Acharya Nagarjuna University

History
Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU) is a public University. It is one of the largest university in the region of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located in Nagarjuna Nagar, on the Northern part of Guntur City, a major centre of learning in the country.

The university is an outgrowth of a Post-Graduate Centre of Andhra University, which was established in 1967 at Nallapadu area of Guntur and then relocated to Nambur/Kaza area on the east of the city. The Centre gained affiliating university status in 1976, and opened with ten post-graduate courses. The university is named after Acharya Nagarjuna, the pro-founder of the Madhyamaka path of Mahayana Buddhism.

Introduction
Acharya Nagarjuna University has completed three decades of its existence.  It was inaugurated on 11th September, 1976 by the former President of India, Sri Fakruddin Ali Ahmed.  There have been many problems, difficulties and teething problems in its onward march.  In the course of the last 30 years, the University has successfully overcome most of the initial problems and is moving forward with determination, enthusiasm and hope.
From the corridors of a local polytechnic college in Nallapadu to the imposing buildings in Nagarjuna nagar, the road was very long.  Sacrifice, service and commitment marked the growth of Acharya Nagarjuna University.

Development of Post-Graduate Centres
The University has two post-graduate centers one at Nuzvid, Krishna District and the other at Ongole, Prakasam District.  For the Post-Graduate Centre at Nuzvid.

Affiliated Colleges
University has got over 450 affiliated colleges in Krishna, Guntur and Prakasam Districts. Details of the colleges Affiliated Colleges.

Acharya Nagajuna University  is offering Under-Graduate, Post-Graduate, Engineering, Education, Law, Pharmacy and Oriental Languages courses.

Departments of Acharya Nagarjuna University

• Department of Aquaculture
• Department of Biotechnology
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Political Science & Public Administration
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Economics
• Department of Telugu & Oriental Languages
• Department of Zoology
• Department of Botany
• Department of Commerce & Business Administration
• Department of Adult Education
• Department of Electronics & Instrumentation Technology
• Department of Environmental Science
• Department of Geology
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Physics
• Department of Rural development
• Department of Social Work
• Department of Statistics
• Department of Women’s Studies
• Centre for Scientific Socialism
• Centre for Buddhist Studies

Contact Details
Postal Address: Nagarjunanagar, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh522 510
Phone No: 91 – 0863 - 2293007, 2293009, 2293189, 2293190, 2293210, 2293263, 2293292
Official Website: http://www.nagarjunauniversity.ac.in