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== History == | == History == | ||
King [[Vikram Deo Verma]], the [[Maharaja]] 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.<ref>{{cite news|url =https://m.timesofindia.com/city/visakhapatnam/au-to-celebrate-150th-birth-anniv-of-maharaja-vikram-deo/amp_articleshow/69949545.cms | King [[Vikram Deo Verma]], the [[Maharaja]] 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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bayya |first=Venkatesh |date=26 June 2019 |title=Andhra University to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Maharajah Vikram Deo |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/visakhapatnam/au-to-celebrate-150th-birth-anniv-of-maharaja-vikram-deo/amp_articleshow/69949545.cms}}</ref> Furthermore, he provided {{INR|1}} lakh annually to the university, an approximate figure of {{INR|17}} lakhs between 1930s - 1940s.a<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/maharaja-vikram-deos-birth-anniversary-observed/article31948345.ece/amp/|title = Maharajah Vikram Deo's birth anniversary observed|newspaper=The Hindu|date= 29 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://m.timesofindia.com/city/visakhapatnam/andhra-university-donors-park-fails-to-draw-funds/amp_articleshow/57300058.cms|title = Andhra University donor's park fails to draw funds|newspaper=The Times of India|date= 23 February 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal|author=Mahalik, Nirakar|year=2013|title=Vikram Dev Verma|url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2013/nov/engpdf/66-68.pdf|journal=Odisha Review|pages=66–68}}</ref> | ||
== University emblem == | == University emblem == | ||
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*[[Andhra University College of Engineering]] (established 1955) | *[[Andhra University College of Engineering]] (established 1955) | ||
*Andhra University College of Engineering for Women (established 2010) | *Andhra University College of Engineering for Women (established 2010) | ||
*[[ | *[[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar College of Law]] (formerly AU College of Law)(established 1945) | ||
*[[Andhra University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences]] (established 1951) | *[[Andhra University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences]] (established 1951) | ||
*[[Andhra University College of Science and Technology]] (established 1931) | *[[Andhra University College of Science and Technology]] (established 1931) | ||
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{{Infobox India university ranking | {{Infobox India university ranking | ||
| type = University | | type = University | ||
| | | NIRF_O_2022 = 71 | ||
| | | NIRF_U_2022 = 36 | ||
| | | NIRF_E_2022 = 77 | ||
| | | NIRF_P_2023 = 22 | ||
| | | THE_W_2023 = 1201-1500 | ||
| | | THES_A_2022 = 401-500 | ||
| | | QS_A_2023 = 501-550 | ||
| OUTLOOK_U_2020 = 16 | | OUTLOOK_U_2020 = 16 | ||
}} | }} | ||
Andhra University was ranked | Andhra University was ranked 1201-1500 in the world by the ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'' of 2023<ref name=Rankings_THE_W_2023 /> and 401–500 in Asia.<ref name=Rankings_THES_A_2022 /> The [[QS World University Rankings]] of 2023 ranked it 501–550 in Asia.<ref name=Rankings_QS_A_2023 /> It was ranked 71 in India overall by the ''[[National Institutional Ranking Framework]]'' in 2022<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_O_2022 /> and 36th among universities.<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_U_2022"/> NIRF also ranked the [[Andhra University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences]] 22 in India in the pharmacy ranking.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_P_2023 /> | ||
== Notable alumni == | == Notable alumni == | ||
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=== Artists and writers === | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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!Name | |||
!Class year | |||
!Notability | |||
!References | |||
|- | |||
|[[Lakshmi Nandan Bora]] | |||
| | |||
|[[Assamese language|Assamese]] writer | |||
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Talukdar |first=Jyotirmoy |date=2021-06-04 |title=Lakshmi Nandan Bora: A Stalwart Of Assamese Literature Who Will Remain Forever Young |url=https://thewire.in/culture/lakshmi-nandan-bora-obituary-stalwart-of-assamese-literature |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913152356/https://thewire.in/culture/lakshmi-nandan-bora-obituary-stalwart-of-assamese-literature |archive-date=2022-09-13 |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=The Wire}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[P. Lalita Kumari]] | |||
|1972 MA | |||
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]] writer | |||
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Feminist Volga Wins Sahitya Akademi Award |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2015/dec/18/Feminist-Volga-Wins-Sahitya-Akademi-Award-854985.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331200031/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2015/dec/18/Feminist-Volga-Wins-Sahitya-Akademi-Award-854985.html |archive-date=2022-03-31 |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[Ipsita Pati]] | |||
