Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences
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Seal of the Institute, depicting the Samudra manthan as recounted in the Puranas as well as the Mahabharata.
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| Motto |
Sanskrit: వైద్యో నారాయణోహరిః Vaidyo nārāyaṇo hariḥ |
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Motto in English
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"The vaidya is a manifestation of Narayana." |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1986 |
| Chancellor | Șrī Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshminarasimhan |
| Vice-Chancellor | Șrī Ravi Raju |
| Location | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University Grants Commission (India) |
| Website | ntruhs.ap.nic.in |
Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS; Telugu: డా.ఎన్.టి.ఆర్. ఆరోగ్యశాస్త్ర విశ్వవిద్యాలయము; IAST: Ḍā. En. Ṭī. Ār. Ārogyașāstra Vișvavidyālayamu), formerly Andhra Pradesh University of Health Sciences, is a public university in the city of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
It is named after its founder, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao.
The university was established as University of Health Sciences by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and was inaugurated on 9 April by N. T. Rama Rao, the then-Chief Minister of the state. It started functioning on 1 November 1986. Following the death of Rama Rao, a directive was issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to rename the university "Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences", carried out on 2 February 1998. The university celebrated its silver jubilee from 1–3 November 2011.
There is a library and computer center where the library network is operated from. A guest house is available with different categories of accommodation for the faculty, examiners and visitors. The examinations section is housed in a separate area where special security electronically controls access, which can only be gained by authorised staff and security officers. A biometric-based electronic attendance system has also been institutionally implemented.
The admission for the convener quota is based on an individual applicant's rank based that individuals performance on the EAMCET.
The university has graduate and postgraduate degrees, diploma and super-specialty courses in modern medicine; graduate and postgraduate degree courses in dental surgery, nursing, Ayurveda, homeopathy, and Unani; graduate degree courses in naturopathy, physiotherapy and medical laboratory technology, as well as a postgraduate course (M.Sc.) in applied nutrition.
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