Dravidian University
Magnificent and fast prospering Dravidian University of Andhra Pradesh is a widely famous and hugely popular public university in India, for acquiring rich and exclusive courses is various languages of the Dravidian family. However, it also offers courses in subjects of general and professional education, through regular and online modes. The Dravidian family of languages covers about 27 tongues, and is regarded as being the most ancient living language family of the world. Again, these Dravidian languages and cultures contribute vitally to the opulent and eclectic cultural mosaic of Indian subcontinent. Naturally, this affluent dravidian university india, is immensely popular amid students and scholars of the south India; however, its courses are also highly appreciated by students belonging to other parts of India, and some foreign countries. In future, this reputed university for Dravidian languages and cultures aspires to emerge out as an internationally famous university for courses in these areas in India and Asia.
This Inter-State Institution has been established with support of three prosperous States of the south India, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. The legislature Act concerned for establishment of this university is the State Legislature Act No-17 of 1997 of Andhra Pradesh. The location of this dravidian university is selected very intelligently at Kuppam of the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. This tri-lingual junction is just about 8 Km away from Tamil Nadu, 4 Km distant from Karnataka, and quite near to Kerala. The environment too, is highly suitable for existence of this university at Kuppam, over a sprawling area of about 1000 acres, which is rich in greenery and peace.
Today, this highly prestigious and immensely popular university has over 20 postgraduate departments and six well-equipped research centers. The main and most significant faculty schools and academic departments of this Dravidian University of Andhra Pradesh, are the following:
- School of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies - Departments of Comparative Philosophy and Religion; English Language and Communications; Kannada Language and Translation Studies; Malayalam Language and Translation Studies; Tamil Language and Translation Studies; Telugu Language and Translation Studies; Tulu Language and Translation Studies
- School of Human and Social Sciences - Departments of Comparative Philosophy and Religion; Folklore and Tribal Studies; History, Archeology and Culture; Traditional Knowledge and Manuscriptology; Dravidian and Computational Linguistics
- School of Education and Human Resources Development - Departments of Education and Human Resources Development; Language Teaching Technology; Physical Education
- School of Herbal studies and Naturo Sciences - Departments of Biotechnology; Chemistry; Environmental Science; Herbal Science; Molecular Biology
- School of Information Sciences and Technology - Departments of Computer Science; Library and Information Science; Mathematical Sciences; Statistics
- School of Commerce and Management - Departments of Business Management; Commerce
These well-resourced faculty departments of this dravidian university andhra pradesh, conduct an extensive range of postgraduate courses and doctoral research courses in the above-mentioned fields and subjects, including a large number of self-financing PG courses. Its opulent Directorate of Distance Education (DDE) also, offers a large number of undergraduate, PG diploma and certificate, and postgraduate courses in various subjects. To get detailed information about the rich and elusive courses of this one of the most reputed and top universities in andhra pradesh in the sector of Dravidian languages and literature, please visit its website: https://www.dravidianuniversity.ac.in/
The support facilities available within the campus of this dravidian university kuppam, include university library, computer centre, university hostels, language laboratory, SC/ST cell, NSS, internal quality assurance cell (IQAC), canteen, student counseling centre, UGC coaching schemes, Indira Gandhi stadium, shopping complex, banking and postal services, gymnasium, UGC cell, transport facilities, and many other services and facilities.