KL University

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K L Deemed to be University
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Other names
K L Deemed to be University
Former names
Koneru Lakshmaiah University, Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering
Type Deemed to be University
Established1980
President Koneru Satyanarayana [1]
Vice-Chancellor G. Pardha Saradhi Varma [1]
Address
Green Fields
, ,
522502
,
India

16°26′32″N80°37′21″E / 16.44222°N 80.62250°E / 16.44222; 80.62250
CampusKLEF Vijayawada: 0.404686 km2 (100 acres)
KLEF Hyderabad (temporary campus): 0.09290304 km2 (23 acres)
LanguageEnglish
Colours   Red
Website kluniversity.in

K L Deemed to be University, formerly Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering (KLCE) and Koneru Lakshmaiah University, is a higher educational institution Deemed to be University, located in Vaddeswaram, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India. Established in 1980 as a college of engineering, it consists of eight schools, offering academic programs at UG, PG, doctoral, and post-doctoral industry-focused courses. [2]

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History

KLEF was established in 1980 at Vaddeswaram as K L College of Engineering (KLCE). It became autonomous in 2006 and was recognized as deemed to be university in 2009, known as K L University. [3] Following the University Grants Commission's request from 123 deemed institutes, not to use "university" in the name [4] it was renamed Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation. In 2019, it was renamed K L Deemed to be University. [5]

Location

Koneru Lakshmaiah Deemed to be University is situated in a 100-acre (40 ha) site adjacent to Buckingham Canal, and is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Vijayawada in Krishna district and 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Guntur. The university is in Guntur District.

Schools

KLEF includes the following schools: [6]

Rankings

University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2022) [7] 54
NIRF (Universities) (2022) [8] 27
Engineering – India
NIRF (2022) [9] 44
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2022) [10] 47

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation 50th overall in India in 2023, [11] 28th among universities, [12] 52th in the management ranking [13] and 44th in the engineering ranking. [14]

K L University receives One District One Green Champion Swachhata Award 2021 from GOI.


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