Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh (CTUAP) is an Indian Central University yet to be located in Marrivalasa,

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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 the ...

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. , it is operating from a transit campus, and its final location is yet to be finalised.

History

The establishment of CTUAP by the central government was required under the thirteenth schedule to the ''

Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014, commonly known as the Telangana Act, is an Act of Indian Parliament that bifurcated the state of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and the residuary Andhra Pradesh state, as an outcome of the Telanga ...

''. In 2015 the university has been allotted 525 acres of land in Relli Village, Vizianagaram district by the

Government of Andhra Pradesh Government of Andhra Pradesh, abbreviated as, GOAP, or, Andhra Government, is the subnational government for the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is an elected government with 175 MLAs elected to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh fo ...

. The

union cabinet The Union Council of Ministers Article 58 of the ''Constitution of India'' is the principal executive organ of the Government of India, which is responsible for being the senior decision making body of the executive branch. It is chaired by t ...

has sanctioned for the construction of the university, out of which were sanctioned for the first phase of construction. The

Andhra University Andhra University ( IAST: ''Āndhra Vișvakalāpariṣhat'') is a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926. History King Vikram Deo Verma, the Maharaja of Jeypore was one of the biggest d ...

campus in Kondakarakam village, Vizianagaram district has been identified as transit campus to begin the academic and administrative activities for the academic year 2019–20 and the CTUAP will be moved to its own building in Relli village upon completion of its own buildings. Andhra University was assigned the position of mentor university. In 2019 the university was officially established, through the ''Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2019''. In August 2020, T.V. Kattimani was appointed the first

vice-chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor ...

of the university. , the final location of the university has not been finalised. A parcel of land that was identified in Kuntinavalasa in

Mentada mandal Mentada mandal is one of the 34 mandals in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is administration under Parvathipuram revenue division and headquartered at Mentada. The mandal is bounded by Pachipenta, Ramabhadrapura ...

was found satisfactory by the officials who visited it, although this is not the only location proposed, and other locations are considered at Pachipenta mandal, at Chinnamedapalli in Mentada mandal and at Marrivalasa in Dattirajeru mandal.

Governance

The university is governed by the rules set by the ''Central Universities Act, 2009''. The

president of India The president of India ( IAST: ) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces. Droupadi Mur ...

is the visitor of the university. The chancellor is the ceremonial head of the university while the executive powers rest with the

. The court, the executive council, the academic council, the board of studies and the finance committee are the administrative authorities of the university. The university court is the supreme authority of the university and has the power to review, the broad policies and programmes of the university and to suggest measures for the improvement and development of the university; The executive council is the highest executive body of the University. The academic council is the highest academic body of the university and is responsible for the co-ordination and exercising general supervision over the academic policies of the university. It has the right to advise the executive council on all academic matters. The finance committee is responsible for recommending financial policies, goals, and budgets.

Academics

CTUAP offers postgraduate, integrated and diploma courses. Admission is through an entrance exam conducted by Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET).

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