Kakatiya University is one of the largest recipients of central government educational funds

Kakatiya University

Kakatiya University

Motto	Marching Towards Academic Excellence
Established	1976
Type	Public
Vice-Chancellor	B. Venkatratnam
Location	Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India
Campus	Rural
Affiliations	UGC
Website	http://www.kuwarangal.com/default.aspx

Kakatiya University is a public universityWarangal, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the largest recipients of central government educational funds, evidenced by the recent external campus facelift and vast expansion and acquisition of the latest IT equipment and related peripherals. Kakatiya University is located in the historical town, Warangal, erstwhile seat of the Kakatiya rulers and an important town in north TelanganaK. Venkata Ramiah, first Vice Chancellor of this university.The university is offering about 120 programs at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the faculties of arts, science, commerce and business management, social sciences, education, engineering and pharmaceutical sciences with 340 constituent and affiliated colleges spread over four districts of Andhra Pradesh. The faculties of all the departments, with 248 teaching staff and 622 non-teaching staff. 

Academics

The university has a network of eleven constituent colleges with 24 departments. During 2004-2005, the total enrollment of students for under-graduate programmes was around 90,000, while it was 6,500 for the post-graduate courses. About 175 research scholars are registered for Ph.D. programmes in different faculties. The Kakatiya University is offering programmes in engineering, pharmacy, law, M.C.A., M.B.A., education, science, arts, commerce. Oriental courses in university, constituent and affiliated colleges in addition to the large number of programmes(around 60) under distance mode through SDLCE. First time in Andhra Pradesh, postgraduate courses in science for inservice teachers and government employees, M.L.I.Sc and MCJ, diploma in mimicry, certificate course in communication skills in English, M.Sc. (Environmental Science) and M.Sc.(Psychology) have been introduced recently. The university also promotes individual and collective research by the faculty and the scholars.

Vice Chancellors

SNo.	Name of VC	Tenure from	Tenure to
1	K. Venkata Ramiah	20th Aug 1976	19th Aug 1979
2	Jafar Nizam	20th Aug 1979	19th Aug 1982
3	T. Vasudev	20th Aug 1982	18th Aug 1988
4	Jafar Nizam	26th Oct 1988	25th Oct 1991
5	K. Jayashankar	11th Dec 1991	09th Dec 1995
6	Y. Vaikuntham	21st Jan 1995	19th Jan 1998
7	Vidyavati	6 May 1998	5 May 2001
8	Chandrakant Kokate	10th Jan 2001	27th Sep 2004
9	Gopal Reddy	11th Oct 2004	10th Oct 2007
10	N. Linga Murthy	12th Nov 2007	10th dec 2010
11	B. Venkatratnam	20th may 2011	till date

History :

Kakatiya University, Warangal was established in 1976 to fulfil the aspirations of the Telangana people for higher education. The founding of the University was in fact a historic event in the sense that heralded a new era in the realms of higher education of this region. The erstwhile Post-Graduate Centre of Osmania University was upgraded and named Kakatiya University. The development of the University over the years has been gradual but impressive.

The University was accredited with B+ grade by the NAAC in 2002. The University situated in a sprawling area of about 650 acres, has now 24 departments in four colleges on the campus with a network of eleven constituent colleges and 471 affiliated colleges. It has its Post-graduate Colleges at Subedari (Hanamkonda), Nirmal, Karimnagar, Godavarikhani, Khammam and Kothagudem in addtion to University Engineering College at Kothgudem.

The University is now offering programmes in Engineering, Pharmacy, Law, Computer Science, Business Management, Education, Science, Arts, Commerce, Oriental courses in the University, constituent and affiliated colleges. In addition, the School of Distance Learning and Continuing Education (SDLCE) is offering a large number of program through distance mode.

Facilities :

• Library
• Computer Center
• Central Instrumentation Center
• Hostels
• Sports Board
• National Service Scheme
• SC & ST Cell
• Foreign Relations Office
• Student Welfare Center

Courses :

Bachelor of Arts General with Combination of Social Sciences

Category: Social Sciences
Degree: B.A.
Mode: Correspondence
Medium: Distance Learning
Duration: 3 Years

Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Managemen

Category: Human Resource Management
Degree: B.A.
Mode: Correspondence
Medium: Distance Learning
Duration: 3 Years

Bachelor of Arts in Tourism and Travel Management

Category: Travel and Tourism Management
Degree: B.A.
Mode: Correspondence
Medium: Distance Learning
Duration: 3 Years

Bachelor of Arts in Advertisement and Sales Management

Category: Other Arts Subjects
Degree: B.A.
Mode: Correspondence
Medium: Distance Learning
Duration: 3 Years

B.A.(Other Arts Subjects) - Stands for Bachelor of Arts in Other Arts Subjects. Typically, a B.A is a three year program, minimum eligibility for which is an intermediate(10+2). Bachelor of Arts is a..

Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics

Category: Mathematics

Degree: B.A.

Mode: Correspondence

Medium: Distance Learning

Duration: 3 Years

Contact

Name: Kakatiya University

Location: Kakatia University, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India

Contact No: 0870-2438877, 2439966
Email: vc@kakatiya.ac.in, info@kakatiya.ac.in
Website: www.kuwarangal.com