Kakatiya University

Kakatiya University
MottoMarching Towards Academic Excellence
TypePublic
Established19 August 1976; 48 years ago (1976-08-19)
ChancellorGovernor of Telangana
Vice-ChancellorVakati Karuna, IAS (I/C)
Location
Hanumakonda district
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Telangana
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India

18°1′41.08″N 79°33′6.89″E / 18.0280778°N 79.5519139°E / 18.0280778; 79.5519139
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.kakatiya.ac.in

Kakatiya University is a public university located in Hanumakonda district in the Indian state of Telangana. It was most recently accredited with an "A+" Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of India in the month of June 2023. The university offers about 120 programs at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the faculties of arts, science, commerce and business management, social sciences, 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

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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.

Rankings

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The university was ranked 88th in India by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) in the pharmacy ranking in 2024.[1]

University rankings
Pharmacy – India
NIRF (2024)[2]88


Vice Chancellors

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Name of VC Tenure from Tenure to
K. Venkata Ramiah 20 Aug 1976 19 Aug 1979
Jafar Nizam 20 Aug 1979 19 Aug 1982
T. Vasudev 20 Aug 1982 18 Aug 1988
Jafar Nizam 26 Oct 1988 25 Oct 1991
K. Jayashankar 11 Dec 1991 09 Dec 1995
Y. Vaikuntham 21 Jan 1995 19 Jan 1998
Vidyavati 6 May 1998 5 May 2001
Chandrakant Kokate 10 Jan 2001 27 Sep 2004
V. Gopal Reddy 11 Oct 2004 10 Oct 2007
N. Linga Murthy 12 Nov 2007 10 Dec 2010
B. Venkat Rathnam 18 May 2011 17 May 2014
R. Sayanna 25 July 2016 2019
B. Janardhan Reddy (in-charge)[3] 2019 2020
Tatikonda Ramesh 2021 2022
Vakati Karuna, IAS (in-charge) 2023 Incumbent

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "NIRF Ranking 2024" (PDF).
  2. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Pharmacy)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Telangana appoints IAS officers as in-charge Vice-Chancellors for eight varsities". Telangana Today. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ Mukul, Akshaya (21 March 2016). "Headless for over a year, IIT-Delhi to get new boss". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 April 2019.

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