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{{short description|University in India}}
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'''B.E.S.T Innovation University''' ('''BESTIU'''), or by its full name '''Bharatiya Engineering Science and Technology Innovation University''', is a [[private university (India)|private university]] located in [[Anantapur]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/Consolidated%20list%20of%20All%20Universities.pdf | title=Total No. of Universities in the Country as on 05.07.2019 | publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)]] | accessdate=15 September 2019}}</ref> It was established in 2019.

==History==
BESTIU was established in 2019 under the ''Andhra Pradesh Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment) Act, 2019''<ref>{{cite web |title=Andhra Pradesh Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment) Act, 2019 |url=https://bestiu.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Act-no-6-of-2019.pdf |accessdate=4 January 2020|date=17 February 2019|work=Andhra Pradesh Gazette}}</ref> which was passed in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in February 2019<ref>{{cite news |title=Centre urged to extend benefitsto SCs converted to Christianity |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/centre-urged-to-extend-benefitsto-scs-converted-to-christianity/article26197175.ece |accessdate=4 January 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=7 February 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref> and notified later that month. The act also established Veltech University, Chittoor.

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==External links==
*{{official|https://bestiu.edu.in/}}

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