Mohan Babu University (MBU) is a

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located in

Tirupati Tirupati () is a city in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Andhra Pradesh and serves as the administrative headquarters of Tirupati district. It is known for its significant religious and cultural heritage, being home to th ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...

. Established in 1992, formerly known as Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Institutions and currently as Mohan Babu University since January 2022, it consists of nine schools, offering academic programs at Undergraduate (UG), Postgraduate (PG), and Ph.D courses in engineering,

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and

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, agricultural, paramedical, commerce, media and film-academy based focused courses.

History

Mohan Babu University (MBU) was established in 1992 with UGC-Colleges with potential for excellence status under the CPE scheme by the UGC,

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and also the institution is approved by

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Campus

Mohan Babu University (MBU) campus is situated in a 100-acre (40 ha) site located beside the Tirupati-Madanapalle national highway 71, and is about 19 kilometers (11.8 mi) from Tirupati bus-stand and 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) from Tirupati railway station and 32.9 kilometers (20.4 mi) from

Tirupati Airport Tirupati Airport is an international airport serving Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is situated in Renigunta, a suburb of Tirupati. It is away from National Highway 71 (previously NH-205), from Tirupati and from Venkateswara Temple ...

Tirupati district Tirupati district () is one of the eight districts of Rayalaseema region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.The district headquarters is located at Tirupati city. This district is known for its numerous historic temples, including the Hindu ...

Administration

The main officers of the Mohan Babu University (MBU) are Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor (VC), Registrar, Pro-Chancellor. Dr. M Mohan Babu is the Chancellor of the university, Nagaraj Ramrao is the vice chancellor and K. Saradhi is the Registrar of the university, and

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is the Pro-Chancellor of university.

Schools

Mohan Babu University (MBU) has nine schools on its campus, which includes the following constituent schools: *School of Engineering and Technology *School of Computing *School of Commerce and Management *School of Paramedical and Health Sciences *School of Liberal Arts and Sciences *School of Art and Design *School of Agriculture *School of Media Studies *School of Film Academy

Rankings

The Mohan Babu University (MBU) Institutions participated in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022 and secured 165th Rank and also placed in the band excellent in ARIIA (Institute id: ARI-C-26929) rankings 2021 under the Private or Self Financing Technical Institutes category.

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