Andhra University or
Andhra Viswa Kala Parishad , located in
VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnam is a coastal, port city, often called "The Jewel of the East Coast", situated in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located on the eastern shore of India, nestled among the hills of the Eastern Ghats and facing the Bay of Bengal to the east...
, north east coastal
Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh , abbreviated A.P., is a state situated on the south-eastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Hyderabad...
, is one of the older premier
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in
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with a broad focus. It was established in 1925 and shared affiliating responsibilities with
Madras UniversityThe University of Madras is one of the three oldest universities in India . The University of Madras, organized on the model of the University of London, was incorporated on 5 September 1857 by an Act of the Legislative Council of India...
in the initial years.
Vice Chancellors
It was headed by Dr. Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy as the Vice-Chancellor from 1926 to 1931 and in a further second term from 1936 to 1949. It was headed by Dr.
Sarvepalli RadhakrishnanDr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Virswami, OM, FBA, or , , was an Indian philosopher and statesman....
in the interim period from 1931 to 1936.
- 1. Dr. Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy
Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy OM also popularly known as Sir C.R. Reddy was an educationist and political thinker, essayist and economist, and poet and literary critic...
(26-04-1926 to 31-07-1930)
- 2. Prof. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Virswami, OM, FBA, or , , was an Indian philosopher and statesman....
(01-05-1931 to 19-05-1936)
- 3. Dr. Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy
Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy OM also popularly known as Sir C.R. Reddy was an educationist and political thinker, essayist and economist, and poet and literary critic...
(20-05-1936 to 07-12-1949)
- 4. Dr. Vasireddy Sri Krishna
Vasireddy Sri Krishna shortly V.S.Krishna is famous Vice Chancellor of Andhra University in Visakhapatnam, India.He was born to Sriramulu and Veeramma in Tenali taluq in Andhra Pradesh, India....
(08-12-1949 to 16-06-1961)
- 5. Dr. A.L.Narayana (17-06-1961 to 30-06-1966)
- 6. Prof. K.R.Srinivasa Iyenger (30-06-1966 to 29-11-1968)
- 7. Sri Lankapalli Bullayya
Lankapalli Bullayya was an eminent educationist and Vice-chancellor of Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh, India.He was born in Guntur district and educated by travelling long distances during school days....
(30-11-1968 to 12-12-1974)
- 8. Sri M.R.Apparow (13-12-1974 to 12-12-1980)
- 9. Sri Avula Sambasiva Rao
Justice Avula Sambasiva Rao is a former Lok Ayukta and Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh; and also an ex-Vice-chancellor of Andhra University....
(13-12-1980 to 14-11-1983)
- 10. Prof. Koneru Ramakrishna Rao
Professor Koneru Ramakrishna Rao is a philosopher, psychologist, parapsychologist, educationist, teacher, researcher and administrator. Rao was born on October 4, 1932, in India. He did his college and graduate work at Andhra University, Waltair, India...
(05-06-1984 to 23-03-1988)
- 11. Prof. K.V.Ramana (24-03-1988 to 23-03-1991)
- 12. Dr. M.Gopalakrishna Reddy (18-09-1991 to 15-09-1997)
- 13. Prof. R.Radhakrishna (22-04-1998 04-03-2001)
- 14. Prof. Y.C.Simhadri (03-04-2002 to 02-04-2005)
- 15. Prof. L.Venu Gopal Reddy (06-05-2005 to 03-05-2008)
- 16. Dr. Beela Satyanarayana (20-06-2008 to date)
Jurisdiction
Presently the university is catering the educational needs of five districts in Andhra Pradesh, namely Visakhapatnam,
East GodavariEast Godavari District is a district situated on the northeast of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Its district headquarters is Kakinada. This district was formed in 1925 when old Godavari district was divided into west and east districts...
,
West GodavariWest Godavari District is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Eluru, is the district headquarter...
,
VizianagaramVizianagaram , sometimes spelt as Vijaya-nagaram is the main city of the Vizianagaram District of North Eastern Andhra Pradesh in Southern India. Vizianagaram district was formed on 1 June 1979, with some parts carved from the neighbouring districts of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam. It is, at...
and
SrikakulamSrikakulam is a town, municipality and headquarters of Srikakulam district in the north-eastern Andhra Pradesh, India. With the same name there is a "Srikakulam Assembly constituency" and a "Srikakulam Parliament Constituency'". Srikakulam-municipality...
.
Infrastructure
The university contains two sections, the south campus and north campus. The south campus houses the Arts, Humanities and Sciences departments along with the administrative block. The north campus (established in 1962), comprises the engineering College.
The university has four constituent colleges. The college of arts and commerce is the biggest constituent college in the university with 28 departments offering 55 courses. The college of science and technology has 19 departments, which offers 44 courses. The college of engineering has 16 departments involving in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The college of law has been identified as an advanced center in law by
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.
The university has a school of distance education (started 1972). The school has 32 study centers across the state and a study center at
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.
