Dravidian University

Dravidian University
ద్రావిడ విశ్వవిద్యాలయం
Type	Public
Established	1997
Chancellor	E. S. L. Narasimhan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Vice-Chancellor	Prof.E.Sathyanarayana
Location	Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC
Website	Official website

The Dravidian University, Kuppam, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India was established by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, through a Legislature Act (No. 17 of 1997) with the initial support extended by the governments of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala for an integrated development of Dravidian languages and culture. The university, which formally came into existence in 1997, began functioning with two departments in 1998 and has today grown into a strong institution of 20 academic departments and 6 research centres.

Vice-chancellors

Prof. V. I. Subramoniam, Pro-Chancellor 1997-2001
Prof. P. V. Arunachalam, Vice-Chancellor 1997-2001
Prof. R.Srihari, Vice-Chancellor 2001-2005
Prof. K.S.Chalam, Vice-Chancellor 2003
Prof. G. Lakshminarayana, Vice-Chancellor Aug 2005-Aug 2008
Prof. Cuddapah Ramanaiah, Vice-Chancellor until August 22, 2011^[1]
Prof. K. Rathnaiah, Vice-Chancellor April 2012-April 2015
Prof. P. Vijaya Prakash, Vice-Chancellor I/c April 2015 to October 2015
Prof. E. Sathyanarayana, Vice-Chancellor 28 October to till date

Academics

Schools and departments

School of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies
- Department of Comparative Philosophy and Religion
- Department of English Language and Communications
- Department of Kannada Language and Translation Studies
- Department of Malayalam Language and Translation Studies
- Department of Tamil Language and Translation Studies
- Department of Telugu Language and Translation Studies
- Department of Tulu Language and Translation Studies
School of Human and Social Sciences
- Department of Comparative Philosophy and Religion
- Department of Folklore and Tribal Studies
- Department of History, Archeology and Culture
- Department of Traditional Knowledge And Manuscriptology
- Department of Dravidian and Computational Linguistics
- P. Sree Kumar Biswanandan Dash 1st awardees of PhD Linguistics
School of Education and Human Resources Development
- Department of Education and Human Resources Development
- Department of Language Teaching Technology
- Department of Physical Education
School of Herbal studies and Naturo Sciences
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Herbal Science
- Department of Molecular Biology
School of Information Sciences and Technology
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Library and Information Science
- Department of Mathematical Sciences
School of Commerce and Management:
- Department of Business Management
- Department of Commerce

References

↑ "Dravidian varsity VC's farewell jig with eunuchs - Times Of India". indiatimes.com. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.

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Universities and colleges in Andhra Pradesh

University	Adikavi Nannaya University Andhra University Sri Venkateswara University Acharya Nagarjuna University Sri Krishnadevaraya University Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University Dravidian University GITAM University IIM, Visakhapatnam JNTU, Anantapur JNTU, Kakinada K L University Krishna University Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies NTR University of Health Sciences Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam Sri Sathya Sai University Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati Rayalaseema University Vikrama Simhapuri University Vignan University Yogi Vemana University, Proddatur

State Institute	Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences

Engineering Colleges	Akula Sree Ramulu College of Engineering Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences Dasari Ramakotiah Institute of Science and Technology GMR Institute of Technology Gudivada Engineering College SKU College of Engineering and Technology Potti Sriramulu College of Engineering & Technology Sir C.R.Reddy Educational Institutions Stanley Stephen College of Engineering & Technology Sri Vasavi Institute of Engineering and Technology Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology Visakha Institute of Technology and Science

Degree colleges	Jagan's Degree & PG College St. Vincent D E Paul Degree College Sri Gowthami Degree and PG College

Polytechnic colleges	Sri Venkatewara Government Polytechnic Institute

Educational Groups	S V Colleges Sri Gowthami Degree and PG College

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