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Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur (AP)

The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) was established on 12th June 1964 at Hyderabad. The University was formally inaugurated on 20th March 1965 by Late Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India. Another significant milestone was the inauguration of the building programme of the university by Late Smt. Indira Gandhi,the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India on 23rd June 1966. The University was renamed as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on 7th November 1996 in honour and memory of an outstanding parliamentarian Acharya Nayukulu Gogineni Ranga, who rendered remarkable selfless service for the cause of farmers and is regarded as an outstanding educationist, kisan leader and freedom fighter. HISTORICAL MILESTONE 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. Later, it was renamed as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on the 7th of November, 1996 in honour and memory of the noted Parliamentarian and Kisan Leader, Acharya N. G. Ranga. At the verge of completion of Golden Jubilee Year of the ANGRAU, it has given birth to a new State Agricultural University namely Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University with the bifurcation of the state of Andhra Pradesh as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014. The ANGRAU at LAM, Guntur is serving the students and the farmers of 13 districts of new State of Andhra Pradesh with renewed interest and dedication. Genesis of ANGRAU in service of the farmers 1926: The Royal Commission emphasized the need for a strong research base for agricultural development in the country... 1949: The Radhakrishnan Commission (1949) on University Education led to the establishment of Rural Universities for the overall development of agriculture and rural life in the country... 1955: First Joint Indo-American Team studied the status and future needs of agricultural education in the country... 1960: Second Joint Indo-American Team (1960) headed by Dr. M. S. Randhawa, the then Vice-President of Indian Council of Agricultural Research recommended specifically the establishment of Farm Universities and spelt out the basic objectives of these Universities as Institutional Autonomy, inclusion of Agriculture, Veterinary / Animal Husbandry and Home Science, Integration of Teaching, Research and Extension... 1963: The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) Act enacted... June 12th 1964: Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) was established at Hyderabad with Shri. O. Pulla Reddi, I.C.S. (Retired) was the first founder Vice-Chancellor of the University... June 1964: Re-affilitation of Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Hyderabad (estt. in 1961, affiliated to Osmania University), Agricultural College, Bapatla (estt. in 1945, affiliated to Andhra University), Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, Tirupati and Andhra Veterinary College, Tirupati (estt. in 1961, affiliated to Sri Venkateswara University)... 20th March 1965: Formal inauguration of APAU by Late Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India... 1964-66: The report of the Second National Education Commission headed by Dr. D.S. Kothari, Chairman of the University Grants Commission stressed the need for establishing at least one Agricultural University in each Indian State... 23, June 1966: Inauguration of the Administrative building of the university by Late Smt. Indira Gandhi, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India... July, 1966: Transfer of 41 Agricultural Research Stations, functioning under the Department of Agriculture... May, 1967: Transfer of Four Research Stations of the Animal Husbandry Department... 7th November 1996: Renaming of University as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University in honour and memory of an outstanding parliamentarian Acharya Nayukulu Gogineni Ranga... 15th July 2005: Establishment of Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU) bifurcating ANGRAU by Act 18 of 2005... 26th June 2007: Establishment of Andhra Pradesh Horticultural University (APHU) bifurcating ANGRAU by the Act 30 of 2007... 2nd June 2014 As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014, ANGRAU is now... serving the students and the farmers of 13 districts of new State of Andhra Pradesh with renewed interest and dedication...

