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The
College of Science & Technology was started in the year 1931 as the combined
Colleges of Arts, Science and Technology, and it was bifurcated in the year 1966
with Prof. R.Ramanadham as its first principal. The college has a total
strength of nearly 2000 students, 100 research scholars, 232 teaches and 276
administrative and supporting staff. It is the biggest constituent college of
the University with a teacher to student ratio of nearly 1:12. The college
has
18 departments and two units organizing 50 courses covering the disciplines of
Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences, Earth Sciences, Abstract
Sciences etc. Five departments of the college viz., The departments of Physics,
Geology, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology have special assistance programmes
supported by the UGC. There are also research and training centers located in
the college. These centers are Centre for Marine Archaeology. Centre for
Nuclear Techniques, Delta Studies Institute, the University Science
Instrumentation Centre and Ocean Science and Technology Cell. Other centers within
some departments such as the Centre for Piezoelectric studies in Physics
department and Centre for Water Resource Management. Another independent center,
namely, Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resource and Management named
after the famous Geologist Prof. C.Mahadevan, former principal and
Head of the Department of Geology, Andhra University, is under establishment.
Several faculty members of the College of Science and Technology have made
significant academic contributions both at the National and International
levels. Professor C.V.Raman was Honorary Professor of Physics department.
Professor B.Ramachandra Rao served as Vice Chairman of the UGC and also as
member of Rajya Saba. Professor S.V.J.Lakshman served as the Vice-Chancellor
of Sri. Venkateswara University and Nagarjuna University of Andhra Pradesh.
Prof. M.I.Ahmed of Physics dept. is working as Vice-Chancellor of
Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anathapur. Prof.R.Madhavi of Zoology
department is working as
Vice-Chancellor of Sri Padmavathi Mahila University, Tirupati. A
few teachers of this Institution have been honoured with higher positions in
Government/semi-government organizations. Our alumni occupy prominent
positions in several fields of activity both in the country as well as abroad.
The College of Science and
Technology is made up of schools as follows:
School of
Physics:
School of
Chemistry:
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Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry and Foods, Drugs
and Water
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Physical and Nuclear Chemistry and Chemical
Oceanography
School of Earth and
Atmospheric Sciences:
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Geology
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Geography
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Geophysics
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Meteorology & Oceanography
School of Mathematical
Sciences:
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Mathematics
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Applied Mathematics and
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Statistics.
School of Life
Sciences:
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Botany
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Zoology
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Marine Living Resources
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Biochemistry
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Human Genetics
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Environmental
Sciences
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Microbiology
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Biotechnology
Research & Development
Centers & Interdisciplinary Centers
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Delta Studies Institute
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Chemistry of Natural Products
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Population Research Centre
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Centre for Nuclear Techniques
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Centre for Marine Archaeology
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Ocean Science and Technology Cell
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Hydrology and Water Management with Rural Bias
Some departments of AUCST
have gained recognition by several agencies as:
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UGC (SAP, COSIST)
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DST (FIST)
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DOD (Ocean Science and Technology Cell)
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ONGC (Delta Studies Institute)
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