The Dravidian University,

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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 ...

, India was established by the

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, through a Legislature Act (No. 17 of 1997) with the initial support extended by the governments of

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and

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for an integrated development of

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and culture. It was the brainchild of former Chief Minister N.T. Rama R

Vice-chancellors

Following are the former vice-chancellors of the university: * P. V. Arunachalam, 1997–2001 * R. Srihari, 2001–2005 * K.S. Chalam, May 2005 * S.Jayarama Reddy, June–August 2005 * G. Lakshmi Narayana, 2005–2008 * C. Rathnam, August 2008 (I/c) * Cuddapah Ramanaiah, 2008–2011 * N. Prabhakar Rao, August 2011 – November 2011 (I/c) * M.G. Gopal, November 2011 – December 2011 (I/c) * S. Chellappa, December 2011 – February 2012 (I/c) * M.G. Gopal, February–April 2012 (I/c) * K. Rathnaiah, 2012–2015 * P. Vijaya Prakash, April–October 2015 (I/c) * E. Sathyanarayana, 2015–2018 * Rokkam Sudarsan Rao, October 2018 – January 2019 (I/c) * Sudhakar Yedla, January–September 2019 * G. Lokanadha Reddy, September 2019 – May 2020

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* {{Authority control Dravidian studies Universities and colleges in Chittoor district Educational institutions established in 1997 1997 establishments in Andhra Pradesh State universities in Andhra Pradesh