| | |||
|Odia and Bollywood actress | |||
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|- | |||
|[[Trivikram Srinivas]] | |||
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|Film director and screenwriter | |||
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|- | |||
|[[P. Susheela]] | |||
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|Playback singer | |||
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|} | |||
=== Politicians, civil servants, and lawyers === | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ | |||
!Name | |||
!Class year | |||
!Notability | |||
!References | |||
|- | |||
|[[Konamaneni Amareswari]] | |||
| | |||
|Former Judge of [[Telangana High Court|Hyderabad High Court]] | |||
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hon'ble Smt. Justice K. Amareswari |url=https://tshc.gov.in/retjudges/kaj.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627195845/https://tshc.gov.in/retjudges/kaj.html |archive-date=2022-06-27 |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=High Court for the State of Telangana}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[Kambhampati Hari Babu]] | |||
| | |||
|15th [[List of governors of Mizoram|Governor of Mizoram]] and former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] from [[Visakhapatnam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Visakhapatnam]] | |||
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Manish |date=21 April 2014 |title=Vizag's non-local 'localite' |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Vizags-non-local-localite/articleshow/34016778.cms |access-date=16 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623202044/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Vizags-non-local-localite/articleshow/34016778.cms |archive-date=2022-06-23}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[G. M. C. Balayogi]] | |||
| | |||
|12th [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] | |||
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pandya |first=Haresh |date=2002-03-07 |title=Obituary: GMC Balayogi |url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/mar/07/guardianobituaries.india |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140613085710/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/mar/07/guardianobituaries.india |archive-date=2014-06-13 |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[Jasti Chelameswar]] | |||
|1976 | |||
|Former Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]] | |||
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hon'ble Sri Justice J. Chelameswar |url=https://tshc.gov.in/retjudges/jcj.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703201105/https://tshc.gov.in/retjudges/jcj.html |archive-date=2022-07-03 |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=High Court for the State of Telangana}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[Kothapalli Geetha]] | |||
| | |||
|Former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] from [[Araku Lok Sabha constituency|Araku]] | |||
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-24 |title=Araku MP Kothapalli Geetha launches Jana Jagruti Party in Vijayawada |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/araku-mp-kothapalli-geetha-launches-jana-jagruti-party-vijayawada-87185 |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[Negeri Lencho]] | |||
|2011 PhD | |||
|Former Minister for Communication Affairs, Government of [[Ethiopia]] | |||
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-03-23 |title=Centre for African studies to come up in Andhra university |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/230317/centre-for-african-studies-to-come-up-in-andhra-university.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328021822/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/230317/centre-for-african-studies-to-come-up-in-andhra-university.html |archive-date=2017-03-28 |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Negeri Lencho {{!}} College of Humanities, Language studies, Journalism & Communication |url=http://www.aau.edu.et/chls/negeri-lencho/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311161651/http://www.aau.edu.et/chls/negeri-lencho/ |archive-date=2020-03-11 |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=Addis Ababa University}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[G. Ramanujulu Naidu]] | |||
|1951 | |||
|Former Judge of [[Telangana High Court|Hyderabad High Court]] | |||
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hon'ble Sri Justice G. Ramanujulu Naidu |url=https://tshc.gov.in/retjudges/grnj.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627195919/https://tshc.gov.in/retjudges/grnj.html |archive-date=2022-06-27 |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=High Court for the State of Telangana}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[Venkaiah Naidu]] | |||
| | |||
|13th [[Vice President of India]] | |||
