Dr.
B.R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam has been established by Andhra Pradesh
State Government G.O vide MS No: 89 Higher Education (UE.II) Department dated
25/06/2008, with a view to augment the education facilities in the Srikakulam
District and to cater to the educational needs of the people of the district.
With G.O MS No: 138 Higher Education (UE.II) department dated 28/07/2008, Prof.
S.V. Sudhakar, Department of Social Work, Andhra University has been appointed
as the First Vice-Chancellor of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam and he
assumed the office of the Vice–Chancellor of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University,
Srikakulam on 28/07/2008. G.O. MS No: 159 Higher Education (UE.II) Department
dated 07/08/2008 transferred the existing Andhra University Campus at Etcherla
to the Administrative control of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University-Srikakulam.
Prior
to this, as a policy of extending higher education facilities to the backward
regions of Srikakulam District, Andhra University, with U.G.C. Support, came
forward to institute two disciplines viz. Economics and Rural Development at
Post Graduate level in 1977-1978 at Srikakulam in the name and style of Andhra
University Post Graduate Extension Centre, later as Andhra University Dr. B.R.
Ambedkar Post Graduate Centre, still later as A.U. Campus Etcherla, Srikakulam,
and presently as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam.
Initially
the Centre was started in the South wing of Government Degree College (Men) and
after acquisition of land and an old Zamindari Building at Etcherla, the Centre
was shifted to the present campus on 29-09-1986.
The
State Government sanctioned 12 additional courses to this Centre, of which only
four courses, viz., M.Com., M. Sc. Mathematics, B.L. and M.L.I. Sc. were
actually started from the academic year 1988-1989 and two more courses viz.
M.B.A. and M.L. were added in the year 1994. During the academic year
2005-2006, M.A. Education course was started and in the academic year
2006-2007, the University Administration introduced M.A. English, M.Sc. Organic
Chemistry and M.C.A. Courses in the campus.
Presently
the campus has 12 P.G. courses catering to the needs of 802 Post Graduate
students and 27 research scholars working for their M. Phil. and Ph.D., and is
backed up by 59 faculty members (22 regular teachers, and 37 teaching
associates) and 72 non-teaching staff members (23 regular, 41 employees with
Time Scale and 8 Contract Employees).
The
University is located at Etcherla, Srikakulam District, Andhra Prdesh, India
abutting the National Highway 5 (Chennai to Kolkata), exactly 95 Kms away from
Visakhapatnam towards Kolkata. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam is well
connected to Visakhapatnam City which in turn is well connected by all means of
transportation. Srikakulam Road is the nearest railway station which is around
10 Kms to Campus. The University is located in a campus extending over 29 acres
of land at Etcherla. After the formation, the University acquired 123 acres of
land. The Srikakulam district is declared by the Centre as well as the State
Government as backward area with 80 percent of the population living in the
rural areas with disadvantaged sections of population i.e. SC/ST/OBC/WOMEN
Registrar,
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam
Etcherla - 532410
Andhra Pradesh, India
PBX : +91-8942-240900
Phone : +91-8942-281518(off)
Fax : 91-8942-281972
E-mail: regdrbrau@yahoo.com
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam
Etcherla - 532410
Andhra Pradesh, India
PBX : +91-8942-240900
Phone : +91-8942-281518(off)
Fax : 91-8942-281972
E-mail: regdrbrau@yahoo.com