Sri Krishnadevaraya University
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1981 |
| Chancellor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof.K.Rajagopal |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Rural |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www.skuniversity.org |
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Sri Krishnadevaraya University is a public university in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India, founded on July 25, 1981. The university is named after a patron of learning and the arts, Sri Krishnadevaraya, of the Vijayanagara empire of the 16th century.
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History
The university is an offshoot of the erstwhile Postgraduate Centre of Sri Venkateswara University started in 1968. Subsequently in 1976, the SVU Postgraduate Centre attained autonomous status. Its Vice-Chancellor for the first two terms was M. Abel (1981-87). In 1987, with a capital outlay of Rs. 1.2 crores, Sri Krishnadevaraya Institute of Management was started with funding from the UGC. In 1988, the university which was originally a unitary, residential institution, became a full-fledged affiliating university. The Postgraduate Centre at Kurnool under the jurisdiction of Sri Venkateswara University was made over to Sri Krishnadevaraya University in 1993. Sri Krishnadevaraya University College of Engineering & Technology was started in 2006 with self-finance.
Campus
Situated in rural environs in a campus of over 500 acres (2.0 km2) of land, the university includes a University Science Instrumentation Centre, a Computer Centre, a Health Centre, a gymnasium, an outdoor stadium, an auditorium and space to accommodate departments of studies, laboratories, hostels, and housing for the staff.
Academic programs
B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., M.Com., M.A., M.B.A., M.Sc., M.C.A., M.Li.Sc., MHRM, Law, B.E./B.Tech., M.Tech., M.Phil. and Ph.D.
The Central library has 114000 books, 190 periodicals and 118 magazines. The open access facility can be used by the students from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm on all working days and between 10:30 am to 5:00 pm on all holidays. During X plan, the allocation for books has increased from Rs.28 lakhs in IX plan to Rs.42.5 lakhs of which Rs.10 lakhs is earmarked for the library at the PG centre, Kurnool. The library has a separate section for helping the students to prepare for the competitive examinations.
The library has back volumes on the stacks numbering 13,600. There is one SC/ST Book Bank, INFLIBNET facility,and software for University Libraries (SOUL)
Sri Krishnadevaraya University College of Engineering And Technology
Sri Krishnadevaraya University College of Engineering And Technology was founded in 2006 to mark the silver jubilee celebrations of Sri Krishnadevaraya University. It was established to cater to the needs of the technical education of the young generation of the region. It started with four engineering branches Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering and Biotechnology. Electrical and Electronics Engineering was added from the academic year 2009-10.[1]
The university has five hostels for men and two hostels for women students with an additional hostel for working women and day care centre. They accommodate around 2000 Students and Research Scholars. A common dining hall for men is inaugurated with grants from the UGC where 500 students can dine at a time.
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