Andhra University (AU)

Andhra University (AU) – The University was founded in 1926 by Madras University. It’s a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This University was designed by Shri Kowta Rammohan Sastri under the guidance of Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy. This University has four constituents Colleges. The College of Arts and Commerce has 28 Departments offering 55 Courses, College of Science and Technology has 19 Departments which offer 44 Courses. The College of Engineering has 16 Departments under UG and PG Programmes. And the last one is the College of Laws. This University also has a School of Distance Education which was started in 1972. This university also contains two campuses, one is South Campus and the other is North Campus. The South Campus is for Arts, Humanities, and Science and North Campus is for the Engineering College. Interested candidates can check the article for more information about Andhra University (AU).

Andhra University (AU)

The main motive of this university is to provide a vast region of knowledge and provide good facilities in terms of education. It’s the first university who provides a 4G WiFi facility for the students which programmes Offered the most important thing and it also uses Biometric Technology (Fingerprint Sensor) for the class attendance system. And also, there are 575 affiliated colleges across 5 districts under this university.

Andhra University Colleges

AU has a total of 5 continents colleges and 4 university campuses. The university offers 313 courses through these colleges. Check below for the name of the colleges

• Constituent Colleges
  • Arts and Commerce
  • College of Science and Technology
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Law
  • College of Pharmaceutical
• AU Campuses
  • AU Campus at Kakinada
  • AU Campus at Etcherla
  • AU Campus at Tadepalli
  • AU campus at Vizianagaram

Andhra University Departments and Faculties

Andhra University has seven teaching departments. Check the list given below.

• College of Arts and Commerce
• College of Engineering
• College of Engineering for Women’s
• College of Laws
• College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• College of Science and Technology
• School of Distance Education

Courses Offered at Andhra University

Andhra University is offering 313 courses presently in Arts, Management, Arts, Engineering, Law, Pharmacy, Education, and Science & Technology. Andhra University offers these courses in five constituent colleges and four at University campuses. Check the list of courses offered at AU consistent colleges and university campuses. Check the name of the courses offered at AU.

College of Arts & Commerce

It is the biggest constituent college in the university with 26 Departments offering 42 courses including 4 diploma courses. Below is the name of the courses offered at the College of Arts & Commerce.

College of Arts & Commerce
Post Graduate Courses
M.A. English	M.A. Dance (Self Finance)
M.A. Hindi	M.Ed Special Education
M.A. Sanskrit	M.B.A.
M.A. Telugu	M.B.A. Retail Management
M.Ed	LLB
B.Ed Special Education (One Year duration)	LLM
M.Com	M.Phil/PhD (FT & PT) programmes in Centre for study of social exclusion & Inclusive Policy(Dept. Of Anthropology
M.L.I.Sc	M.Phil Clinical Psychology
M.J.M.C	2 Year M.P.Ecd degree course
M.A. Applied Economics	B.P.A. 4 Year Bachelor of Performing Arts in Theatre Arts
M.A./M.Sc Quantitative Economics	5 Year Integrated LLB Degree Course
M.A. Adult & Continuing Education	5 Year Integrated Course in M.S. Economics
M.A. Ancient History & Archaeology	M.A. in Women Studies and Computer Application
M.A. History	M.A. in Yoga and Consciousness
M.A. politics	Master of Finance & Control (Self-Finance) 2009-10
M.Phil Counseling Psychology	Master of Hospital Administration (2009-10)
M.A. Public Administration	Master of Hospital Administration course offered in the school of Distance Education, AU VSP (200-12)
M.A. Sociology	MJMC’S courses offered in School of Distance Education, AU, VSP(2001-12)
M.A. Psychology	M.A./M.Sc Anthropology
M.A./M.Sc Anthropology	M.H.R.M.
M.A. Social Work	B.F.A. (4 years duration)
M.A. Philosophy	M.A. Music
Diploma Courses
PGD – Cooperation & Rural Studies (One Year) Full-time Course	Pg Diploma in Raja Basha Hindi (Two Year)
PGD Functional Hindi & Translation	PGD- Yoga
PGD – English (Languages and Linguistics)	PGD- Women’s Studies
French (Jr. Diploma & Sr. Diploma in French)	Diploma Course in Capital Markets
PG Diploma in Financial Services	PG Diploma in Retail Management
PG Diploma in Criminal Justice course (2006-07) in A.U. Dr.B.R. Ambedkar College of Law	Starting of 6 months Diploma Courses in Yoga, (2006-07) in Dept. of Yoga Institute
Diploma in Annamacharya Krithis	One Year Diploma in Kuchipudi Nritya Praveshika
Certificate Courses
Certificate Course in Acting (3 Months)	2 months certificate course in Music
Certificate Course in Makeup (3 months)	Certificate Course in Music (3 months)
Certificate course in Telugu (1 month) for Non-Speaking Indians

College of Engineering

There are a total of 15 departments in the College of Engineering offering Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Research programmes. Check the name of the courses in the table.

