Andhra University ( IAST: ''Āndhra Vișvakalāpariṣhat'') is a

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located in

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Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to t ...

, India. It was established in 1926.

History

King Vikram Deo Verma, the

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of Jeypore was one of the biggest donors of the university. He donated lands and two million rupees for the establishment of the university which was set to be shifted elsewhere by the education authorities due to lack of funding. Furthermore, he provided lakh annually to the university, an approximate figure of lakhs between 1930s - 1940s.a The liberal king was conferred an Honorary Doctorate degree from the university. The Jeypore College of Technology and Science in Andhra University was founded by Maharajah Vikram Deo.

University emblem

The university emblem was designed by Sri Kowta Rammohan Sastri with the guidance of Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy. The rising sun represents the university itself and the radiating light rays representing its faculties of study. The lotus is the seat of Goddess Lakshmi (prosperity) and

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(knowledge). The swastika is the symbol of benediction. An ocean is the vast region of knowledge. The two serpents represent the seekers and custodians of wisdom. Andhra University Visakhapatnam

Faculties and departments

*Andhra University College of Arts and Commerce (established 1931) * Andhra University College of Engineering (established 1955) *Andhra University College of Engineering for Women (established 2010) *

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law (formerly known as Andhra University College of Law) is one of the constituent colleges of Andhra University established in 1945. This college is recognised as an advanced center in Law by University Grants Co ...

(formerly AU College of Law)(established 1945) * Andhra University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (established 1951) *

Andhra University College of Science and Technology Andhra University College of Science and Technology is a constituent college of Andhra University established in 1931. History The College was started in 1931 as the combined Colleges of Arts, Science and Technology. In later years the combin ...

(established 1931) *Andhra University School of Distance Education (established 1972)

Rankings

Andhra University was ranked 1001+ in the world by the ''

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'' of 2020 and 351–400 in Asia. The

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of 2020 ranked it 351–400 in Asia. It was ranked 36th in India overall by the '' National Institutional Ranking Framework'' in 2020 and 19th among universities. NIRF also ranked the Andhra University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences 34th in India in the pharmacy ranking.

Notable alumni

Artists and writers

Politicians, civil servants, and lawyers

Others

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References

External links

Official website
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