The university campus has 19 hostels for men and 4 hostels exclusively for women that accommodate more than 4,300 students. Residential accommodation of 340 units of staff quarters is available on the university campus. The university also has three Health Centres, a homeopathy dispensary, three guest houses, a faculty club, an open air theatre and a campus school for the children of university staff.
AU Colleges
- Andhra University College of Arts and Commerce
- Andhra University College of Engineering
Andhra University College of Engineering at Visakhapatnam, India is an autonomous college of Andhra University.-History:Andhra University is an institute of higher education in India, established in 1926. Located on the uplands of Visakhapatnam, The City of Destiny, the campus has the Bay of Bengal...
- Andhra University College of Law
- Andhra University College of Pharmacy
- Andhra University College of Science and Technology
Campuses outside the university
It has established campuses outside Visakhapatnam to meet demand for post-graduate education. Campuses are located in
EtcherlaEtcherla is a village and a Mandal in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.Postgraduate Center of Andhra University and an engineering college are located near Etcherla.-Features:...
,
Srikakulam districtSrikakulam District , formerly known as Chicacole, is the northern most district of Andhra Pradesh, India.Srikakulam District is the extreme Northeastern District of Andhra Pradesh situated within the geographic co-ordinates of 18°-20’ and 19°-10’ of Northern latitude and 83°-50’ and 84°-50’ of...
,
KakinadaKakinada is a city and a municipal corporation in East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the headquarters of East Godavari district....
, East Godavari district,
TadepalligudemTadepalligudem is a town and a municipality in Andhra Pradesh, India.It is situated in the middle of West Godavari District, nearly 50km from the district headquarters, Eluru....
, West Godavari district and
VizianagaramVizianagaram , sometimes spelt as Vijaya-nagaram is the main city of the Vizianagaram District of North Eastern Andhra Pradesh in Southern India. Vizianagaram district was formed on 1 June 1979, with some parts carved from the neighbouring districts of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam. It is, at...
. An earlier campus at
Guntur CityGuntur 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 capital, New Delhi. The city has an estimated population of 818,330 with an Urban Agglomeration of approximately...
, established in 1967, became
Acharya Nagarjuna UniversityAcharya Nagarjuna University is a public University, and one of the largest universities in the region of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located in Nagarjuna Nagar, on the Northern part of Guntur City, a major centre of learning in the country....
in 1976. Andhra University has produced many research scholars and doctorates. It is one of the top university in the South India.
Affiliations
There are 575 affiliated colleges spread across five districts under the territorial jurisdiction of Andhra University. The enrollment in undergraduate courses is more than 76,000 and in PG Courses more than 20,000 students. The University is supported by about 860 teachers and more than 2500 non-teaching and technical staff.
Distinctions
Andhra University is the first university in India to offer an under graduate programme from 1957.
Logo
The rising
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with its rays of light represents the University and its many faculties of study. The
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is the seat of both the Goddess of Prosperity (
LakshmiLakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity, light, wisdom, fortune, fertility, generosity and courage; and the embodiment of beauty, grace and charm...
) and the Goddess of Knowledge (
Saraswatiand often peacockIn the Vedic system Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge, music and the arts. Saraswatī has been identified with the Vedic Saraswati River. She is considered as consort of Brahma...
), and it is opening at the break of dawn. The sun's rays are surmounted by the
swastikaThe swastika is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing form or its mirrored left-facing form. Archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates from the Neolithic period and was first found in the Indus Valley Civilization of the Indian...
, the ancient symbol of benediction among the Aryans. The outer circle of the crest, with its sixty-four lotus petals, represents the sixty-four arts and sciences into which all knowledge was divided in the classical tradition of India. The ocean is the vast region of knowledge that the University should help its alumni to master.
The light rays holding the benedictory swastika bring into focus the motto extracted from Upanishads,
Thejasvina-vadhitamastu, which means, "May the divine light illuminate our studies." Underneath this complex symbol of knowledge is the crescent
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. The crescent is
KalaKala may refer to:In geography:*As an alternate spelling of Qala, or "fortress" in Persian:**Kala, Afghanistan**Qala, Azerbaijan, also spelled Kala, a town in Azerbaijan**Kala, Kyrgyzstan, a village in Kyrgyzstan...
a digit of the moon, and 'Kala' also symbolizes the art of applied science or light and charm. Since the University bears the name of Andhra Viswa Kala Parishad, a corporation for the development of all arts in Andhra, the crescent above the name speaks of the light, charm and beauty of Andhra.
The two serpents represent the seekers and custodians of wisdom, who imbibe it from the lotus petals. Tradition also traces back the Andhras to the ancient
nagasThe Nagas are a group of tribal people inhabiting the Indian state of Nagaland, parts of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and the northwestern hill tracks of Myanmar such as the Sagaing Division. The numerous Naga languages belong to the Tibeto-Burman languages group of the Sino-Tibetan...
, who were worshippers of the
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and had it as their heraldic symbol.
