According to the reviews by the students of Andhra University online, it should not and is not considered one of the best colleges for engineering in India.
They are known to have irregular classroom lectures with a very careless faculty. The syllabus is not updated and is not relevant to current industry trends. The infrastructure is poor and the maintenance of the labs is neglected.
Andhra University is infamous for its gradually degrading condition both of the campus and the academics offered there.
As per most of the students, Andhra University is much better than ANITS. One of the reasons for this is that it is more than 90 years old and ANITS is just 15 years old.
Andhra University is well equipped, all the faculties are Ph.D. holders. There are so many branches. It is well known for its research and quality education. The institute will offer great exposure and placements to its students.
The university has a great alumni base as well. AU is definitely among the universities that are coming to the forefront in the country.
It is difficult to compare AU with JNTUK. Both of these institutes are quite reputed in Andra Pradesh. Both have a few specific branches that are exceptionally good. AU has branches like Marine Engineering, that JNTUK doesn’t. There is a limited student intake in both institutions. For each branch, there are only 50 seats at both institutes.
The placement facilities are quite good. In the recent placement drive, the average CTC offered at AU and JNTUK were 3.5 LPA and 4 LPA respectively. Both of these institutes also witnessed many IAS aspirants. So, you can choose either of these two institutes, based on your branch of choice.
Among these two options, Andhra University is obviously the better choice, being a 90-year-old state public university. Whereas, LPU is a private university managed by business-minded people.
The table below gives a brief overview of the two institutes.
Particulars |
Andhra University |
Lovely Professional University |
No. of courses offered |
118 |
31 |
Fee structure (B.Tech) |
1 Lakh (avg.) |
10 Lakh (avg.) |
Entrance Test |
AUCET |
LPUNEST |
Average salary |
4.2-4.5 Lakh |
3 Lakh |
Governing body |
State government |
Private |
Placement Overview (Winning Institution- Andhra University):
The average salary offered to students at Andhra University is about 4.2-4.5 lakhs per annum, whereas in LPU it is about 3 lakhs per annum.
The highest salary offered to Andhra University students is around 50-60 LPA every year by top MNCs.
Now, for a candidate to choose between LPU and Andhra University, firstly his/her subject’s availability matters. In most of the subjects, Andhra University surpasses LPU in the overall development and has a much better educational outcome. According to student reviews, there are security concerns in the LPU campus sometimes. Students also complain about the mess food at LPU.
It depends on which branch you would like to join. If you're in the open category, it is important to get at least 1000 to 1500 rank for branches like Case, mechanical, computer engineering, civil engineering.
For other small branches, such as metallurgy, marine, civil environment, etc, You do not need to have a strong rank of 1000 to 1500 to get a seat in these small divisions. Ranks between 4000 and 5000 (open category) are appropriate followed by counselling and personal interview.
There is not much difference among courses, but in 4th year subjects will be different from civil subjects.
Some facts regarding Andhra University are following:
Admission process |
Fully online |
Average course fee |
3.80 lakhs |
NIRF ranking |
36th |
Average salary package |
3.5 LPA |
For the students belonging to SC and ST categories rank will go much higher.
The best course provided in the university in terms of placements is CSE(Computer Science Engineering). Top recruiters visit campus every year are DRDO, ISRO, Satyam, BARC, TCS, Infosys, Mahindra etc.
Andhra university is the best and top class government university present in Andhra Pradesh. Infrastructure and faculty of the Institute is quite good and Impressive. Teachers are cooperative and helpful.
If you don’t have any reservations, you should have a rank below 350-400 to get a seat at Andhra University for an MCA. There are around 40 seats available and the competition is tough. AU has caste-based reservations, gender-based reservations, Sports quota, and NCC quota. The required cutoff is lower for reserved category students.
No, you can’t pursue M.A after your 12th. It’s not possible since a Master of Arts is a post-graduate degree. The prerequisite for doing an MA degree is a Bachelor of Arts or other undergraduate degrees. Without a graduation degree, you won’t be eligible for an MA.
After completing your graduation, you can apply for an M.A in Andhra University. Apart from the prerequisite, you also need to qualify for the entrance test conducted by the university to get admission.