Adikavi Nannaya University

Adikavi Nannaya University was established on 22nd April 2006, by an Act of the Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Assembly to meet the higher education needs of East & West Godavari districts. It is an affiliating residential university with territorial jurisdiction over East & West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh. Named after the first poet of Telugu culture, Nannaya (the eleventh century translator of Mahabharata from Sanskrit to Telugu), the court poet of Raja Raja Narendra, (the Eastern Chalukya King) the university was established to fulfill the cherished dream of the people of this region, on the sacred banks of River Godavari.

The University consists of four colleges namely- University College of Arts & Commerce, University College of Engineering, University College of Education, University College of Science and Technology catering to the needs of Post-graduate students on campus. A dynamic semester-based courseware is created by integrating the traditional syllabus with the latest trends across disciplines to suit the current industry, employability and professional requirements. Choice Based Credit System(CBCS) is being implemented for al PG, UG and Professional Courses across the university.