Acharya Nagarjuna University
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| Established | 1976 |
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| Type | Affiliating university |
| Location | Guntur City, AP, India |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Website | http://www.nagarjunauniversity.ac.in |
Acharya Nagarjuna University (sometimes referred to as Nagarjuna University) is a post-graduate University, and one of the largest universities in India. It is located at NagarjunaNagar in the suburban area of Guntur City, a major centre for Learning in India.
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[edit] History
The university is an outgrowth of a Post-Graduate Centre of Andhra University, which was established in 1967 in the Nallapadu area of Guntur 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.
[edit] Campuses
In addition to its main campus, the university also maintains two post-graduate centres in Nuzvid, 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 Districts of Andhra Pradesh.
[edit] Seminars/Symposiums
- International Symposium on English language takes place during the month of January-2007 at the University Campus [1].
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