Acharya Nagarjuna University
| Acharya Nagarjuna University | |
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| Established | 1976 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Vice-Chancellor | K. Viyyanna Rao |
| Location | Namburu, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India 16°22′31.16″N 80°31′42.9″E / 16.3753222°N 80.528583°ECoordinates: 16°22′31.16″N 80°31′42.9″E / 16.3753222°N 80.528583°E |
| Campus | Suburban, Namburu |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | Official website |
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Acharya Nagarjuna University is a university in the region of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the major universities in the country covering many colleges and institutes of districts in the region. It is located in Nagarjuna Nagar, on the Northern part of Guntur City, a major centre for learning in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
The university is an outgrowth of a post-graduate centre of Andhra University, which was established in 1967 at Nallapadu area of Guntur and then relocated to Nambur/Kaza area on the east of the city. The centre gained affiliating university status in 1976 and opened with ten post-graduate courses. The university is named after Acharya Nagarjuna, the pro-founder of the Madhyamaka path of Mahayana Buddhism.
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Vice chancellors [edit]
- V. Balaiah (19-8-1976 to 19-8-1979)
- B. Sarveswara Rao (20-8-1979 to 08-02-1981)
- B. Swami (09-02-1981 to 09-8-1981)
- D. Bhaskara Reddy (10-8-1981 to 30-11-1982)
- K. Raja Ram Mohana Rao (30-11-1982 to 30-5-1986)
- G. J. V. Jagannadha Raju (30-5-1986 to 15-8-1988)
- D. Ramakotaiah (15-8-1988 to 15-8-1991)
- K. Penchalaiah I/c., (15-8-1991 to 20-12-1991)
- Y. C. Simhadri (20-12-1991 to 23-01-1995)
- S. V. J. Lakshman (23-01-1995 to 16-11-1997)
- P. Ramakanth Reddy I/c., (16-11-1997 to 23-9-1998)
- C. V. Raghavulu (24-9-1998 to 11-10-2001)
- D. Vijayanarayana Reddy (12-10-2001 to 30-11-2001)
- Chandrakanth Kokate FAC (01-12-2001 to 28-4-2002)
- L. Venugopal Reddy (29-4-2002 to 5-5-2005)
- V. Balamohanadas (6-5-2005 to 3-5-2008)
- Y. R. Haragopal Reddy (14-08-2008 - 14-8-2011)
- K. Viyyanna Rao I/C (From 15-8-2011)
- K.Viyyanna Rao (23-4-2012 to 23/4/15)
Board of Management Members [edit]
- P. Vardhan (1991-1994)
Campuses and student life [edit]
In addition to its main campus, the university maintains two campuses in Nuzvid, Krishna District and Ongole, Prakasam District. A total of 44 courses are offered at the three locations. The university affiliates the post-graduate programmes of 292 colleges/institutes in Guntur, Krishna, Prakasam and other districts of Andhra Pradesh. Acharya Nagarjuna University offers a special MBA programme that meets industry standards, following signing of partner programs deal with Central Michigan University.
Exchange programs [edit]
The university is also most notably known for its international exchange programs. Various seminars and symposia takes place within the university to promote international education and research activities on a regular basis.
Dr. Y.S. Rajashekar Reddy College of Engineering and Technology [edit]
A new college for engineering and technology was started in the main campus of the university[1] in 2010. This is one of many engineering colleges in the Guntur region but the first one to be managed completely by the government. AICTE has visited the campus and completed the inspection to award grants and other recognition purposes to assess if it meets the minimum criteria.
Departments [edit]
- Department of Aquaculture
- College of Architecture & Planning
- Department of Biotechnology – The Centre was established in year 1994, inaugurated by the then Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, C. R. Bhatia.
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Computer Science & Engineering
- Department of Political Science & Public Administration
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Economics
- Department of Telugu & Oriental Languages
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Botany
- Department of Commerce & Business Administration
- Department of Adult Education
- Department of Electronics & Instrumentation Technology
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Geology
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
- Department of Rural development
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Library and Information Science
- Department of Women's Studies
- Centre for Scientific Socialism
- Centre for Buddhist Studies
- Centre for kashmiri studies
- Department of Nano Technology(5 years integrated)
Research journals [edit]
- Acharya Nagarjuna International Journal of Mathematics and Information Technology
- Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy
See also [edit]
- List of universities in India
- Universities and colleges in India
- Education in India
- Distance Education Council
- University Grants Commission (India)
References [edit]
- ^ "New ANU Engineering college campus". Online edition of the Hindu (Chennai, India: The Hindu). 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
