Acharya Nagarjuna University
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| Established: | 1976 |
| Type: | Public |
| Chancellor: | N D Tiwari |
| Vice-Chancellor: | Viswanadhuni Bala Mohandas |
| Location: | Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Campus: | Rural |
| Affiliations: | UGC |
| Website: | http://www.nagarjunauniversity.ac.in |
Acharya 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.
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[edit] History
The university is an outgrowth of a Post-Graduate Centre of Andhra University, which was established in 1967 at Nallapadu area of Guntur and then relocated to Nambur/Kaza area on the east of the 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] Campus
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 and other districts of Andhra Pradesh. Acharya Nagarjuna University offers a special MBA programme that meets the current industry standards, following signing of partner programs deal with Central Michigan University
- Exchange Programs
The university is also most notably known for its international exchange programs. Various seminars and symposia takes place within the university to promote international education and research activities on a regular basis.
[edit] Departments
- Department of Aquaculture
- Department of Biotechnology
The Centre for Biotechnology at Acharya Nagarjuna University was established in year 1994, inaugurated by the then Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Dr.C.R.Bhatia. The centre is offering two academic programs, M.Sc. (Biotechnology) and M.Tech. (Biotechnology) and also offering research degrees leading to M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Biotechnology. A course on M.Sc. Medical Biotechnology is initiated as a combination program with NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada for the academic year 2007-2008. The department is headed by Prof.K.R.S.Sambasiva Rao, with his able guidance, the department has developed good infrastructure and facilities in this area.
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Political Science & Public Administration
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Economics
- Department of Telugu & Oriental Languages
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Botany
- Department of Commerce & Business Administration
- Department of Adult Education
- Department of Electronics & Instrumentation Technology
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Geology
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
- Department of Rural development
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Women's Studies
- Centre for Scientific Socialism
- Centre for Buddhist Studies
[edit] Research Journals
- Acharya Nagarjuna International Journal of Mathematics and Information Technology
[edit] External links
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