Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 12 June 1964 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Andhra Pradesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | V. Damodar Naidu |
| Location |
Lam, Andhra Pradesh, India 17°19′17.44″N 78°24′35.32″E / 17.3215111°N 78.4098111°ECoordinates: 17°19′17.44″N 78°24′35.32″E / 17.3215111°N 78.4098111°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Former name | Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | www.angrau.ac.in |
Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) is a public agricultural university with its headquarters at the village Lam, Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
The university was established on 12 June 1964, 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. Post bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, the headquarters of Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University was shifted from Hyderabad to Guntur.
According to the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University Act, 1963, Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Hyderabad (affiliated to Osmania University), Agricultural College, Bapatla (affiliated to 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.
The university has 10 colleges:
The Faculty of Home Science has awarded around 2000 graduates, 654 post graduates and 60 Ph.D scholars. Under the headship of the Dean, there are 21 Professors, 12 Associate Professors and 16 Assistant Professors on rolls, positioned as teachers in the College of Home Science, scientists in All India coordinated Research (AICRP) and Subject Matter Specialists (SMS) in Krishi Vignan Kendras (KVKs) and District Agricultural Advisory and Transfer of Technology Centres (DAATTCs). The Administrative Office is located within the college campus.
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