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== History ==
== History ==
[[File:H.H. Maharajah Sri Vikram Dev Varma Bahadur.jpg|thumb|Maharajah Sri Vikram Dev Varma Bahadur, the founding father of Andhra University]]


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 |title = Andhra University to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Maharajah Vikram Deo|newspaper=The Times of India|date= 26 June 2019}}</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>
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)
*[[Andhra University College of Law]] (established 1945)
*[[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_2020 = 36
| NIRF_O_2022 = 71
| NIRF_U_2020 = 19
| NIRF_U_2022 = 36
| NIRF_E_2020 = 69
| NIRF_E_2022 = 77
| NIRF_P_2020 = 34
| NIRF_P_2023 = 22
| THE_W_2020 = 1001+
| THE_W_2023 = 1201-1500
| THES_A_2020 = 351-400
| THES_A_2022 = 401-500
| QS_A_2020 = 351-400
| QS_A_2023 = 501-550
| WEEK_U_2019 = 10
| OUTLOOK_U_2020 = 16
| OUTLOOK_U_2020 = 16
}}
}}
Andhra University was ranked 1001+ in the world by the ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'' of 2020<ref name=Rankings_THE_W_2020 /> and 351–400 in Asia.<ref name=Rankings_THES_A_2020 /> The [[QS World University Rankings]] of 2020 ranked it 351–400 in Asia.<ref name=Rankings_QS_A_2020 /> It was ranked 36th in India overall by the ''[[National Institutional Ranking Framework]]'' in 2020<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_O_2020 /> and 19th among universities.<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_U_2020"/> NIRF also ranked the [[Andhra University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences]] 34th in India in the pharmacy ranking.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_P_2020 />
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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* [[Venkaiah Naidu]], Vice President of India
=== Artists and writers ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!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
|
|-
|[[Trivikram Srinivas]]
|
|Film director and screenwriter
|
|-
|[[P. Susheela]]
|
|Playback singer
|
|}
 
=== 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
* [[Kambhampati Hari Babu]], electronics and communications engineering, member of the [[16th Lok Sabha]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Vizags-non-local-localite/articleshow/34016778.cms|title=Vizag's non-local 'localite'|last1=Manish|date=21 April 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=16 January 2018}}</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]]<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>
* [[G. M. C. Balayogi]], 12th Speaker of Lok Sabha
* [[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]]
* [[Jasti Chelameswar]], judge of Supreme Court
* [[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
* [[Ipsita Pati]], Philanthropist and Bollywood Actress.
* [[K. Padmanabhaiah]], former secretary, Ministry of home affairs, Government of India
* [[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
* [[Trivikram Srinivas]], MSc (Nuclear Physics), film director
* [[Raghu Rama Krishna Raju]], Member of Parliament in 17th Lok Sabha<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>
* [[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>
* [[Varanasi Subramanyam]], Indian Maoist politician
* [[P. Susheela]], An Indian playback singer associated with the South Indian Cinema
* [[Srinivasan Varadarajan]], chemist and [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee
* [[Srinivasan Varadarajan]], chemist and [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Andhra University}}
 
*[http://www.andhrauniversity.edu.in/ Official website]
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Andhra University
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Other name
AU
MottoTejasvi nāvadhītamastu (from the Taittiriya āraṇyaka of the Yajurveda, 8.0.0)
Motto in English
"May the Divine Light illuminate our studies."
TypePublic
Established1926; 100 years ago (1926)
ChancellorGovernor of Andhra Pradesh
Vice-ChancellorP.V.G.D Prasad Reddy
Location
Visakhapatnam
,
Andhra Pradesh
,
India

17°43′45.38″N 83°19′17.61″E / 17.7292722°N 83.3215583°E / 17.7292722; 83.3215583
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Websiteandhrauniversity.edu.in

Andhra University (IAST: Āndhra Vișvakalāpariṣhat) is a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926.[1][2]

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.[3] Furthermore, he provided ₹1 lakh annually to the university, an approximate figure of ₹17 lakhs between 1930s - 1940s.a[4][5] 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.[6]

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 Saraswati (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.[7]

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

Faculties and departments

Rankings

University rankings
General – India
Outlook India (Universities) (2020)[10]16

Andhra University was ranked 1201-1500 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023[11] and 401–500 in Asia.[12] The QS World University Rankings of 2023 ranked it 501–550 in Asia.[13] It was ranked 71 in India overall by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2022[14] and 36th among universities.[15] NIRF also ranked the Andhra University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences 22 in India in the pharmacy ranking.[16]

