Andhra University is not just one of the oldest educational institutions in the country, but is also the first to be conceived as a residential and teaching-cum-affiliating University, mainly devoted to post-graduate teaching and research.

The people of the State have an emotional attachment to the institution, since it came into being after a prolonged and collective struggle of the Telugu elite for a University in the educationally backward northern Circars and Ceded districts of the erstwhile Madras Presidency.

Andhra University was constituted in the year 1926 by the Madras Act of 1926. The 97 years old institution is fortunate to have Sir C.R. Reddy as its founder Vice-Chancellor, as the steps taken by this visionary proved to be fruitful in the long run.

Former President of India Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was one of its Vice-Chancellors who succeed Dr. C. R. Reddy in 1931. The University College of Arts was inaugurated on 1 st July, 1931. The inaugural courses were Telugu language and literature, History, Economics and Politics. A year later, the College of Science and Technology came into being with Honours courses in Physics and Chemistry. The University pioneered in introducing many new courses in Science, Arts, Management and Engineering in the country.

Andhra University has recognition from the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and it has the accreditation from NAAC.

During the Third India-Africa Forum Summit held in New Delhi in October 2015, Hon’ble PM of India announced 50,000 scholarships to the Africa. Accordingly, the extension of PAeNP was approved for 5 years with technological upgradation and envisaged to offer 15,000 scholarships.

The next phase of project was rechristened as e-VidyaBharti and e-ArogyaBharti (e-VBAB) Network Project to offer Tele-education & Tele-medicine services through internet-based web portals. The project was formally launched by the Hon’ble External Affairs Minister, Dr. S Jaishankar on 7 October 2019. Also, the MoUs have been signed with 19 African Countries to participate in e-VBAB project. So far, 3570 scholarships have been awarded to the African learners in 3 academic sessions i.e. Jan 2020, July 2020 and Jan 2021.

Andhra University is associated with the eVidyaBharati project initiated by the Ministry of External Affairs; Govt. of India. We are happy to assist the African Student Community who seek to enrol for our higher education programs in the Online Mode through the iLearn Admission Portal operated by the Ministry of External Affairs.

We welcome every student from the African Continent who seek to excel in their respective career through our online degree programs offered for the Jan 23 Admission Batch.

At the initiative of the then Prime Minister of India 500 scholarships (later on increased to 1000) annually were introduced in 2005 for Afghan Nationals to study UG, PG & Ph.D level courses in Indian Universities/Institutes with the aim to support Afghanistan as a sovereign, stable, and prosperous Afghanistan, and for security and stability in the region. To continue with the policy of supporting Afghanistan, it has been decided that from the A.Y 2023-24 onwards, 1000 scholarship, annually will be offered to Afghan Nationals for online UG & PG level courses through e-VB portal.