| 词条 | Andhra University |
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|name = Andhra University |image = Andhra University logo.png |latin_name = |motto = Tejasvi nāvadhītamastu (from the Taittiriya āraṇyaka of the Yajurveda, 8.0.0) |mottoeng = "May the Divine Light illuminate our studies." |established =1926 |type =Public |rector = Gayatri Devi |chancellor =Governor of Andhra Pradesh |vice_chancellor = G. Nageswara Rao |principal = |dean = |head_label = |head = |students = |undergrad = |postgrad = |doctoral = |city =Visakhapatnam |state = Andhra Pradesh |country =India |campus = Urban |free_label = |free = |nickname = AU |mascot = |website = [https://www.andhrauniversity.edu.in/ www.andhrauniversity.edu.in] |coor = {{coord|17|43|45.38|N|83|19|17.61|E|region:IN|display=inline,title}} |affiliations = UGC |staff = |faculty = |colors = }} The Andhra University (IAST: Āndhra Vișvakalāpariṣhat) is a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It was established in 1926[1] HistoryAndhra University was established in 1926 by the Madras University Act to serve the entire linguistic region of Andhra as a residential teaching-cum-affiliating University.{{cn|date=August 2018}} The institution has Sir C.R. Reddy as its founder Vice-Chancellor and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan as the second Vice-Chancellor.{{cn|date=August 2018}} Mir Osman Ali Khan, The Seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, donated {{INR|1}} lakh for the university.[2]{{clarify|reason=when was this donation made?|date=July 2018}} University emblemThe university emblem was designed by Shri 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.[3] Campus{{unreferenced section|date=June 2017}}The university is a campus dotted with 121 buildings for academic, administrative, and support services, with a plinth area of about {{convert|2|e6sqft|m2|abbr=off|order=flip}}, and 324 staff quarters. It serves the educational needs of five districts of Andhra Pradesh, namely Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam. Located on the uplands of Visakhapatnam, 'The City of Destiny', the university campus is scenic, with the Bay of Bengal on one side of it and on the other, the green Kailasagiri hill range. InfrastructureThe university contains two sections, the south campus and north campus. The south campus houses the Arts, Humanities and Sciences departments along with the administrative block. The north campus (established in 1962), comprises the Engineering College. The university has four constituent colleges. The College of Arts and Commerce is the biggest constituent college with 28 departments offering 55 courses. The College of Science and Technology has 19 departments, which offers 44 courses. The College of Engineering has 16 departments involving in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The College of Law has been identified as an advanced centre in law by University Grants Commission. The university has a school of distance education (started 1972) with 32 study centres across the state and a study centre at New Delhi. The campus has 19 hostels for men and four hostels for women, that accommodate 4,300 students. There is residential accommodation of 340 units of staff quarters. The university has three health centres, a homoeopathy dispensary, three guest houses, a faculty club, an open-air theatre and a campus school for the children of university school. Faculties and departments{{unreferenced section|date=June 2017}}
The College of Engineering offers 80 courses in 15 departments. Courses include Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics & Communications, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Remote Sensing, Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, Nanotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering. The College of Law offers LL.B. 3 years, LL.B. 5 years, LL.M. and PhD programmes. Many of the judges in the Andhra Pradesh Courts, and a representation in the judiciary of High Courts and Supreme Court are the alumni of Dr B.R.Ambedkar College of Law. Courses offered{{unreferenced section|date=June 2017}}Courses include Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Geology, and Geography. The university teaches applied sciences like Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Human Genetics, Environmental Sciences, Geophysics, Geo-Engineering, Remote Sensing, Nuclear Physics, Meteorology, Oceanography, Nuclear Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry and Bioinorganic Chemistry. Other courses are Plant Cytogenetics, Parasitology, Marine Fisheries, Entomology, Hydrology, Human Genetics, Ionosphere Studies, Petroleum Exploration Studies, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanoscience, Foods and drugs, and water. The university offers courses in Business