SRM University, Andhra Pradesh

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SRM University, Andhra Pradesh
SRM University, Andhra Pradesh logo.png
Other name
SRM University, Amaravati
Type Private
Established2017
President P. Sathyanarayanan
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ch. Satish Kumar
Location
Amaravati, Guntur
,
Andhra Pradesh
,
India
Campus Suburb, 100 acres (40 ha) [1]
Affiliations UGC
Website srmap.edu.in
SRM University, Andhra Pradesh

SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh (SRMAP) is a state private university [2] located near Neerukonda village in Mangalagiri mandal of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh, India, in the area of the planned capital city Amaravati. The university was established in 2017 by the SRM Trust through the Andhra Pradesh Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2016. [3] It offers undergraduate, postgraduate courses and Ph.D programmes in engineering, liberal arts and basic sciences. [4]

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Academics

SRM University, Andhra Pradesh offers undergraduate, postgraduate courses and Ph.D programmes through its two schools, the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, launched in 2017, and the School of Liberal Arts & Basic Sciences, which was launched in 2018. [5] In 2018, a three-year BBA Programme was started under the aegis of the School of Liberal Arts and Basic Sciences (SLABS) at SRM University-AP. In 2020, an independent school of Business was created as the School of Entrepreneurship and Management Studies (SEAMS) with a BBA (Honours) Programme, MBA Programme in Data Science, Banking and Finance and a PhD Programme. In 2021, SEAMS launched a new MBA Programme specialising in Marketing, Finance and Human Resource Management. SEAMS was rechristened as the Paari School of Business [6] [7] with a BBA (Honours) Programme, MBA Programme, and EMBA programme in 2023 [8]

Leadership

The university is led by the president P. Sathyanarayanan, which serves in this position since its establishment in 2017. [9] The inaugural vice-chancellor (VC) of the university was Jamshed Bharucha who was appointed to this position in July 2018. [10] Bharucha was replaced with Vajja Sambasiva Rao in 2020. [11] In 2022, Manoj K. Arora took his place as VC, [12] and upon completion of his tenure, from September 2025 Prof. Ch Satish Kumar has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor (I/C)– SRM University, Andhra Pradesh.

Campus

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SRM University, Amaravathi entrance

The campus is designed by Perkins and Will, an American architectural firm, [13] and PTK Architects, an architectural firm based in Chennai, India. [14] It has hostel facilities for about 1500 students and faculty, in five apartments.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "About" . Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "State-wise List of Private Universities as on 25.09.2018" (PDF). www.ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Schedule Amendment of Andhra Pradesh Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2016" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Gazette. Government of Andhra Pradesh. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Education Philosophy & Academic Courses at". SRM University, AP - Amaravati. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "SRM University Amaravati to open School of Liberal Arts and Basic Sciences". Telangana Today . 13 December 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Excellence through Learning: SRM University-AP launched the Paari School of Business". ANI . 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Business school renamed after philanthropist king". The Hindu . 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Executives told to upgrade their skills to excel". The Hans India . 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "SRM University signs pact with MIT". The Hindu . 8 June 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Jamshed Bharucha is V-C of SRM, Amaravati". The Hindu . 9 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Sambasiva Rao takes over as V-C of SRM University in A.P." The Hindu . 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Manoj K. Arora is new V-C of SRM University, A.P." The Hindu . 9 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "SRM Infrastructure" . Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "SRM UNIVERSITY In association with Perkins + Will, Chicago" . Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "SRM-AP University secures top rank in IIRF 2025". The New Indian Express . 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "SRM AP Bags Multiple Recognitions at The Hans India Technical Education Awards-2025". ThePrint . 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "SRM-AP conferred with placement excellence award". The_Hans_India . 6 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  18. ↑ "SRM-AP wins big, bags 'Best Emerging University' award". The New Indian Express . 5 April 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  19. ↑ "SRMU-AP Retains Third Place In Nature Index". Deccan Chronicle . 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "SRM University-AP gets Nature Index ranking". The Hans India . 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "SRM University-AP bags 'Best Brand Award'". The Hans India . 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

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