Kakatiya University
Public university in Warangal, Telangana, India
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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.
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| Motto | Marching Towards Academic Excellence |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 19 August 1976 |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Chancellor | Governor of Telangana |
| Vice-Chancellor | K. Pratap Reddy |
| Location | , , 18°1′41.08″N 79°33′6.89″E |
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| Website | www |
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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.
Rankings
The university was ranked 88th in India by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) in the pharmacy ranking in 2024.[1]
| University rankings | |
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| Pharmacy – India | |
| NIRF (2024)[2] | 88 |
Vice Chancellors
| 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 | 2025 |
| K. Pratap Reddy | 2025 | Incumbent |
Notable alumni
- T. Harish Rao,[citation needed] politician
- V. Ramgopal Rao, B.Tech 1986, former director of IIT Delhi[4]
- Venu Udugula, film director in Telugu cinema