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manoj |first=C. G. |last2=Mathew |first2=Liz |date=2022-08-07 |title=Venkaiah Naidu: The reluctant Vice-President who could have been more |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/venkaiah-naidus-sunday-profile-end-of-session-demitting-office-8075426/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807040858/https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/venkaiah-naidus-sunday-profile-end-of-session-demitting-office-8075426/ |archive-date=2022-08-07 |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[K. Padmanabhaiah]] | |||
| | |||
|Former [[Home Secretary (India)|Home Secretary of India]] | |||
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sri K. Padmanabhaiah |url=https://asci.org.in/sri-k-padmanabhaiah/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913131741/https://asci.org.in/sri-k-padmanabhaiah/ |archive-date=2022-09-13 |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=Administrative Staff College of India |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[Raghu Rama Krishna Raju]] | |||
| | |||
|[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] from [[Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituency|Narsapuram]] | |||
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha - Kanumuru, Shri Raghu Ramakrishna Raju |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5097 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-05-17 |website=[[Lok Sabha]]}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[Pavani Parameswara Rao]] | |||
| | |||
|Senior Advocate at the [[Supreme Court of India]] | |||
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-09-14 |title=Eminent jurist Pavani Parameswara Rao dead |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/140917/eminent-jurist-pavani-parameswara-rao-dead.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127070744/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/140917/eminent-jurist-pavani-parameswara-rao-dead.html |archive-date=2017-11-27 |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|[[Varanasi Subramanyam]] | |||
| | |||
|Maoist politician | |||
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-09-26 |title=3 top Maoist leaders produced in court |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/3-top-Maoist-leaders-produced-in-court/article15002212.ece |access-date=2022-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401134316/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/3-top-Maoist-leaders-produced-in-court/article15002212.ece |archive-date=2019-04-01 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | |||
|} | |||
=== Others === | |||
* [[Satya N. Atluri]], Mechanical Engineering (1959-1963), recipient of the [[List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019)|Padma Bhushan Award for 2013]] in science & engineering | * [[Satya N. Atluri]], Mechanical Engineering (1959-1963), recipient of the [[List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019)|Padma Bhushan Award for 2013]] in science & engineering | ||
* [[Neeli Bendapudi]], 18th president of the [[University of Louisville]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], Kentucky, [[United States of America|US]], president elect of [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State University]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vizag’s Neeli Bendapudi named first woman president of Pennsylvania University |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2021/dec/11/vizags-neeli-bendapudi-named-first-woman-presidentof-pennsylvania-university-2394237.html |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> | |||
* [[Neeli Bendapudi]], 18th president of the [[University of Louisville]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], Kentucky, [[United States of America|US]], president elect of [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State University]] | |||
* [[B. M. Choudary]], inorganic chemist, [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize|Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate | * [[B. M. Choudary]], inorganic chemist, [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize|Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate | ||
* [[Undurti Narasimha Das]], immunologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | * [[Undurti Narasimha Das]], immunologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | ||
* [[Kunchithapadam Gopalan]], geochronologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | * [[Kunchithapadam Gopalan]], geochronologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | ||
* [[Chennupati Jagadish]], applied physics 1977–1980, [[Order of Australia|Companion of the Order of Australia]] | * [[Chennupati Jagadish]], applied physics 1977–1980, [[Order of Australia|Companion of the Order of Australia]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raghavendra |first=V. |date=2016-01-28 |title=Scientist from A.P. wins Australia’s highest civilian honour |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/Scientist-from-A.P.-wins-Australia%E2%80%99s-highest-civilian-honour/article14024662.ece |access-date=2022-09-11 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | ||
* [[Pilli Alfred James]], public administrator | * [[Pilli Alfred James]], public administrator | ||
