Andhra University College of Science and Technology is a constituent college of

Andhra University Andhra University is a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926. It is graded as an A++ institution by NAAC receiving a score of 3.74 on a scale of 4. History King Vikram Deo Verma, the Mah ...

established in 1931.

History

The College was started in 1931 as the combined Colleges of Arts, Science and Technology. In later years the combined colleges were bifurcated in the year 1966, with Prof. R.Ramanadham as its first principal.

Schools and departments

The College of Science and Technology is made up of schools as follows: School of Physics: * Department of Physics * Department of Nuclear Physics School of Chemistry: * Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry * Department of Organic Chemistry and Foods, Drugs and Water * Physical and Nuclear Chemistry and Chemical Oceanography School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: * Department of Geology * Department of Geography * Department of Geophysics * Department of Meteorology and Oceanography School of Mathematical Sciences: * Department of Mathematics * Department of Applied Mathematics and * Department of Statistics. School of Life Sciences: * Department of Botany * Department of Zoology * Department of Marine Living Resources * Department of Biochemistry * Department of Human Genetics * Department of Environmental Sciences * Department of Microbiology * Department of Biotechnology

Research and Development Centres

* Delta Studies Institute * Population Research Centre * Centre for Nuclear Techniques * Centre for Marine Archaeology * Hydrology and Water Management with Rural Bias * University Science Instrumentation Centre

Academics

The Courses offered in the College are: * M.Sc. (Two Year Courses) * M.Sc. (Tech) - 3 Year Courses * P.G.Diploma - 1 Year Course * M.Phil. - In all the Departments * PhD - In all the Departments

Eminent alumni

U. Aswathanarayana Uppugunduri Aswathanarayana (1 July 1928 - 6 March 2016) was the Honorary Director of the Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, India. He is counted among the doyens of geology in independent India and revered as a lead ...

, Honorary Director of the Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, India *

Trivikram Srinivas Trivikram Srinivas (born Akella Naga Srinivasa Sarma; 7 November 1971) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work in Telugu cinema. Recognised for his witty dialogues, humour, and philosophical themes, he is one of the high ...

, M.Sc (Nuclear Physics),

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References

External links

Official website of AU College of Science and Technology
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