Kakatiya University is a
public university
A public university or public college is a university or college that is in state ownership, owned by the state or receives significant government spending, public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private unive ...
located in
Hanmakonda, Warangal in the Indian state of
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
. It was most recently accredited with an "A" Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of India on 12 September 2017. The
university
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...
offers about 120 programs at
undergraduate
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and postgraduate levels in the faculties of arts, science, commerce and business management,
social sciences
Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of so ...
, education, engineering and pharmaceutical sciences with constituent and affiliated colleges spread over 12 districts of Telangana. The
faculties include 248 teaching staff and 622 non-teaching staff.
Academics
The university has a network of eleven constituent
colleges with twenty-eight departments. During 2011-2012, enrollment of students for under-graduate programs was around 90,000 in the 2004-2005 school year, according to the university's own website, while it was 8,000 for
post-graduate courses. About 850 research scholars are registered for PhD programs in different departments.
For the first time in Telangana, postgraduate in-service science courses for teachers and government employees, M.L.I.Sc and MCJ, diploma in mimicry, certificate course in communication skills in English, M.Sc. (Environmental Science), B.Tech. and M.Sc. (Psychology) have been made available.
The university also promotes individual and collective research by faculty and scholars. On 20 March 2018, UGC granted autonomy to 21 state universities including Kakatiya University. Many Endowment Lectures have been instituted at the University where scholars present papers. One such endowment lecture is that of
Pilli Alfred James annual endowment lectures which has seen public administrators take a stand on new issues in their discipline.
Vice Chancellors
Notable alumni
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T. Harish Rao, politician
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V. Ramgopal Rao, B.Tech 1986, director of
IIT Delhi
References
Prof. Dr. A.Gopal -orugallu india college with Govt india hanamkonda,Warngtal city ts india
year 2020-2022 Prof. Dr. A.Gopal India industries universities President
web www.orugalluindiacollege.in
External links
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Education in Warangal
1976 establishments in Andhra Pradesh
Educational institutions established in 1976
State universities in Telangana