* [[S. Rao Kosaraju]], Computer Science (1959–1964), founder of the [[Kosaraju's algorithm]], which finds the strongly connected components of a [[directed graph]] | * [[S. Rao Kosaraju]], Computer Science (1959–1964), founder of the [[Kosaraju's algorithm]], which finds the strongly connected components of a [[directed graph]] | ||
* [[Kolluru Sree Krishna]], geophysicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | * [[Kolluru Sree Krishna]], geophysicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | ||
* [[N. S. Raghavan]], Electrical Engineering 1959–1964, co-founder of Infosys | * [[N. S. Raghavan]], Electrical Engineering 1959–1964, co-founder of Infosys | ||
* [[Anumolu Ramakrishna]], former Deputy Managing Director of [[Larsen & Toubro]] and [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient | * [[Anumolu Ramakrishna]], former Deputy Managing Director of [[Larsen & Toubro]] and [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient | ||
*[[B. L. S. Prakasa Rao]], statistician, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate and [[National Science Foundation]] Fellow<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Bose|first1=Arup|date=27 September 2010|title=The ET Interview: B.L.S. Prakasa Rao|journal=Econometric Theory|volume=27|issue=2|pages=373–411|doi=10.1017/S0266466610000319|s2cid=121673858|issn=1469-4360}}</ref> | *[[B. L. S. Prakasa Rao]], statistician, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate and [[National Science Foundation]] Fellow<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Bose|first1=Arup|date=27 September 2010|title=The ET Interview: B.L.S. Prakasa Rao|journal=Econometric Theory|volume=27|issue=2|pages=373–411|doi=10.1017/S0266466610000319|s2cid=121673858|issn=1469-4360}}</ref> | ||
* [[Barry Ramachandra Rao]], space physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | * [[Barry Ramachandra Rao]], space physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhattacharjee |first=Sumit |date=2015-09-24 |title=Teacher who spent his time with students |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/teacher-who-spent-his-time-with-students/article7688252.ece |access-date=2022-09-11 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | ||
* [[C. R. Rao]], statistician, [[National Medal of Science]] laureate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ww2.amstat.org/about/statisticiansinhistory/index.cfm?fuseaction=biosinfo&BioID=13|title=Statisticians in History – Calyampudi R. Rao|website=ww2.amstat.org|access-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704210128/https://ww2.amstat.org/about/statisticiansinhistory/index.cfm?fuseaction=biosinfo&BioID=13|archive-date=4 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | * [[C. R. Rao]], statistician, [[National Medal of Science]] laureate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ww2.amstat.org/about/statisticiansinhistory/index.cfm?fuseaction=biosinfo&BioID=13|title=Statisticians in History – Calyampudi R. Rao|website=ww2.amstat.org|access-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704210128/https://ww2.amstat.org/about/statisticiansinhistory/index.cfm?fuseaction=biosinfo&BioID=13|archive-date=4 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
* [[G. S. R. Subba Rao]], natural product chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | * [[G. S. R. Subba Rao]], natural product chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | ||
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* [[B. L. K. Somayajulu]], geochemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | * [[B. L. K. Somayajulu]], geochemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | ||
* [[Adusumilli Srikrishna]], organic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | * [[Adusumilli Srikrishna]], organic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | ||
* [[Duvvuri Subbarao]], economist and former [[Reserve Bank of India]] Governor<ref>{{cite news|title=There can't be painless adjustments|url=http://businessworld.in/article/-There-can-t-be-painless-adjustments-/08-11-2014-54648/|access-date=1 October 2017|work=BW Businessworld|date=20 June 2008|language=en}}</ref> | * [[Duvvuri Subbarao]], economist and former [[Reserve Bank of India]] Governor<ref>{{cite news|title=There can't be painless adjustments|url=http://businessworld.in/article/-There-can-t-be-painless-adjustments-/08-11-2014-54648/|access-date=1 October 2017|work=BW Businessworld|date=20 June 2008|language=en}}</ref> | ||
* [[Srinivasan Varadarajan]], chemist and [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee | * [[Srinivasan Varadarajan]], chemist and [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.andhrauniversity.edu.in/ Official website] | *[http://www.andhrauniversity.edu.in/ Official website] | ||
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Visakhapatnam]] | [[Category:Universities and colleges in Visakhapatnam]] | ||
[[Category:1926 establishments in India]] | [[Category:1926 establishments in India]] | ||
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[[Category:Uttarandhra]] | [[Category:Uttarandhra]] | ||
[[Category:State universities in Andhra Pradesh]] | [[Category:State universities in Andhra Pradesh]] |