Management, Quantitative Economics, Criminal Justice, Meteorology & Oceanography, Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Chemistry, Parapsychology, Genetics, Gemology, GeoEngineering, Petroleum Exploration, Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, Retail Management, Statistics and Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering. Rankings{{Infobox India university ranking| type = University | NIRF_O_2018 = 36 | NIRF_U_2018 = 22 | NIRF_L_2018 = 10 | NIRF_P_2018 = 28 | THE_W_2018 = 801-1000 | THES_A_2018 = 251-300 | QS_A_2018 = 301-350 }} Andhra University was ranked 801-1000 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2018 and 251-300 in Asia. The QS World University Rankings of 2018 ranked it 301-350 in Asia. It was ranked 36 in India overall by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2018 and 22 among universities. NIRF also ranked the Andhra University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences 28 in India in the pharmacy ranking. Faculties{{unreferenced section|date=June 2017}}More than 85% of the faculty members have PhD degrees acquired from institutes in India and abroad. The faculty strength is 500. It is the first college in AP to launch 4G WiFi facility for students on the commercial basis. Broadband internet facility is available. There is a projector is in every classroom and a fingerprint attendance system. The college has established relations with R&D, production and manufacturing industries like NSTL, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, DRDO, ISRO, BARC, SAC-Ahmedabad, Wipro, Infosys, Mahindra Satyam, HCL, TCS, IRS etc. Campuses outside the universityThe university has established campuses outside Visakhapatnam to meet the demand for post-graduate education. Campuses are located in Etcherla, Srikakulam district, Kakinada, East Godavari district, Tadepalligudem, West Godavari district and Vizianagaram. An earlier campus at Guntur City, established in 1967, became Acharya Nagarjuna University in 1976. Adikavi Nannaya University was formed in 2006 taken the affiliated colleges from East and West Godavari districts. In 2008, Etcherla PG Campus became Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam and took control over all affiliated colleges in Srikakulam. AffiliationsThere are 575 affiliated colleges spread across five districts under the territorial jurisdiction of Andhra University. The enrollment in undergraduate courses is more than 77,000 and in postgraduate courses more than 20,000 students. The university is supported by 860 teachers and 2500 non-teaching and technical staff. Kala PrapoornaThe honorary doctorate degree of ‘Kala Prapoorna' (Sangha Seva) may be given in the Faculties of Engineering and Kala Prapoorna (Krishi) in the Faculty of Agriculture, ‘Kala Prapoorna' (Sangeeta), (Natya), (Nataka), (Chitra) or (Silpa) in the Faculty of Fine Arts and ‘Kala Prapoorna' (Sahitya) in the Faculty of ‘Oriental Learning'. Notable alumni{{alumni|date=September 2017}}
See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.andhrauniversity.edu.in|title=Welcome to Andhra University |website=andhrauniversity.edu.in|accessdate=23 May 2011}} 2. ^{{cite news|url =https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/A-lsquomiser-who-donated-generously/article15988076.ece |title = A ‘miser' who donated generously|newspaper=thehindu|date= May 24, 2013}} 3. ^{{cite book|author=Andhra University Golden Jubilee Celebrations (1926-76) Souvenir|title=The Andhra University Emblem: What it signifies|publisher=Andhra University|location=Waltair|page=v|accessdate=18 February 2016}} 4. ^{{cite news|last1=Manish|title=Vizag’s non-local ‘localite’|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Vizags-non-local-localite/articleshow/34016778.cms|accessdate=16 January 2018|work=The Times of India|date=21 April 2014}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=There can’t be painless adjustments|url=http://businessworld.in/article/-There-can-t-be-painless-adjustments-/08-11-2014-54648/|accessdate=1 October 2017|work=BW Businessworld|date=20 June 2008|language=en}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Statisticians in History - Calyampudi R. Rao|url=https://ww2.amstat.org/about/statisticiansinhistory/index.cfm?fuseaction=biosinfo&BioID=13|website=ww2.amstat.org|accessdate=1 October 2017}} 7. ^{{cite journal|last1=Bose|first1=Arup|title=The ET Interview: B.L.S. Prakasa Rao|journal=Econometric Theory|date=27 September 2010|volume=27|issue=02|pages=373–411|doi=10.1017/S0266466610000319|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/econometric-theory/article/et-interview-bls-prakasa-rao/AAD2F831F8A7D74EC5512258C899E1DE|accessdate=1 October 2017|issn=1469-4360}} External links{{Commons category|Andhra University}}
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