College of Engineering
UG Courses in Engineering
B.E. Civil Engineering	B.E. Mech. with Marine Engineering Elective
B.E. Civil Environmental	B.E. Mechanical Engineering
B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering	B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
B.Tech Computer Science and Systems Engineering	B.Tech Computer Science and Systems Engineering
B.E. Metallurgical Engineering	B.E. Marine Engineering
B.E. Naval Architecture	B.Tech Instrumentation Engineering
B.Tech Chemical Engineering	B.Tech Geo-informatics
B.Tech Ceramic Technology	B.Arch
B.Tech BioTechnology	B.E. (Bachelor Electorial Mechanical Engineering 2010-2011)
PG Diploma in condition Monitoring Course A.U. and CMSI 2010-2011 in School of Course
PG Courses in Engineering
M.E Environmental Engineering & Management	M.Tech (CST with specialization in Information Technology)
M.E Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering	M.Tech (CST with specialization in Bioinformatics)
M.E. Machine Design	M.Tech (CST with specialization in Computer Network)
M.E. Heat Transfer in Energy System	M.Tech Transportation Engineering
M.E. CAD/CAM	M.Tech Transportation Engineering
M.Tech Technology Forecasting	M.Tech Industrial Pollution Control Engineering
M.E. Control System	M.Tech Bioinformatics
M.E. Power System & Automation	M.E. Water Resources & GIS
M.E. Marine Engineering & Mechanical Handling	5 Year Integrated course in M.S. Applied Chemistry
M.Tech Computer Science & Technology	M.E. Industrial Engineering
M.Tech Information Technology	M.Tech (VLSI) Course (offered by SVP Engg. College, P.M. Palem, Visakhapatnam 2009-10 batch)
M.Tech Chemical Engineering	M.E. (Industrial Metallurgy)
M.Tech Computer Aided Chemical	M.Tech Mineral Processing Engineering
M.E. (Biotechnology)	M.E. Construction Technology and Project Management
M.tech Geo-Engineering	M.E. Structural Engineering/Natural Disaster Management
M.Tech Industrial Process Instrumentation	M.E. Hydraulic and Coastal Harbour
M.Planning	M.Tech Radar and Microwave Engineering
M.C.A. (Master of Computer Applications)	M.Tech Electronics Instrumentation Engineering
M.Planning (Environmental)	M.Tech Biomedical Engineering
M.Tech (CST with specialization in Computer Engineering)
Self-finance Courses in Engineering
M.Tech Industrial Pollution Control Engineering	M.E. Constructions Technology and Project Management
M.Tech Computer Aided Chemical Engineering	M.E. Structural Engineering.Natural Disaster Management
M.E. Hydraulic and Coastal Harbour Engineering	M.Tech Nanotechnology
M.Tech Bioinformatics	M.Tech Radar and Microwave Engineering
M.Tech (CST with specialization in A1 Robotics)	M.Tech Electronics Instrumentation Engineering
M.Tech Computer Networks	M.Tech (Remote Sensing)
M.E. Transport Engineering	M.Tech Biomedical Engineering
M.E. Water Resources & GIS	M.S. (EEE) and M.S. Mechanical 5 Year Integrated courses academic year 2009-10, M.S. Chemical Engineering 2010-11, M.S. Computer Science
5 Year Integrated course M.S. Software Engineering	M.E. (Power Electronics Drives control) 2 Year course 2009-10
5 Year Integrated Course in M.S. Information Technology	5 Year Integrated M.S. (Civil)
M.S. Software & M.S. Signal Processing Engineering (Twinning PG programs offered in Collaboration with Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden)	B.Engg. (Aircraft Engg.) (Twinning Programme offered by A.U. in collaboration with Perth college UK)
M.S. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Twinning PG Program offered in collaboration with Kansas State University, USA)	M.S.(Telecommunication System Double Degree programme with Sweden)
M.Planning	M.Tech (Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering) 2009-10(Self-finance)
M.E. CAD/CAM	M.E. Industrial Engineering (2007-08 batch)

College of Science and Technology

There are a total of 21 teaching departments in the College of Science & Technology. The college offers 63 courses including one PG Diploma. The list of courses is mentioned below.

