Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences

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Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences
Motto Vaidyo Narayano Hari
Established 1986
Type Public
Vice-Chancellor I. V. Rao
Location Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India, India
Campus Urban
Affiliations UGC
Website ntruhs.ap.nic.in

Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, formerly Andhra Pradesh University of Health Sciences, is a public university in the city of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is named after its founder N. T. Rama Rao.

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History [edit]

The university was established as Kakinada University of Health Sciences by the government of Andhra Pradesh and was inaugurated on 9 April by N. T. Rama Rao, the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. It started functioning on 1 November 1986.[1] After the death of Rama Rao, the university was renamed after him on 2 February 1998.[2] The university celebrated a silver jubilee on 1–3 November 2011.[3]

Facilities [edit]

There is a library and computer center from where the library network is operated. A guest house facility is available with different categories of accommodation for the faculty, examiners etc. The examinations section is housed in a separate area with special security; because of electronically controlled access, the section is accessible only to authorized staff and officers. Biometric electronic attendance recording is also installed.

Admission and courses [edit]

The admission is based on ranking in the EAMCET.

The university has graduate and postgraduate degrees, diploma and super-specialty courses in Modern Medicine; graduate and postgraduate degree courses in Dental Surgery, Nursing, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, and Unani; graduate degree courses in Naturopathy, Physiotherapy and Medical Laboratory Technology; and a postgraduate course in M.Sc. Applied Nutrition.

The number of colleges affiliated to the university at the time of its establishment was 27; it has now risen to 184. The degrees awarded by the university are recognized by statutory bodies including the Medical Council of India, the Dental Council of India, the Central Council of Indian Medicine, the Central Council of Homoeopathy and the Indian Nursing Council.

Constituent medical colleges and Institutes [edit]

Publications [edit]

The university publishes a quarterly multidisciplinary medical journal, the Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences. It is published online, as a free and open-access journal, along with the print form. The first issue was published on 21 March 2012.[4]

Vice-chancellors [edit]

  1. I. V. Rao (1986 - 1988)
  2. L. Suryanarayana (1988 - 1994)
  3. C. S. Bhaskaran (1994 - 1997)
  4. G. Shamsunder (1997 - 2004)
  5. R. Sambasiva Rao (2004 - 2007)
  6. P. V. Ramesh (2007 - 2007)
  7. A. V. Krishnam Raju (from 2007 - 2010)
  8. Khajur Singh (2010 to Till Date)

Affiliated private medical colleges [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ J. Venkatesan (2007-04-30). "NATIONAL / ANDHRA PRADESH : Supreme Court issues notice to State government on medical admissions" (Press release). The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-08-22. 
  2. ^ "Cities / Vijayawada : Active lifestyle keeps diabetes at bay, says health varsity V-C" (Press release). The Hindu. 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2012-08-22. 
  3. ^ "Cities / Vijayawada : NTR University admissions open" (Press release). The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-08-22. 
  4. ^ "Editorial first issue: New journal Seetharam KA, Devi CP, Ramana Reddy BV - J Dr NTR Univ Health Sci". jdrntruhs.org. Retrieved 7 May 2012. 
Universities in Andhra Pradesh

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