| K L Deemed to be University | |
| Established: | 1980 |
| President: | Koneru Satyanarayana |
| Vice Chancellor: | G. Pardha Saradhi Varma[1] |
| Address: | Green Fields |
| Postcode: | 522502 |
| Country: | India |
| Campus: | KLEF Vijayawada: 0.4046860NaN0 KLEF Hyderabad (temporary campus): 0.092903040NaN0 |
| Former Names: | Koneru Lakshmaiah University, Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering |
| Other Names: | K L Deemed to be University |
| Language: | English |
| Colours: | Red |
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 Vijayawada, 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]
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]
Koneru Lakshmaiah Deemed to be University is situated in a 100acres site adjacent to Buckingham Canal, and is about 8km (05miles) from Vijayawada[6] in Krishna district and 33km (21miles) from Guntur. The university is in Guntur District.
KLEF includes the following schools:[7]
In the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation has been ranked 40th overall in India[8], 22nd among universities[9], 79th in the management category,[10] and 35th in engineering.[11]
K L University receives One District One Green Champion Swachhata Award 2021 from GOI.