Acharya Nagarjuna University
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Acharya Nagarjuna University is one of the Universities located in the region of Guntur
, Andhra Pradesh
, India
. It is one of the major universities in the country covering many colleges and institutes of different 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
.
, 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 the current industry standards, following signing of partner programs deal with Central Michigan University
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.
Guntur
Guntur , is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located to the north and west of the Bay of Bengal. It is approximately to the south of the national capital, New Delhi and south east of state capital, Hyderabad. Guntur is the fourth largest city in Andhra...
, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is one of the major universities in the country covering many colleges and institutes of different 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
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
.
The university is an outgrowth of a Post-Graduate Centre of Andhra University
Andhra University
Andhra University or Andhra Viswa Kala Parishad , located in Visakhapatnam, north east coastal Andhra Pradesh, is one of the older premier universities in India with a broad focus...
, 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
Nagarjuna
Nāgārjuna was an important Buddhist teacher and philosopher. Along with his disciple Āryadeva, he is credited with founding the Mādhyamaka school of Mahāyāna Buddhism...
, the pro-founder of the Madhyamaka
Madhyamaka
Madhyamaka refers primarily to a Mahāyāna Buddhist school of Buddhist philosophy systematized by Nāgārjuna. Nāgārjuna may have arrived at his positions from a desire to achieve a consistent exegesis of the Buddha's doctrine as recorded in the āgamas...
path of Mahayana Buddhism
Mahayana
Mahāyāna is one of the two main existing branches of Buddhism and a term for classification of Buddhist philosophies and practice...
.
Vice Chancellors
- 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 (From 15-8-2011)
Campus
In addition to its main campus, the university also maintains two University Campuses in NuzvidNuzvid
Nuzvid is a mandal and municipality in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is 50 km from Vijayawada and 35 km from Eluru. This place is well connected by bus and rail. Nuzvid is well known for its mangos, which are exported world wide....
, Krishna District
Krishna district
Krishna District is a district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. It is named after the Krishna River, the third longest river that flows within India, flows through the district and joins Bay of Bengal here in this district. It has a population of 4,529,009 of which 32.08% is urban as of...
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
Guntur district
Guntur district is located in Andhra Pradesh along the east coast of Bay of Bengal. The district has a coastline of around 100 kilometers. Guntur City is the largest city in the district and administrative center of Guntur District. The district is a major center for learning.-Etymology:There are...
, Krishna
Krishna district
Krishna District is a district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. It is named after the Krishna River, the third longest river that flows within India, flows through the district and joins Bay of Bengal here in this district. It has a population of 4,529,009 of which 32.08% is urban as of...
, Prakasam and other districts of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. Acharya Nagarjuna University offers a special MBA programme that meets the current industry standards, following signing of partner programs deal with Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan...
- Exchange Programs
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.
College of Engineering
A new college for engineering and technology is currently being set up in the main campus of the University. 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 asses if it meets the minimum criteria.Departments
- 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 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 Women's Studies
- Centre for Scientific Socialism
- Centre for Buddhist Studies
- Centre for kashmiri studies
Research Journals
- Acharya Nagarjuna International Journal of Mathematics and Information Technology
- Current Trends in Biotechnology and PharmacyCurrent Trends in Biotechnology and PharmacyCurrent Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy is an international quarterly research journal dedicated to pharmaceutical and biotechnology research. The journal is published by the Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy....
See also
- List of universities in India
- Universities and colleges in IndiaUniversities and colleges in India-North India:*Chandigarh*Delhi*Haryana*Himachal Pradesh*Jammu and Kashmir*Punjab*Rajasthan*Uttar Pradesh*Uttarakhand-South India:*Andhra Pradesh*Karnataka*Kerala*Pondicherry*Tamil Nadu-East India:*Bihar*Jharkhand*Orissa*West Bengal-West India:...
- Education in IndiaEducation in IndiaEducation in India is provided by the public sector as well as the private sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: federal, state, and local. Child education is compulsory. The Nalanda University was the oldest university-system of education in the world...
- Distance Education CouncilDistance Education CouncilDistance Education Council is an organisation based in New Delhi, India responsible for the promotion and coordination of the open university and distance education system and for determination of its standards in India. The Council was constituted under the Indira Gandhi National Open University...
- University Grants Commission (India)University Grants Commission (India)The University Grants Commission of India is a statutory organisation set up by Union government in 1956, for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of university education. It provides recognition for universities in India, and provides funds for government-recognised...