Acharya Nagarjuna University


Acharya Nagarjuna University is a university in the region of Namburu, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of several major universities in the country, covering many colleges and institutes of districts in the region. It is located in Nagarjuna Nagar, Namburu, in the northern part of Guntur City, a major centre of learning for the state of Andhra Pradesh. The university is the outgrowth initiative of the post-graduate centre of Andhra University, which was established in 1967 in the Nallapadu area of Guntur, subsequently relocated to the Nambur/Kaza area in the east of the city.
The centre gained affiliating-university status in 1976 and would open with ten post-graduate courses. The university is named after Acharya Nagarjuna, the founder of the Madhyamaka path of Mahayana Buddhism.

Vice chancellors

The university's past vice chancellors:
  1. V. Balaiah
  2. B. Sarveswara Rao
  3. B. Swami
  4. D. Bhaskara Reddy
  5. K. Raja Ram Mohana Rao
  6. G. J. V. Jagannadha Raju
  7. D. Ramakotaiah
  8. K. Penchalaiah I/c.,
  9. Y. C. Simhadri
  10. S. V. J. Lakshman
  11. P. Ramakanth Reddy I/c.,
  12. C. V. Raghavulu
  13. D. Vijayanarayana Reddy
  14. Chandrakanth Kokate FAC
  15. L. Venugopal Reddy
  16. V. Balamohanadas
  17. Y. R. Haragopal Reddy
  18. K.V. Rao
  19. K.R.S. Sambasiva Rao
  20. B. Udaya Lakshmi
  21. V.S.S. Kumar
  22. A. Rajendra Prasad
  23. K.Ramji
  24. Prof. Rajasekhar P FAC

    Campuses and student life

In addition to its main campus, the university maintains two campuses in Nuzvid, Krishna District and Ongole, Prakasam District. A total of forty-four courses are offered at the three locations. The university affiliates the post-graduate programmes of 292 colleges and institutes in Guntur, Krishna, Prakasam and other districts of Andhra Pradesh. Acharya Nagarjuna University offers a special MBA programme that meets industry standards, following an agreement reached with Central Michigan University to establish partner programs .

Exchange programs

The university is well known for its international exchange programs. Various seminars and symposia are hosted by the university to promote international education and research activities on a regular basis.

University College of Engineering and Technology

A new college for engineering and technology was established at the main campus of the university in 2009. This is one of many engineering colleges in the Guntur region, but it has the distinction of being the first to be managed entirely 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.

Ranking

The College of Pharmaceutical Sciences was ranked 64 by National Institutional Ranking Framework NIRF) pharmacy ranking 2020.

Departments