Acharya Nagarjuna University
Acharya Nagarjuna University (IAST: "Ācārya Nāgārjuna Vișvavidyālaya") is a state university in Namburu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. History. The university was established as Nagarjuna University by Act 43 of 1976 of A.P. State Legislature and Governed by Act 4 of 1991 covering 6 Universities of the State. It was inaugurated on 11 September 1976 by the former President of India, Sri Fakruddin Ali Ahmed. It was renamed Acharya Nagarjuna University through the A.P. Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2004, promulgated by the Governor of Andhra Pradesh. In 1976, Andhra University started a Post-Graduate Centre in Nallapadu, Guntur  District of Andhra Pradesh, as an Extension Center to cater to the needs of higher education of the people of this region. Organisation and administration. Vice chancellors. The university's past vice chancellors: University College of Engineering and Technology. A new college for engineering and technology was established at the main campus of the university in 2009. This is one of many engineering colleges in the Guntur region, but it has the distinction of being the first to be managed entirely by the government. AICTE has visited the campus and completed the inspection to award grants and other recognition purposes  to assess if it meets the minimum criteria. Ranking. The College of Pharmaceutical Sciences was ranked 64 by National Institutional Ranking Framework NIRF) pharmacy ranking 2020.