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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, also known as Telangana Open University, formerly Andhra Pradesh Open University, is a public university in the city of
The university was established in 1982 as Andhra Pradesh Open University through the ''Andhra Pradesh Open University Act, 1982''. It was inaugurated by the
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
, Telangana
Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...
, India
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History
The university was established in 1982 as Andhra Pradesh Open University through the ''Andhra Pradesh Open University Act, 1982''. It was inaugurated by the President of India
The president of India (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, and the commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the Indian Armed ...
. The founder and first vice chancellor (VC) was G. Ram Reddy. The university was renamed Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University in 1991 through the ''Andhra Pradesh Open University (Amendment) Act, 1991'', named after the architect of the Indian Constitution Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar on the occasion of the centenary of his birth.
After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, the university figured in the tenth schedule of A.P. State Reorganisation Act, 2014, and shall continue providing equal facilities to people from both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Vice chancellors
V. S. Prasad was appointed VC in 2001. P. Prakash was appointed in 2011. C. Parthasarathi was appointed VC in-charge in July 2019. Sita Rama Rao was appointed VC in 2021. Ghanta Chakrapani was appointed VC in 2024.See also
*List of universities in India
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* Universities and colleges in India
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Education in India is primarily managed by the state-run public education system, which falls under the command of the government at three levels: Government of India, central, States and Territories of India, state and Local government in In ...
* List of institutions of higher education in Telangana
There are many colleges and universities providing professional education in many fields in Telangana.
State Universities
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