Dravidian University
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| Dravidian University | |
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| Established | 1997 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | E. S. L. Narasimhan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. K. Rathnaiah |
| Location | Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | Official website |
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The Dravidian University, Kuppam, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India was established by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, through a Legislature Act (No. 17 of 1997) with the initial support extended by the governments of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala for an integrated development of Dravidian languages. The university, which formally came into existence in 1997, began functioning with two departments in 1998 and has today grown into a strong institution of 20 academic departments and 6 research centres.
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[edit] Vice-chancellors
- Prof. V. I. Subramoniam, Pro-Chancellor 1997-2000
- Prof. P. V. Arunachalam, Vice-Chancellor 1997-2001
- Prof. R.Srihari, Vice-Chancellor 2001-2005
- Prof. K.S.Chalam, Vice-Chancellor 2005
- Prof. G. Lakshminarayana, Vice-Chancellor Aug 2005-Aug 2008
- Prof. Cuddapah Ramanaiah, Vice-Chancellor until August 22, 2011[1]
- Prof. K. Rathnaiah, Vice-Chancellor April 2012-Present
[edit] Academics
[edit] Schools and departments
- School of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies
- Department of Comparative Philosophy and Religion
- Department of English Language and Communications
- Department of Kannada Language and Translation Studies
- Department of Malayalam Language and Translation Studies
- Department of Tamil Language and Translation Studies
- Department of Telugu Language and Translation Studies
- Department of Tulu Language and Translation Studies
- School of Human and Social Sciences
- Department of Comparative Philosophy and Religion
- Department of Folklore and Tribal Studies
- Department of History, Archeology and Culture
- Department of Traditional Knowledge And Manuscriptology
- Department of Dravidian and Computational Linguistics
- School of Education and Human Resources Development
- Department of Education and Human Resources Development
- Department of Language Teaching Technology
- Department of Physical Education
- School of Herbal studies and Naturo Sciences
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Herbal Science
- Department of Molecular Biology
- School of Information Sciences and Technology
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Library and Information Science
- Department of Mathematical Sciences
- School of Commerce and Management:
- Department of Business Management
- Department of Commerce
[edit] Courses offered
- Comparative Dravidian Literature and Translation Studies
- Human And Social Sciences
- Education And Human Resources Development
- Comparative Dravidian Arts and Aesthetics
- Herbal and naturo sciences
- Information and Technology
Distance education:
- UG & PG courses
- MBA & MCA
- M.Phil & Ph.D (till CY 2009)
[edit] References
- ^ "Dravidian varsity VC's farewell jig with eunuchs - Times Of India". indiatimes.com. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
[edit] External links
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