Andhra Pradesh Magazine English June 2016 | Page 51

Two Years of Accomplishments

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These national institutions will also attract global talent, enrich our academics,
change our outlook and create further opportunities to take the state to global
benchmarks in higher education. - Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister

ost bifurcation, State
Government accorded top
priority for starting
higher educational
institutions promised
under the State Reorganisation Act.
With the cooperation from the
Centre, Andhra Pradesh has ensured
that many of these institutions
started functioning, enabling local
students to gain access to premier
institutions.

Five institutes already functioning
include- IIM at Visakhapatnam, IIT
and IISER at Tirupati, NIT at
Tadepalligudem and IIIT at Kurnool
while process is on to construct new
buildings.
The IISER, to come up in Tirupati
will be the sixth one in the country
and is meant for basic science
education and research.
IIT-Tirupati, which is being
mentored by IIT-Chennai, is
operating temporarily from one of
the campuses in Tirupati and later
move into its own campus at
Merlapakka village close to the
temple town.

The Indian Institute of Petroleum
and Energy will function from
academic year 2016-17 from
Andhra University premises. The
proposed Energy University, being
set up at Penugonda in Ananatapur
district, and Logistics University,
being established at Kakinada, will
start functioning from the next
academic year.
AP’s New Institutions:

w All India Institute of Medical
Science (AIIMS) at Mangalagiri

w Indian Institute of Science
Education & Research (IISER) at
Tirupati
w Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT) at Tirupati

The IIIT is being set up in Sri City,
Satyavedu Mandal, Chittoor district.
IIIT Kurnool initially would function
from campus of IIITDM Kancheepuram, while the permanent
campus would come up at Kurnool.
Of the remaining, Tribal University
will come up in Relli village of
Kothavalasa mandal in
Vizianagaram for which 526 acres of
land was identified, while the
Central University would be set up
in 491 acres in Anantapur. Both
expected to function from the new
academic year 2016-17 after
completing procedural formalities.
JUNE 2016

Foundation stone was laid for
Agriculture University in Guntur
district, and for AIIMS at
Mangalagiri where 183 acres of land
was alienated. The National
Institute of Disaster Management
will come up at Gannavaram in
Krishna district and Urdu University
is being set up at Kurnool.

w National Institute of Ocean
Technology (ESSO-NIOT) at
Thupilipallam near Nellore

w Indian Institute of Information
Technology at Sri City

w National Institute of Technology
(NIT) at Tadelalligudem
w Indian Institute of Tourism &
Travel Management (IITTM) at
Nellore
w National Academy of Customs,
Excise & Narcotics (NACEN) in
Anantapur
w National Institute of Design at
Vijayawada

w Indian Institute of Management

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(IIM) at Visakhapatnam

w Tribal University at Vizianagaram
w Indian Institute of Information
Technology at Kurnool
w National Institute of Disaster
Management at Gannavaram
w Petroleum University at
Visakhapatnam

w Energy University at Penugonda
w Logistics University at Kakinada
w Central Institute of Plastics
Engineering and Technology
(CIPET) at Vijayawada

Private Universities

The State government has decided
to permit private universities as
part of efforts to create world-class
centres for higher learning. Towards
this end, Andhra Pradesh Private
Universities (Establishment and
Regulation) Act was passed.

Foreign Languages

The Government is encouraging
universities to teach foreign
languages. Already, Andhra and
Nagarjuna Universities have taken
up Japanese language teaching. The
Government is also supporting
launch of massive open online
courses for certificate and diploma
courses. Choice Based Credit System
has already been introduced since
2014-15 academic year.

Skill Development

The Government had signed an MoU
with the Tata Institute of Social
Sciences (TISS) for improving
employability of students. The
Government is also proposing to
establish a Skill Development
University.

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