Dr. Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy, the founding Vice-Chancellor of the university choose this emblem designed by Sri Koutha Ramamohana Sastry.
Kala Prapoorna
The Honorary
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Degree of ‘Kala Prapoorna' (Sangha Seva) may be given in the Faculties of Engineering and Kala Prapoorna (Krishi) in the Faculty of Agriculture, ‘Kala Prapoorna' (Sangeeta), (Natya), (Nataka), (Chitra) or (Silpa) in the Faculty of Fine Arts and ‘Kala Prapoorna' (Sahitya) in the Faculty of ‘Oriental Learning'.
Awardees
- Vedam Venkataraya Sastry
Vedam Venkataraya Sastry B.A. was a Sanskrit and Telugu poet, critic and dramatist. He is respected for providing authoritative editions of Sanskrit and Telugu classics.-Life sketch:...
- Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao
- Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
- Boyi Bhimanna
Dr. Boyi Bhimanna was a famous Telugu poet.- Early life :...
- Devulapalli Krishnasastri
Devulapalli Krishnasastri was a Telugu poet. He is famously known as Andhra Shelly.-Early life:...
- Gurram Jashuva
Gurram Jashuva or G Joshua was a popular Telugu poet, born into a poor Christian family in Vinukonda, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was discriminated as an untouchable in school, college and professional life.Jashuva was born to Virayya and Lingamma...
- Kongara Jaggayya
Kongara Jaggayya was a multi-faceted personality from Andhra Pradesh, India, more famous as a Telugu actor in films and plays...
- Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
- Rao Gopal Rao
Rao Gopal Rao was a popular Tollywood actor. He acted in many movies as a villain.Rao Gopal Rao was born in 1937 in Ganganaparu near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. He started his career as a stage artist. He started his own association called Associated Amateur Drama Company and did many plays under...
- Tirupati Venkata Kavulu
Tirupati Venkata Kavulu refers to the Telugu poet duo Divakarla Tirupati Sastry and Chellapilla Venkata Sastry . This twin poets are acclaimed as harbingers of modern poetry in Telugu. They have dramatized several of the Hindu epics into dramas and plays consisting of singable verses set to...
- Viswanatha Satyanarayana
Viswanatha Satyanarayana , popularly known as the Kavi Samraat , was a modern Telugu poet.He was a disciple of the Tirupati Venkata Kavulu duo...
- Paidi Lakshmayya
Paidi Lakshmayya was Indian Parliamentarian, writer and administrator. He was born in a village in Kalyanadurgam mandal in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India...
- Moturi Satyanarayana
Moturi Satyanarayana is an eminent parliamentarian and Hindi activist in India. He was born in Dondapadu village in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India...
- Vempati Chinna Satyam
Dr.Vempati Chinna Satyam was born on October 29, 1929 in Kuchipudi, Andhra Pradesh. He is a legendary dancer and a guru of Kuchipudi dance form. Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, a great master in the field, initiated Young Vempati into this great art...
- K. V. Gopalaswamy
- Puripanda Appala Swamy
Puripanda Appala Swamy was a multi languist, writer, translator, journalist and editor.He was born in Salur, Vizianagaram district on November 13, 1904...
- Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry
Madhunapantula Satyanarayana Sastry is one of the most eminent personalities in pure telugu literature of recent times. He lived in Rajahmundry in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh of South India. His magnum opus is Andhra Puranam...
- Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi
Dr. Avasarala Anasuya Devi is a singer, music composer, musicologist, author and expert in playing harmonium.-Biography:She was the first woman music composer in Andhra Pradesh, first woman music director in South India, first woman music composer in All India Radio, first to sing classical, folk...
- Janamanchi Seshadri Sarma
Janamanchi Seshadri Sarma was a well-known Telugu poet from Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh.-Life:Janamanchi Seshadri Sarma was born in 1882 at Kaluvai in Nellore district. He took up a job in Cuddapah, but later moved to different places like Kashi, Vijayanagaram and Kasimkota near Anakapalli. He was...
- Vavilla Venkateswara Sastrulu
- Peesapati Narasimha Murty
Peesapati Narasimha Murty is an eminent Telugu stage actor.He was born in a Vantaram village near Balijipeta, Vizianagaram district in the year 1920...
- Konidala Chiranjeevi
See also
- List of universities in India
- Universities and colleges in India
- Andhra Pradesh :*NALSAR University of Law* Sri Sathya Sai University* Andhra Medical College* Anurag Engineering College* Bapatla Engineering College* Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus...
- Education in India
Education in India has a history stretching back to the ancient urban centres of learning at Taxila and Nalanda. Western education became ingrained into Indian society with the establishment of the British Raj. Education in India falls under the control of both the Union Government and the states,...
- Distance Education Council
Distance 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)
The University Grants Commission of India is a Union government body that provides funds for government-recognised universities and colleges. It is the body that provides recognition for universities in India. Its central office is in New Delhi, and it also has a southern regional office in...
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