Vijayawada-Guntur (Krishna-Guntur) region has several educational institutions. [1]
Apart from this, the government has already set up AP Council of Higher Education, Technical Education Commissioner, Intermediate Board, Director of School Education offices, College Education Commissioner, APPSC office and CBSE regional office in Vijayawada for the promotion of education in the region. [2]
Vijayawada-Guntur region is the home for more than 70 engineering colleges.
Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (SAHE) Deemed to be University, formerly known as Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College (VRSEC), is a Deemed to be University located in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. It offers Undergraduate Education (UG) in Engineering and Postgraduate Education in Engineering, Business Administration, and Computer Applications. This institution is the first private institution to offer Engineering Education in the United Andhra Pradesh and was the first private institute to offer PG Programmes in Engineering in the year 1977. It was approved to be an Autonomous Institution by University Grants Commission (UGC) in the year 1977 and it was approved to be a Deemed to be University by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in the year 2024.
Velagapudi Ramakrishna CIE, (1896–1968) was an Indian Civil Service (ICS) officer, industrialist, and philanthropist. He started the KCP group of companies in 1941 with a co-operative sugar factory in Andhra Pradesh. He was a pioneering industrialist in the erstwhile Madras State.
Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) is a public agricultural university with its headquarters at the village Lam, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
R. V. R. & J. C. College of Engineering is an autonomous engineering college in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. The College offers graduate and undergraduate education courses in Engineering and Technology. It is located in the west suburban region of Guntur city, India.
Dr. YSR University of Health Sciences, formerly known as Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, is a public university in the city of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham is a private deemed university based in Coimbatore, India. It currently has 7 campuses with 16 constituent schools across the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka with the headquarters at Ettimadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. It offers a total of 207 undergraduate, postgraduate, integrated-degree, dual-degree, doctoral programs in engineering and technology, medicine, business, arts and culture, sciences, biotechnology, agricultural sciences, allied health sciences, Ayurveda, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, nano-sciences, commerce, humanities and social sciences, law, literature, spiritual studies, philosophy, education, sustainable development, mass communication and social work.
Amaravati is the greenfield capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is situated at the heart of the state, on the right bank of the river Krishna in Guntur district. It is near to Dharanikota, the ancient city site nearby, that served as the capital of Satavahana dynasty more than 2,200 years ago.
Mandadam is a Village in Guntur district in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was a village in Thullur mandal of Guntur district, prior to its denotification as gram panchayat.
Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation (MTMC) is the civic body that governs Mangalagiri and Tadepalle city's and villages in the corresponding mandals of the Mangalagiri Assembly constituency in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. It is the second largest municipal corporation next in line to GVMC in terms of area with 194.41 km2 (75.06 sq mi) and 2,53,875 of voters in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as important Municipal Corporation in the Capital of Andhra Pradesh. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762. Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner.
Velagapudi is a neighbourhood and a part of Urban Notified Area of Amaravati.
Amrita Schools of Engineering are private engineering schools in India part of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore which is spread across its five campuses in Amritapuri (Kollam), Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, and Amaravati. The schools offer undergraduate, integrated degree, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes in various engineering disciplines.
NTR district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Vijayawada. The district is named after former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao. The district shares boundaries with Guntur, Palnadu, Krishna, Eluru, Khammam and Suryapet districts