Affiliated Colleges Directory 2014-15
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ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED COLLEGES DIRECTORY : 2014-15 Compiled by Prof. M. Koteswara Rao LL.B., M.B.A., M.A. (Soc), M.A. (RD), M.A. (Eco), Ph.D. Dean, College Development Council Acharya Nagarjuna University Nagarjuna Nagar -522 510, Andhra Pradesh website: www.anu.ac.in e-mail: [email protected] Ph: 0863 - 2346125 ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY NAGARJUNA NAGAR – 522 510 Prof. M. KOTESWARA RAO Phone: 0863-2346125 LL.B., M.B.A., M.A. (Soc), M.A. (RD), M.A. (Eco), Ph.D. Fax: 0863-2293378/2293320 Dean, College Development Council Mobile: 8332843049 PRELUDE It is to bring to the notice of all the Principals of the colleges that a third attempt has been made to publish this brief directory containing the names and addresses alongwith -emails, contact numbers of Principals & Secretaries of the colleges affiliated to Acharya Nagarjuna University. It is expected that this directory will be of immense use to all the interested parties to gain a preliminary understanding of the college and also to enable them to be in contact with one another. It is a fact that higher education is of vital importance for the country, as it is a powerful tool to build knowledge-based society of the 21st Century. With the growing size and diversity of the higher education sector, particularly in terms of courses, subjects and geographical coverage, it has become necessary to develop a sound database on higher education. As a part of it, the Government of India through the Ministry of Human Resource Development, of late, has launched an ambitious program of compiling National Educational Statistics beginning with the academic year 2010-11. I am happy to share that with all your co-operation I am able to achieved cent percent uploading of Educational Statistics to the MHRD of all affiliated colleges during the year 2010-11 and 2011-12. In this context, it is necessary for every college to maintain informative website, e-mail and a comprehensive data base for the benefit of all the stakeholders. This attempt is made in the right earnest and we welcome suggestions for improving the present directory. Dt.25-11-2014 D E A N College Development Council 2 OUR UNIVERSITY EMBLEM What it signifies The crest and the motto adopted by the Acharya Nagarjuna University represent the creative essence of Indian culture oriented to the contemporary aspirations. The symbolism is based on the concept that all human excellence proceeds from truth and culminates in truth. The individual symbols in the crest are emblematically related to one another, so as to suggest the upward evolution of the life force from material plenitude and manifest reality towards spiritual magnificence and universal consciousness. The youth initiated into knowledge at the University shall achieve identity, growth, self-differentiation and fulfillment in the various ascensions of intellectual and spiritual states shown in the symbolic scheme of the crest. The vase of plenty (PURNA-GHATA) is a prototype from the Amaravati sculpture of the early centuries of the Christian era. It stands for material prosperity on the one hand and objective knowledge on the other. Its traditional attributes are sasya (fertility), santana (increase), sampat (prosperity) and samriddhi (plenitude). The vase is also a paradigmatic representation of the Universe and the creative cycle according to ancient Indian scriptures. Its face is Vishnu, the sustainer; its neck is Rudra, the apocalyptic transformer; its base is Brahma, the creator. Ariseing out of the super abundant water of life sprouting from purna ghata and transcending them undane level, illuminated by the resplendent halo of the Sun, is the freshly blossoming Lotus. The pool of waters (manasa sarovara) symbolizes the creation. On the apex are the dharma-chakra and the Lotus representing the creative readiness of the mind to respond to the summons of the creative evolution symbolized by the solar orb. On the apex are the dharma- chakra (the wheel of eternal law) flanked by harinas (deer), over arched by the visva-padma (the cosmic Lotus) flanked by makaras (symbols of the cosmic consciousness). The dharma chakra is reminiscent not only of Gita but also of the Buddha’s promulgation of the law (dharma chakrapravartana). The deers, too, have a two-fold connotation. On the one hand, they represent beatitude, and on the other, the highest point of universal consciousness. The motto, Satye Sarvam Pratishtitam is an epigrammatic representation of the entire symbolism of the crest. It is singularly appropriate to the ideals and functions of the University which is dedicated to the pursuit of truth which is the ultimate abode of all. _____ 3 UNIVERSITY PROFILE The name, Nagarjuna University, is quite significant in that the great Buddhist preceptor and philosopher Acharya Nagarjuna founded a University on the banks of river Krishna some centuries ago, and made it a great centre of learning, attracting a large number of teachers and students from distant parts of the world. The present Acharya Nagarjuna University is not very far from the haloed spot, as it derives its moral and intellectual sustenance from Acharya Nagarjuna in which context the University has been renamed as Acharya Nagarjuna University through the A.P. Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2004, promulgated by the Governor of Andhra Pradesh. The aspirations of the southern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh to pursue postgraduate education nearer their homes resulted in the establishment of Acharya Nagarjuna University. In 1967, Andhra University started a Postgraduate Centre in Nallapadu, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, as its Extension Centre to cater to the needs of higher education of the people of this region. It is in the fitness of things that a University should grow from this Centre to fulfil the desire of the people of this belt. Accordingly, Nagarjuna University came into being in September 1976. In order to provide better and quality services to the students, the University College was divided into three colleges, viz., University College of Arts, Commerce and Law, University College of Sciences and University College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences. Acharya Nagarjuna University since then has grown into a large University with 39 Academic Departments, 10 Faculties and 67 Courses of study. Its jurisdiction is now limited to two districts (Guntur and Prakasam) after establishment of Krishna University in 2008 at Machilipatnam in Krishna District. Now, the University is having 341 affiliated colleges offering Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Engineering, Hotel Management, Education, Law, Pharmacy and Oriental Languages, Physical Education courses. Now, it has 11 Postgraduate teaching- cum-research courses on the campus, while 69 affiliated colleges also offer P.G. courses. The University has one P.G Centre at Ongole. The University has been continuously achieving progress during the past three and half decades, in terms of introducing new subjects and colleges. The University College of Engineering and Technology has started B.Tech. and M.Tech. Courses in the branches of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Computer Sciences, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The University College of Architecture and Planning also started offering B. Arch course and the Pharmacy College is offering B.Pharm. and M.Pharm courses. The policy of the University is to encourage the University College and the affiliated colleges to introduce job-oriented courses at the Degree and Postgraduate levels. Academic autonomy was extended to seven of the colleges as per the directions of the University Grants Commission, New Delhi. The University 4 has ensured that, while there is a need for quantitative improvement with the increasing demand for higher education, from the community at large, the quality of education offered at various levels is also high. The University has been striving to maintain high academic standards in consonance with quantitative increase in the number of students being enrolled every year. Teaching and Research are the two eyes and twin goals of the faculty in the University colleges. The research programmes carried out in the various departments cover both fundamental and applied areas. The academic departments seek to find a reasonable and useful balance between the world of knowledge and its use and application in a more concrete and realizable form. The research programmes and course content focus on these issues and attempt to find solutions, so that feedback obtained by such an interaction could be used to bridge the gap between learning and its utility value. The Humanities and Social Science Departments in the campus have been engaged in the task of studying the many socio-economic problems. Besides general areas, the research projects also cover a study of the problems of women, the oppressed classes of the society (both social and economic) and the problems of governance. The interaction between the funding agencies and their beneficiaries and the managerial problems in industries form other research preoccupations of the University. The need for providing legal advice to the needy is winning the attention of the researchers. The science departments are engaged in carrying out research work related to the growing scientific knowledge in solving the problems of society, like the study of pollution hazards and their prevention during development by isolating and characterizing the active principles from both floral and microbial sources; finding alternative energy sources, development of new varieties and hybrids in chillies, computer applications and software development, augmenting and preserving fuel supplies and other bio-mass sources, defence research, exploring non-conventional energy sources, aquaculture development, liquid crystals preparation and study of their physical properties, microbiology and psychopathology, etc., all of which have a bearing on the day-to-day problems of society. Knowledge is thus not merely an end in itself but also a means to serve the society which funds the educational institutions and this practical side has not been ignored by the University.