Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) was established under the name of Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) on the 12th of June 1964 through the APAU Act 1963.
Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) become set up beneath neath the call of Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) on the twelfth of June 1964 thru the APAU Act 1963. Later, it become renamed Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on the seventh of November, 1996 in honor and reminiscence of the stated Parliamentarian and Kisan Leader, Acharya N. G. Ranga.
On the verge of the entirety of the Golden Jubilee Year of the ANGRAU, it has given delivery to a brand new State Agricultural University particularly Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University with the bifurcation of the nation of Andhra Pradesh as in line with the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014. The ANGRAU at LAM, Guntur is serving the scholars and the farmers of thirteen districts of the latest State of Andhra Pradesh with renewed hobby and dedication.
The university was approved by ICAR, and UGC, and Ranked 151 For Overall By NIRF 2019.
The university offers a total number of 4 UG, 22 PG, and 16 Doctoral programs in the areas of Agriculture, Management, Engineering & Science. Few Diploma courses are also offered by the university.
Residential Accommodations:
University has separate hostels for boys and girls. 21 Boys and 19 Girls' hostels having the potential to house 3220 college students are found in the schools of the University as precise below. Every attempt has been made for the happy, healthful, and snug life of the scholars withinside the hostels. The hostels are provided with all primary centers, T.V rooms, study rooms, water purifiers, indoor and out of doors video games centers, scientific centers, wifi facilities, etc.
Library:
The ANGRAU Library System is having eleven Libraries in its fold consisting of the University Library placed on the Head-Quarters in Lam, Guntur. All the Libraries beneath neath ANGRAU feature under the general supervision of the University Librarian. The Regional Libraries and the College Libraries are run via way of means of the Assistant Professors (LIS) beneath neath the executive management of the Associate Deans of their respective Colleges.
The primary motto of the Libraries is to perform its challenge of accomplishing to a wider person community, comprising of teachers, scientists, extension professionals, and college students. All the libraries preserve wealthy collections of Books, Periodicals, Back-Volumes, Reports, etc., in Agriculture and allied sciences. Apart from print sources, the e-Resources are being made to be had online. The University Library additionally makes a specialty of digital shipping of facts and library e-Resources available thru the net and neighborhood location network.
Sports Facilities:
Every university in ANGRAU is having primary physical education facilities for this purpose. Regular and component-time Physical Directors had been appointed in the schools to educate and manual the scholars withinside the physical schooling sports. Playgrounds ready with one-of-a-kind gambling courts are to be had in faculties to cater to the wishes of college students’ bodily sports to stabilize their busy educational lives. Indoor and Outdoor gyms had been additionally set up withinside the premises of all faculties/hostels of the University for the gain of the scholars.
ANGRAU accepts admission on both merit & entrance based.
ANGRAU students are availing the following scholarships and stipend from the state and centrally sponsored schemes.
To provide opportunities for the citizens of the state and the country for education in the field of agriculture in its broad sense and to promote research and extension programmes in agriculture and allied sciences.
Education – To train human resource needed for agricultural, agricultural engineering, community science and allied sectors for the development of the State of Andhra Pradesh.