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.
Andhra University was established in 1925 and shared affiliating responsibilities with Madras University in the initial years. It was constituted by the Madras Act of 1926. The 82-year-old institution is fortunate to have Sir C.R. Reddy as its founder Vice-Chancellor, as the steps taken by this visionary proved to be fruitful in the long run. The University College of Arts was inaugurated on 1 st July, 1931. The University pioneered in introducing many new courses in Science, Arts, Management and Engineering in the country.
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 University Grants Commission. The university has a school of distance education (started 1972). The school has 32 study centers across the state and a study center at New Delhi.
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.
Colleges & Courses Programmes:
1. College of Arts & Commerce (Estd. 1931)
(a) Diploma Courses (UG)Acting, Pre - School Education, French, Russian, Hindi, Urdu, Japanese
(b) Under Graduate Courses : B.Ed Special Education & B.Ed, Bachelor of Fine Arts , Bachelor of Performing Arts, Bachelor of Hotel Management & Catering Technology (BHMNCT)
(c) Diploma Courses (PG) : Accounting Software, Sanskrit (Senior), Adult Education & Development, Linguistics, Bank Management, Environmental
Cooperation and Rural Studies, Management, Functional Hindi & Translation, Transport Management, Human Resource Development & Industrial Harmony, Women's Studies, Human Resource Management and Information Technology, Yoga, International Business, Sanskrit (Junior).
(d) Post Graduate Courses : M.A Ancient History and Archaeology, M.A Quantitative Economics, M.A/ M.Sc. Anthropology, M.A Rural Development, M.A Applied Economics, M.A Sanskrit, M.A Criminal Justice, M.A Social Work, M.A Economics, M.A Sociology, M.A Education, M.A Telugu, M.A English, MBA Business Administration, M.A Hindi, M.Com, M.A History, M.Ed. (special Education), M.A Human Rights & Duties, MHRM Human Resource Management, M.A Music, MJMC Journalism & Mas Communication, M.A Philosophy, M.L.I.Sc. Library & Information Sciences, M.A Politics, M.Ed., M.A Psychology, M.A Adult & Continuing Education, M.A Public Administration, M.A Public Administration, M.A Mridangam.
2. College of Engineering (Estd. 1955)
(a) B.E./B.Tech./B.Pharm/B.Arch. : Architecture, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering with Biotechnology (Special),Chemical Engineering with Petroleum Engineering (special), Civil Engineering, Civil Environmental Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (Marine Engineering), Naval Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Pharmacy.
(b) M.E./M.Tech. : Biotechnology , Mineral Processing Engineering, Chemical Engineering,Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Computer Science Technology , Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Control Systems, Pharmaceutical and Food Analysis, Electronic Instrumentation , Pharmaceutical Technology, Geo engineering , Pharmacognosy, Heat Transfer, Pharmacology, Hydraulics / Coastal Harbor Engineering, Power Systems and Automation, Industrial Engineering, Radar and Microwave Engineering , Industrial Process Instrumentation, Remote Sensing, Information Technology , Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Machine Design, Structural Engineering, Marine Engineering & Machine Handling, Technology Forecasting, Metallurgical Engineering
(c) M.Sc./MCA : Computer Applications, Applied Chemistry, Computer Science, Industrial Chemistry.
(d) M.Phil : Applied Chemistry, Instrumentation, Geo-engineering.
(e) Ph.D. : Programmes offered in all 16 Departments
3. College of Science & Technology (Estd. 1931)
(a) P.G. Diplomas : Coastal Zone Management, Prawn & Crab Farming & Management, Instrumentation.
(b) M.Sc. /M.Sc. (Tech.) : Aquaculture, Inorganic Chemistry, Applied Environmental Chemistry, Industrial Fisheries, Applied Genetics, Marine Biology & Fisheries, Analytical Chemistry, Marine Biotechnology, Applied Genetics, Marine Chemistry, Applied Geology, Marine Geology, Applied Mathematics, Marine Geophysics, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Biotechnology, Mathematics, Bio- Inorganic Chemistry, Mathematics & Computer Science, Coastal Aquaculture & Marine Biotechnology, Meteorology , Botany, Molecular Genetics, Chemistry, Microbiology, Electronics, Nuclear Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Nuclear Physics, Environmental Sciences, Organic Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Physical Chemistry, Foods Drugs & Water, Physical Oceanography, Geography, Physics, Geology, Space Physics Electronics , Geophysics, Statistics, Human Genetics, Zoology, Hydrology.
(c) MCS : Computer Science & Statistics
(d) M.Tech. : Atmospheric Sciences
(e) Ph.D. & M.Phil. : Programmes offered in all the 18 Departments
4. College of Law (Estd. 1945)
(a) Under Graduate : L.L.B 3 years, L.L.B 5 Years( in Affiliated colleges only)
(b) Post-Graduate : LL.M. (Law)
5. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Estd. 1951)
Faculties: The constitution and functions of the faculties shall be prescribed by statutes. Their shall be Dean/Chairman for each faculty who shall be appointed by the Executive Council from among the members of the faculty concern on the recommendations of the Vice-Chancellor.
Library , Academic Staff Colleges , Cyber Lab , IQAC , USIC , Press & Publications , Training & Placement , Employment & Guidance Bureau , Horticulture
Health Services , Faculty Club , NSS .
Contact Us:
Andhra University
Visakhapatnam - 530 003,
Andhra Pradesh, India.
Registrar
Tel : 91-891-2844444, 91-891-2844555, 91-891-2565100
Fax : 91-891-2755324
E-Mail : vicechancellor@andhrauniversity.info, registrar@andhrauniversity.info
Website: www.andhrauniversity.info
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