Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University

Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University
TypePublic
Established12 June 1964; 60 years ago (12 June 1964)
ChancellorGovernor of Andhra Pradesh[1]
Vice-ChancellorDr. R. Sarada Jayalakshmi Devi[1]
Location
Guntur
,
Andhra Pradesh
,
India

16°21′40″N 80°26′05″E / 16.3610668°N 80.4347525°E / 16.3610668; 80.4347525
CampusUrban
Former nameAndhra Pradesh Agricultural University
AffiliationsUGC
Websiteangrau.ac.in
Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University

Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) is a public agricultural university with its headquarters at the village Lam, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.[2][3][4]

History

University Campus at Guntur district

The original Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University was established on 12 June 1964 through the APAU Act 1963 with O. Pulla Reddy as the first vice-chancellor. It was formally inaugurated on 20 March 1965, by Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then Prime Minister of India in Hyderabad. On 23 June 1966, another milestone was the inauguration of the building program of the university by Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India. Later, it was renamed as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on 7 November 1996. Those institutions that were located in the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh were then grouped under a new university with the same name as Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University was established in Guntur.[5][2][3]

Based on the recommendation of the committee and approval by the Competent Authority of ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), the ranking Status of Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University for the year 2017-18 is 27 while the Acharya Jai Shankar Agricultural University is ranked at 12.

According to the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University Act, 1963, Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Hyderabad (affiliated to Osmania University), Agricultural College, Bapatla (affiliated with Andhra University), Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College and Andhra Veterinary College, Tirupati (affiliated to Sri Venkateswara University) were transferred to the new university in June 1964. About 41 agricultural research stations and four research stations were transferred to the university in July 1966 and May 1967, respectively.

Colleges

The university has 11 colleges:[6]

S. V. Agricultural College, Tirupati
  • Faculty of Agriculture
  • Faculty of Community Science
    • College of Community Science, Lam, Guntur district, established 2013
  • Faculty of Agricultural Engineering & Technology
  • Advanced Post Graduate Centre
    • Advance Post Graduate Centre, Lam, Guntur, established 2013,
  • Faculty of Diploma in Agricultural Engineering
    • Polytechnic of Agricultural Engineering, Kalikiri, Chittoor district 2013
    • Polytechnic of Agricultural Engineering, Anakapalle, Vishakapatnam district 2013

Rankings

University Campus at Guntur district

The university was ranked 26th in India by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) in the Agriculture ranking in 2024.[7]

Vice Chancellors

  1. A. Padma Raju (2016)[8]
  2. T. Vijay Kumar (i/c)
  3. B. Rajsekhar (i/c)
  4. A. Akshay Kumar (i/c)
  5. V. Damodara Naidu (2017–2020)
  6. Y. Madhusudhan Reddy (i/c)
  7. A. Vishnu Vardhana Reddy (2020 – 2023 August)[1]

Publications

The university publishes The Journal of Research ANGRAU, a quarterly journal.[9]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vice Chancellor". angrau.ac.in. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Marketing Department moves to capital region". The Hindu. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Demand for residential flats up in Guntur". The Hindu. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ^ Jonathan, P. Samuel (25 February 2016). "ANGRAU starts functioning in capital region". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Historical Background". Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  6. ^ "College Campuses". angrau.ac.in (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  7. ^ "NIRF Ranking 2024" (PDF).
  8. ^ "ANGRAU V-C's appointment leaves government embarrassed". The Hindu. 9 November 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  9. ^ "The Journal of Research ANGRAU". Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  10. ^ Pharmacy, Kanneboyina Nagaraju Professor; Founding Chair School of. "Kanneboyina Nagaraju - Faculty and Staff - School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Binghamton University". School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Binghamton University. Retrieved 10 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Marri Shashidhar Reddy(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- SANATHNAGAR(HYDERABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".
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