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{{Infobox university<br />
| image = Dravidian University logo.png<br />
| name = Dravidian University<br />
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| established = 1997<br />
| type = [[Public university|Public]]<br />
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| president = <br />
| principal = <br />
| rector = <br />
| chancellor = [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| vice_chancellor =Tummala Ramakrishna<ref>{{cite news |last1=Varma |first1=P. Sujatha |title=Govt. appoints four Vice-Chancellors |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/govt-appoints-four-vice-chancellors/article33180413.ece |access-date=28 November 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 November 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref><br />
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| city = [[Kuppam]]<br />
| state = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| campus = [[Rural areas|Rural]]<br />
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| coordinates = {{Coord|12.79655|N|78.30299|E}}<br />
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| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]<br />
| website = {{url|dravidianuniversity.ac.in}}<br />
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The '''Dravidian University''', [[Kuppam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India was established by the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]], through a Legislature Act (No. 17 of 1997)<ref>{{Cite web|title=University Profile - Dravidian University|url=https://www.dravidianuniversity.ac.in/university-profile.php|access-date=2021-01-05|website=www.dravidianuniversity.ac.in}}</ref> with the initial support extended by the governments of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]] for an integrated development of [[Dravidian languages]] and culture. It was the brainchild of former Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao[https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/ntrs-brainchild-in-the-lurch/article27104043.ece].<br />
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==Vice-chancellors==<br />
Following are the former vice-chancellors of the university:<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Successive Vice-Chancellors |url=http://dravidianuniversity.ac.in/succ-vc.php |website=dravidianuniversity.ac.in |publisher=Dravidian University |access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref><br />
* P. V. Arunachalam, 1997–2001<br />
* R. Srihari, 2001–2005<br />
* K.S. Chalam, May 2005<br />
* S.Jayarama Reddy, June–August 2005<br />
* G. Lakshmi Narayana, 2005–2008<br />
* C. Rathnam, August 2008 (I/c)<br />
* Cuddapah Ramanaiah, 2008–2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Dravidian varsity VC's farewell jig with eunuchs |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-24/hyderabad/29921813_1_eunuchs-professors-vc |access-date=28 November 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=24 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105105736/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com:80/2011-08-24/hyderabad/29921813_1_eunuchs-professors-vc |archive-date=2013-11-05}}</ref><br />
* N. Prabhakar Rao, August–November 2011 (I/c)<br />
* M.G. Gopal, November–December 2011 (I/c)<br />
* S. Chellappa, December 2011 – February 2012 (I/c)<br />
* M.G. Gopal, February–April 2012 (I/c)<br />
* K. Rathnaiah, 2012–2015<br />
* P. Vijaya Prakash, April–October 2015 (I/c)<br />
* E. Sathyanarayana, 2015–2018<br />
* Rokkam Sudarsan Rao, October 2018 – January 2019 (I/c)<br />
* Sudhakar Yedla, January–September 2019<br />
* G. Lokanadha Reddy, September 2019 – May 2020<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* {{Official website|http://www.dravidianuniversity.ac.in}}<br />
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{{Universities and colleges in Andhra Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Dravidian studies]]<br />
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Chittoor district]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1997]]<br />
[[Category:1997 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:State universities in Andhra Pradesh]]</div>
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