Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU), Guntur, was established in 1976 as Nagarjuna University under Act 43 of 1976 of the Andhra Pradesh State Legislature, later governed under Act 4 of 1991, which covers six Andhra Pradesh state universities. It was renamed to its current name via the Andhra Pradesh Universities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2004, and traces its earlier origin to a 1967 postgraduate centre of Andhra University.
The university ranked 84th in NIRF 2025 University category (score 49.08) and 24th in State Public University category (score 57.45), both confirmed directly against nirfindia.org. No current NAAC grade is confirmed for this institution from a source that could be independently verified; the university's own site and separate secondary reporting give conflicting results.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Established | 1976, Act 43 of 1976 (Andhra Pradesh) |
| Type | State university, Andhra Pradesh |
| NIRF 2025 University | Rank 84 (score 49.08) |
| NIRF 2025 State Public University | Rank 24 (score 57.45) |
| Campus | Nagarjuna Nagar, on NH-5 between Vijayawada and Guntur |
| Off-campus PG centres | Ongole and Nuzvid |
| Engineering admission | ANUEET (university's own entrance test) |
| PG admission | ANU PGCET |
Acharya Nagarjuna University organises its academic offerings across six campus colleges: Arts and Commerce and Law, Science, Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Architecture and Planning, alongside off-campus postgraduate centres at Ongole and Nuzvid.
Admission to self-financing engineering programmes runs through ANUEET, the university's own entrance test, applied for offline. Postgraduate admission to most other programmes runs through ANU PGCET, also conducted directly by the university. Confirmation of the exact mechanism for general undergraduate admission outside engineering was not available from a directly readable official notification at the time of writing.
| Route | Programmes |
|---|---|
| ANUEET | Self-financing engineering programmes |
| ANU PGCET | Most postgraduate programmes |
For the 2026-27 cycle, ANUEET's offline application period ran 25 May to 30 June 2026, with a late-fee window extending to 10 July 2026, all already closed as of this writing. ANU PGCET's application was reported released in April 2026, with results expected around July 2026, though exact dates could not be confirmed from a directly readable official notification.
Acharya Nagarjuna University ranked 84th in NIRF 2025 University category (score 49.08) and 24th in State Public University category (score 57.45), both confirmed directly against nirfindia.org. No current NAAC grade is confirmed for this institution; the university's own site states an older result while separate reporting claims a newer one, and the two could not be reconciled against an independently verifiable source.
Acharya Nagarjuna University's main campus is located at Nagarjuna Nagar, on National Highway 5 between Vijayawada and Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The university also operates postgraduate centres at Ongole and Nuzvid. An exact, independently confirmed campus acreage figure could not be verified from an official source, since figures ranging from roughly 300 to 760 acres appear across different sources, and this page does not state a specific number.
Ranked 24th in that category, its strongest confirmed result
Six campus colleges spanning Arts and Commerce and Law, Science, Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Architecture and Planning
Postgraduate centres at Ongole and Nuzvid extend academic access beyond the main Guntur campus
ANUEET, run directly by the university for its self-financing engineering programmes
Reflecting substantial enrolment interest in its distance and continuing-education programmes
| Framework | Category | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | State Public University | 2025 | #24 |
| NIRF | Pharmacy | 2025 | #67 |
| NIRF | University | 2025 | #84 |
No independently verifiable, individually sourced notable alumni could be confirmed for this institution at the time of writing. This section is left out rather than populated with unconfirmed names.
11 courses offered. Fees in INR lakhs.
| Course | Specialization | Duration | Total seats | Total fee | Avg package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Com (Bachelor of Commerce) | — | 36 months | — | — | — |
| B.Com (Bachelor of Commerce) | Hons | 36 months | — | — | — |
| B.Ed (Bachelor of Education) | — | — | — | — | — |
| B.P.Ed (Bachelor of Physical Education) | — | — | — | — | — |
| BA (Bachelor of Arts) | — | 36 months | — | — | — |
| BA (Bachelor of Arts) | Honours (General) | 36 months | — | ₹0.9L | — |
| BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications) | — | 36 months | — | — | — |
| M.Com (Master of Commerce) | — | 24 months | — | ₹1.6L | — |
| M.P.Ed (Master of Physical Education) | — | — | — | — | — |
| MA (Master of Arts) | — | 36 months | — | — | — |
| MCA (Master of Computer Applications) | — | 24 months | — | ₹1.6L | — |
Campus size, faculty strength, hostel facilities, and academic infrastructure.
