Adikavi Nannaya University

Adikavi Nannaya University
TypePublic
Established22 April 2006; 18 years ago (2006-04-22)
Vice-ChancellorProf. Y. Srinivasa Rao [1]
Location
Rajahmundry
,
Andhra Pradesh
,
India

17°1′1.44″N 81°46′57.87″E / 17.0170667°N 81.7827417°E / 17.0170667; 81.7827417
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Website

Adikavi Nannaya University (IAST: Ādikavi Nannaya Viśvavidyālayamu) is a state university located in Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh, India.[2][3] It was established on 22 April 2006 through the Government of Andhra Pradesh Act No. 28 of 2006.[4]

Adikavi Nannaya University University in Andhra Pradesh

It is named after Nannayya, the first attested author of a text composed in the Telugu language. The university attends to the educational needs of both Godavari districts. Currently, all seventy-four post-graduate institutes as well as the 403 degree colleges located within the aforementioned districts maintain their government-mandated university affiliation with Adikavi Nannaya University. These colleges were previously affiliated with Andhra University.

The University also hosts four Constituent Colleges namely: University College of Arts and Commerce, University College of Education, University College of Engineering and University College of Science and Technology.

Adikavi Nannaya University has extension campus at Kakinada and Tadepalligudem.

The university initiated a program in Geo-Informatics and Petroleum Exploration, the first of its kind in Andhra Pradesh and one of the few in the country. In the second phase, keeping in view of the government policy of encouraging five-year integrated courses, the university designed and offered a new course in Mathematics and Computing, with the objective of providing trained programmes to the I.T. industry. [5][6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ "Vice Chancellor". aknu.edu.in. Adikavi Nannaya University. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Adikavi Nannaya varsity to be developed to impart standard education: Srinivasa Rao". The Economic Times. 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Andhra Pradesh State University". University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Adikavi Nannaya University". www.aknu.edu.in. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Raavi Sastry's 100th birth anniversary celebrated at Adikavi Nannaya University". The New Indian Express. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Adikavi Nannayya University to set up Kandukuri Kala Peetham". Deccan Chronicle. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Nannaya university to go for NAAC accreditation this academic year". The Hindu. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Rajamahendravaram: Adikavi Nannaya University receives ISO certificates for gender equality". Hans India. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Adikavi Nannaya University to launch distance education courses soon". The Hindu. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.