SRM University, Andhra Pradesh explained

SRM University, Andhra Pradesh
Other Name:SRM University, Amaravati
Established:2017
Type:Private
President:P. Sathyanarayanan
Vice Chancellor:Manoj K. Arora
City:Amaravati, Vijayawada
State:Andhra Pradesh
Country:India
Campus Type:Suburb
Campus Size:100acres[1]
Affiliations:UGC

SRM University, Andhra Pradesh (SRM AP), also known as SRM University, Amaravati, 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]

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]

Campus

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.

Rankings

SRM University-AP ranked 3rd best private university in Nature Index Ranking[15] [16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About. 2023-06-24.
  2. Web site: State-wise List of Private Universities as on 25.09.2018. www.ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. 23 October 2018. 25 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Schedule Amendment of Andhra Pradesh Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2016. PDF . Government of Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh Gazette. 23 May 2017. 23 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Education Philosophy & Academic Courses at. SRM University, AP - Amaravati. en-US. 2019-09-11.
  5. News: SRM University Amaravati to open School of Liberal Arts and Basic Sciences. 23 October 2018 . . 13 December 2017.
  6. News: Excellence through Learning: SRM University-AP launched the Paari School of Business. May 8, 2023 . . May 8, 2023.
  7. News: Business school renamed after philanthropist king. 17 February 2023 . . 17 February 2023.
  8. News: Executives told to upgrade their skills to excel. 14 April 2023 . . 14 April 2023 .
  9. News: SRM University signs pact with MIT . 13 September 2022 . . 8 June 2017 . en-IN.
  10. News: Jamshed Bharucha is V-C of SRM, Amaravati . 13 September 2022 . . 9 July 2018 . en-IN.
  11. News: Sambasiva Rao takes over as V-C of SRM University in A.P.. 1 July 2020. 1 July 2020. The Hindu.
  12. News: Manoj K. Arora is new V-C of SRM University, A.P.. 9 September 2022. 9 September 2022. The Hindu.
  13. Web site: SRM Infrastructure. 16 May 2018.
  14. Web site: SRM UNIVERSITY In association with Perkins + Will, Chicago . 7 October 2020.
  15. News: SRMU-AP Retains Third Place In Nature Index. 29 June 2023 . . 29 June 2023 .
  16. News: SRM University-AP gets Nature Index ranking . 29 June 2023 . . 29 June 2023 .

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