College of Science & Technology
M.Sc Statistics	M.Sc Zoology
M.Sc Applied Mathematics	M.Sc Marine Biology and Fisheries
M.A./M.Sc Mathematics	M.Sc Coastal Aquaculture & Marine Biotechnology
M.Sc Physics	M.Sc Marine BiotechnologyPharma.D
M.Sc Nuclear Physics	M.Sc Computer Science & Statistics
M.Sc Space Physics	M.Sc Human Genetics
M.Sc Meteorology	M.Sc Molecular Genetics
M.Sc Physical Oceanography	M.Sc Geology
M.Sc (Tech) Geophysics (3 Years Duration)	M.Sc Marine Geology
M.Sc Marine Geophysics	M.Sc (Tech) Applied Geology (3 Years duration)
M.Sc Hydrology	M.Sc (Tech) Electronics & Instrumentation
M.Sc Biochemistry	M.Sc (Tech) DSP. & ESD (Very large scale Integrated Design)
M.Sc Biotechnology	M.Sc (Tech) VLSI Design
M.Sc Agricultural Biotechnology (offered in the Department of Botany, AU)	M.Sc Fishery Science (In place of M.Sc Aquaculture and M.Sc Industrial Fisheries (being offered in Dept. of Zoology)
M.Sc. Chemistry with the following specialisation (Organic Chemistry, Chemistry & Analysis of Foods, Drugs & Water, Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Marine Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry)	M.Sc Foods, Nutrition & Dietetics
M.Sc Applied Chemistry	M.Sc Geography
M.Sc Environmental Sciences	M.Sc Anthropology
M.Sc Microbiology	5 Year Integrated course in M.S. Geology
M.Tech Atmospheric Science	M.Tech Oceanic Science
M.Sc Botany	M.Tech Petroleum Exploration (being offered in Delta Studies Institute)
M.S. Molecular Biology (2 Year Programme)

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences is the only college of its kind in South India to offer one UG and 6 PG programmes besides Research Programmes leading to PhD Degree. Check the courses name

• B.Pharmacy
• M.Pharmacy
• Pharma.D

Diploma Courses/Certificates Courses

Check the list of Diploma & Certificate courses offered at Andhra University.

Diploma / Certificate Courses
Starting of PG. Diploma in Capital Markets (2006-07) in collaboration with Steel City Institute of Capital Market.	Two PG. Diploma in Business & Consumer Welfare (2006-07) offered at D.N.R. College, Bhimavaram.
3 Months Certificate Course in Telugu for Non-Telugu Speaking Indians (2005-06) in the Dept. of Telugu.	PG. Diploma in Criminal Justice course (2006-07) in A.U.Dr.B.R. Ambedkar College of Law.
Short-term Diploma Course in Acting (2006-07) in the Dept. of Theatre Arts.	Certificate Course in TV Acting & Anchoring (2006-07) in the Dept. of Theatre Arts.
Certificate Course in Make-Up (2006-07) in the Dept. of Theatre Arts.	Starting of 6 months Diploma Course in Yoga, (2006-07) in the Dept. of Yoga Institute.
Part-time Diploma Course in Arabic (Self Finance) (2006-07) in the Dept. of Arabic, Hindi Bhavan.	Sr.Diploma in French (2005-06).
6 Months Certificate Course in Music, in the Dept. of Music (2007-08).	Starting of PG. Diploma in Rajah Basha Hindi, in the Dept. of Hindi (2007-08).
Starting of PG Diploma in Financial Services (Part-time) 2008-09, in the Dept .of Commerce & Mgt. Studies.	PG. Diploma in Medical Transcription, in the Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Eligibility Criteria Of AU Course Wise

Students seeking admission to AU must fulfil eligibility criteria for admission to various courses. Check the eligibility criteria. Before Applying for the courses mentioned above you must go through the eligibility criteria then you apply.

Fee Structure of AU

Students applying for admission to the various programmes offered at Andhra University (AU) can check the Fee structure according to the courses.

Andhra University Facilities

The University campus has 23 hostels for men which can accommodate more than 3200 students and 10 hostels for women with more than 2000 seat capacity. There are two hostels, especially for foreign students. Andhra University has guest houses, a central canteen and four canteens at various locations. Check the list of Central Facilities

• Dr B.R. Ambedkar Studies
• Library
• Cyber Lab
• Press & Publications
• Training & Placement
• Employment & Guidance Bureau
• Horticulture & Gardening Unit
• Health Services
• National Services Schemes (NSS)
• National Cadet Corps (NCC)
• Transport
• Pensioners Details

Andhra University Contact Details

Check the contact details of the College:

College Name: Andhra University (AU), Waltair Junction, AU North Campus, Visakhapatnam 530003
Telephone: 0891 2844000 | 2844197
Email: [email protected]

Official Website: www.andhrauniversity.edu.in

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