment. SSSUHE established India’s first free private rural medical college, the Sri  Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (SMSIMSR), which was inaugurated by the Honorable Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi in March 2023. The Honorable President of India, Srimati Droupadi Murmu, , graced the second convocation of SSSUHE in July 2023. The University was recognized as the Greatest Brand 2023 at the 20th Edition of the Asia-Africa Business & Social Forum in Dubai hosted by AsiaOne. SSSUHE also won the GOLD MEDAL at Economic Times Education Excellence Awards 2024 held on 6th June in New Delhi. SSSUHE has signed MoUs with leading national and international institutions such as Emory University (USA), AIIMS (New Delhi), and BHU (Varanasi), etc. for academic advancement and research activities.