Notable alumni

Artists and writers

Name Class year Notability References
Lakshmi Nandan Bora Assamese writer [17]
P. Lalita Kumari 1972 MA Telugu writer [18]
Ipsita Pati Odia and Bollywood actress
Trivikram Srinivas Film director and screenwriter
P. Susheela Playback singer

Politicians, civil servants, and lawyers

Name Class year Notability References
Konamaneni Amareswari Former Judge of Hyderabad High Court [19]
Kambhampati Hari Babu 15th Governor of Mizoram and former MP from Visakhapatnam [20]
G. M. C. Balayogi 12th Speaker of the Lok Sabha [21]
Jasti Chelameswar 1976 Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India [22]
Kothapalli Geetha Former MP from Araku [23]
Negeri Lencho 2011 PhD Former Minister for Communication Affairs, Government of Ethiopia [24][25]
G. Ramanujulu Naidu 1951 Former Judge of Hyderabad High Court [26]
Venkaiah Naidu 13th Vice President of India [27]
K. Padmanabhaiah Former Home Secretary of India [28]
Raghu Rama Krishna Raju MP from Narsapuram [29]
Pavani Parameswara Rao Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India [30]
Varanasi Subramanyam Maoist politician [31]

Others

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to Andhra University". andhrauniversity.edu.in. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  2. ↑ ".: Andhra University | AU Profile :". Archived from the original on 7 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Bayya, Venkatesh (26 June 2019). "Andhra University to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Maharajah Vikram Deo". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ "Maharajah Vikram Deo's birth anniversary observed". The Hindu. 29 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Andhra University donor's park fails to draw funds". The Times of India. 23 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Mahalik, Nirakar (2013). "Vikram Dev Verma" (PDF). Odisha Review: 66–68.
  7. ↑ Andhra University Golden Jubilee Celebrations (1926–76) Souvenir. The Andhra University Emblem: What it signifies. Waltair: Andhra University. p. v.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Andhra University | College of Arts & Commerce". www.andhrauniversity.edu.in. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Andhra University | School of Distance Education". www.andhrauniversity.edu.in. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Top 75 Universities In India In 2020". The Outlook. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  11. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Rankings_THE_W_2023
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  13. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Rankings_QS_A_2023
  14. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Rankings_NIRF_O_2022
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  17. ↑ Talukdar, Jyotirmoy (4 June 2021). "Lakshmi Nandan Bora: A Stalwart Of Assamese Literature Who Will Remain Forever Young". The Wire. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  18. ↑ "Feminist Volga Wins Sahitya Akademi Award". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  19. ↑ "The Hon'ble Smt. Justice K. Amareswari". High Court for the State of Telangana. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  20. ↑ Manish (21 April 2014). "Vizag's non-local 'localite'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  21. ↑ Pandya, Haresh (7 March 2002). "Obituary: GMC Balayogi". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  22. ↑ "The Hon'ble Sri Justice J. Chelameswar". High Court for the State of Telangana. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  23. ↑ "Araku MP Kothapalli Geetha launches Jana Jagruti Party in Vijayawada". The News Minute. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  24. ↑ "Centre for African studies to come up in Andhra university". Deccan Chronicle. 23 March 2017. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  25. ↑ "Negeri Lencho | College of Humanities, Language studies, Journalism & Communication". Addis Ababa University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  26. ↑ "The Hon'ble Sri Justice G. Ramanujulu Naidu". High Court for the State of Telangana. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  27. ↑ Manoj, C. G.; Mathew, Liz (7 August 2022). "Venkaiah Naidu: The reluctant Vice-President who could have been more". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  28. ↑ "Sri K. Padmanabhaiah". Administrative Staff College of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  29. ↑ "Members : Lok Sabha - Kanumuru, Shri Raghu Ramakrishna Raju". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 17 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  30. ↑ "Eminent jurist Pavani Parameswara Rao dead". Deccan Chronicle. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  31. ↑ "3 top Maoist leaders produced in court". The Hindu. 26 September 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  32. ↑ "Vizag's Neeli Bendapudi named first woman president of Pennsylvania University". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  33. ↑ Raghavendra, V. (28 January 2016). "Scientist from A.P. wins Australia's highest civilian honour". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  34. ↑ Bose, Arup (27 September 2010). "The ET Interview: B.L.S. Prakasa Rao". Econometric Theory. 27 (2): 373–411. doi:10.1017/S0266466610000319. ISSN 1469-4360. S2CID 121673858.
  35. ↑ Bhattacharjee, Sumit (24 September 2015). "Teacher who spent his time with students". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  36. ↑ "Statisticians in History – Calyampudi R. Rao". ww2.amstat.org. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  37. ↑ "There can't be painless adjustments". BW Businessworld. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

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