Get admission details for Acharya Nagarjuna University . Learn about the application process, eligibility criteria, and required documents for enrollment. Acharya Nagarjuna University , a state university established in 1976, has been constantly striving towards achieving progress and expansion during its existence for over four decades, in terms of introducing new courses in the University Colleges, affiliated colleges and professional colleges. History The name, Nagarjuna University is quite significant in that the great Buddhist preceptor and Philosopher Acharya Nagarjuna founded a University on the banks of river Krishna some centuries ago and made it a great centre of learning, attracting a large number of teachers and students form distant parts of the world. The University was established by Act 43 of 1976 of A.P. State Legislature and Governed by Act 4 of 1991 covering 6 Universities of the State. The present Acharya ... ANU is a state university in Andhra Pradesh, India, named after the philosopher Nagarjuna . It offers various UG, PG and research programs in six campus colleges and 412 affiliated colleges.