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    DESIGNING A SMART CLASS ROOM FOR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
    (2021-09-03) SHAINY, G; NEERAJA, T
    The Smart class room is a modernized classroom with computers, projectors, internet connectivity and other multimedia devices. Designing a Smart classroom is a challenge to interior designers. To fill the research gap, the present study was taken up. The recommended design guidelines proposed by higher educational institutes, official bodies and researchers served as a guide to identify the dependent variables. Type of management, year of establishment and total strength of the institute were the independent variables. The educational institutes were providing recommended circulation space per student. Attention was not paid to incorporate sound absorbing measures. Noise generation in the corridors was found to be a disturbing factor in most of the educational institutes. Location and size of the door was found to be as per the recommended guidelines. Educational institutes had not paid attention to provide vision panel. In most of the institutes the windows were located at north side. Wall coverings and acoustic paneling were almost nil in all the institutes. Nearly one fourth of the institutes had no provision in the ceiling to accommodate required acoustical mechanisms. Almost all the institutes maintain at least 13 feet height in front of screen. The concept of the lighting zones was adopted by most of the educational institutes. Width and size of the tablet arm chair was below recommended sizes in most of the institutes. Nearly three fourth (73.33%) of the institutes had not paid attention towards clearance spaces.63.33 per cent of the educational institutes followed design guidelines when designing instructor’s seat height. Slightly less than half of the educational institutes designed instructor’s console as per recommendation. Attention was not paid to provide accessible workstations for students in wheelchair. Educational institutes were not paying attention for the modified fan-shaped design configuration, theatre-style seating and seating for students with disability. The class room in higher education institutes were not found to be as per recommended design guild lines with reference multimedia network requirement, provision of pc, data projector with a screen and video conferencing. Most of the educational institutes have not paid attention to provide advanced equipment related to xvii multimedia such as data projector, crestron touch panel, audio system like microphones, amplifiers and speakers, wireless microphones and digital slate. Out of the three variables total strength of the institute was found to be the major contributor in deciding the class room size and dimensions, followed by type of management. The circulation space per student and gross area per student were found as per the standard guidelines in institutes with more number of students. Year of establishment was the major forward planner in deciding the location of the class room in the institutional building. Total strength of the institute was the strong contributing variable in deciding the provision for class room storage. The design features of class room door such as width of door leaf, door clearance space, type of handle and approach area and vision panel were found to be more on equivalence with the standard specifications in institutes with more number of students. The two variables, total strength of the institute and type of management made more or less equal noteworthy contribution towards class room window design. Total strength of the institute was found to be the one single forecaster of the provisions made for maintaining the quality of wall finishes, wall coverings and acoustic tiles treatment in the existing class room. Year of establishment of the educational institute was the major contributory factor that determined the height of the class room ceiling, minimum head room, acoustical properties of ceiling and ceiling height in tiered floor classrooms. Educational institutes with relatively more number of students were taking on standard design guidelines regarding the floor type, slope of the floor, rise of floor from one row to the next row, nosing, flooring in teaching area and carpeted flooring. Class room lighting design linked with lighting in student seating area, lighting zones, types of bulbs, illumination level, and lighting fixtures were influenced by the total strength of the institute. Total strength of the institute was found to be the one single forecaster of the quality of electrical fitting and fixtures used. These guidelines related to the standard acceptable Noise Criterion (NC), Ambient noise level, Reverberation time and Room criteria (RC) were mostly adopted by Institutes with relatively more number of students. Total strength of the institute and type of management were found to be the contributing factors for deciding on class room furniture such as podium specification, dimensions of large desk, tablet arms chairs, width of tablet arm chair, clearance space for tablet arm chair, writing surface for tablet arm chair and so on. The major predictor of instructor’s workstation design in educational institutes was total strength of the institute. One fifth contribution for instructor workstation design was from year of establishment and one tenth was from type of management. Year of establishment of the education institute was the major predictor of writing space design. Institute with more number of students in a class paid attention in designing location of the chalkboards, chalk board area, chalk boards frames and outside measurement, writing surfaces, colour of chalkboards, chalk tray and marker boards. Number of screens, location of projectors in lecture hall, minimum distance between projection screen and front row, screens placement, screen height in a flat-floor classroom were decided by the total strength in a class room. The institutes total strength and year of establishment were the two major contributing factors that decided the design of class room signage in educational institutes. The deciding factors in designing the seating arrangement in a class, row to row clearances, passage clearance., minimum and maximum distance between the last row to end wall, clearance from the student desk to adjacent wall, desk to desk clearance, seating xviii for students with a disability and seating design configuration were total strength of the institute and year of establishment of the institute. The single forward planner in multimedia design in a class room was total strength of the institute. Institutes with more number of students planned teaching stations with computer equipment, plus the necessary space for student materials. Provisions for audio system like microphones, amplifiers and speakers, network requirement were made in institutes with more number of students.
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