Acharya Nagarjuna University


Acharya Nagarjuna University is a state university in Namburu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

History

The university was established as Nagarjuna University by Act 43 of 1976 of A. P. State Legislature and Governed by Act 4 of 1991 covering 6 Universities of the State. It was inaugurated on 11 September 1976 by then President of India, Sri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed. It was renamed Acharya Nagarjuna University through the A.P. Universities Ordinance, 2004, promulgated by the Governor of Andhra Pradesh. In 1976, Andhra University started a Post-Graduate Centre in Maddi called Bala Tripura Sundaramma Polytechnic, Nallapadu, Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, as an Extension Center to cater to the needs of higher education of the people of this region.

Organisation and administration

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 ',
  9. Y. C. Simhadri
  10. S. V. J. Lakshman
  11. P. Ramakanth Reddy ',
  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. A. Rajendra Prasad ',
  24. K. Ramji ',
  25. Patteti Rajasekhar
  26. Patteti Rajasekhar
  27. Kancharla Gangadhara Rao
  28. Venkata Satyanarayana Raju Samantapudi

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 63 by National Institutional Ranking Framework pharmacy ranking 2024.