Swami Vivekanand University was established by the Act of Madhya Pradesh State Legislature and notified in its Official Gazette as The Madhya Pradesh Niji Vishwavidyalaya (Staphana Avam Sanchalan) Tritiya Sansodhan Adhiniyam (Act No.44 of 2011- 31 December 2011), after obtaining the assent of his Excellency the Governor of Madhya Pradesh who is the Visitor of the University.