Adikavi Nannaya University (AKNU)

Adikavi Nannaya University (AKNU) was established on April 22, 2006, by an Act of the Andhra Pradesh State to meet the higher education needs of East & West Godavari districts. It is located in Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. AKNU consists of four colleges namely – University College of Arts & Commerce, University College of Engineering, University College of Education, University College of Science & Technology catering to the needs of students on campus. The University offers various Under Graduate, Post Graduate, and Professional courses. There are 20 teaching departments under the University Colleges. Check out the page for Adikavi Nannaya University (AKNU).

Adikavi Nannaya University (AKNU)

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AKNU was named after the first poet of Telugu culture, Nannaya (the eleventh century translator of Mahabharata from Sanskrit to Telugu), the court poet of Rajah Rajah Narendra,(the Eastern Chalukya King). The University has total of 439 Course-wise Affiliated Colleges in both East and West Godavari district. Adikavi Nannaya University has 17 UG Government Colleges, 10 Autonomous Colleges, 14 Permanent Affiliation Colleges, 23 Women’s Colleges and six CPE Colleges. Have a quick look at Adikavi Nannaya University (AKNU) from the table given below:

Name	Adikavi Nannaya University
Established	22 Apr 2006
Location	Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Courses	UG, PG and Professional Programmes
Website	aknu.edu.in

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AKNU Admission Process

Admission in Adikavi Nannaya University is based on marks obtained in the entrance examination. The University conducts PG Common Entrance Test (NANNAYA CET) for admissions into various PG courses offered in its Campus, PG Centers and affiliated colleges. Application forms are available online at the official website. Interested students are advised to fill and submit the application forms on or before the last date along with the application fees.

AKNU Colleges

The University Colleges, also known as Campus Colleges are located within the University Campus. These are about four such colleges with 20 departments. The list for the same is given below.

College of Arts & Commerce – An integrated college of Arts, Science and Commerce was established in 2006. Later College of Arts & Commerce was carved out of the same in the year 2012. The College has 8 departments organizing 9 courses covering disciplines like Management Studies, Humanities, social and Behavioral Sciences.
College of Science & Technology – An integrated college of Arts, Science and Commerce was established in 2006 with the inception of the Adikavi Nannaya University. Later, the University College of Science and Technology was emerged as an independent administrative body in the year 2012 catering to the needs of the science department of the University. The college of science and technology is having 11 departments offering 12 M.Sc and Ph.D. courses with a strength of 600 students.
College of Engineering – University College of Engineering, Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajahmahendravaram was established to serve the academic needs of the students of Godavari Districts in the frontiers of Technical Education.
College of Education – The University College of Education in Adikavi Nannaya University established in 2014 is recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education, Bangalore with an annual intake of 100 students. The mode of admission is through the Education Common Entrance Test (APEDCET) conducted by the government of Andhra Pradesh.

AKNU Departments

AKNU has 20 teaching departments under the college of Arts & Commerce, Engineering, Science & Technology and Education. The list for the same is given below.

Name of the College	Name of the Departments
College of Arts & Commerce	Commerce & Management Studies English Economics Social Work Psychology Telugu Political Science
College of Science & Technology	Zoology Chemistry Mathematics Geology Physics Botany
College of Engineering	Computer Science & Engineering Electronics and Instumentation Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Sciences and Humanities
College of Education	Education Physical Education

AKNU Courses Offered

AKNU offers various Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses under the college of Arts & Commerce, Engineering, Science & Technology and Education. The list for the same is given below.

Name of the College	Courses Offered
College of Arts & Commerce	M.A Economics M.A English M.A Political Science M.A Psychology M.A Telugu MBA (Marketing & HR) MBA (Tourism & Hospitality Management) M.Com
College of Engineering	B.Tech(CSE) B.Tech(ECE) B.Tech(Mech) B.Tech(Civil) MCA
College of Science & Technology	M.Sc Applied Mathematics M.Sc Analytical Chemistry M.Sc Aquaculture M.Sc Bio-Chemistry M.Sc Bio-Technology M.Sc Botany M.Sc Geology M.Sc Geophysics M.sc Mathematics M.Sc Organic Chemistry M.Sc Physics M.Sc Zoology
College of Education	B.Ed M.P.Ed

AKNU Fee Structure

The University has different fee structure for various Under Graduate, Post Graduate, MBA, MCA, B.Tech./ M.Tech. and Education courses. The fee structure for various courses is given below in the following pdf.

Under Graduate (B.Sc, BA B.Com, BBA, BCA, etc)

Post Graduate (M.Sc, M.A, M.Com)

Master of Business Administration

Master of Computer Application

B.Tech. and M.Tech.

Education Courses (B.Ed, B.P.Ed, D.P.Ed, M.Ed, etc)

AKNU Affiliated Colleges

Adikavi Nannaya University has a total of 439 Affiliated Colleges in both East and West Godavari district. There are 262 UG affiliated colleges, 41 PG colleges, 89 Education colleges, 29 MBA colleges, 13 MCA colleges and 05 Law colleges in both East and West Godavari districts. Check out the list of these affiliated colleges from the following given pdf.

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AKNU Government Colleges

AKNU has 17 UG Government Colleges in East Godavari and 16 in West Godavari district, 05 PG Government Colleges in East Godavari and 03 in West Godavari. The University also has 01 B.Ed. and M.Ed. Government College in East Godavari district and also has 01 B.P.Ed. and M.P.Ed. Government College in West Godavari. Check out the list of total 45 Course-wise Government Colleges 2019-20 from the following pdf.

AKNU Autonomous Colleges

AKNU has 10 Autonomous Colleges in East Godavari and 10 in West Godavari. The list for the same is given below in the following pdf.

AKNU Permanent Affiliation Colleges

The University has 14 Permanent Affiliation Colleges in both East and West Godavari district. The list of Permanent Affiliation Colleges for the session 2019-20 is given below in the following pdf.