Acharya Nagarjuna University, named after the great Buddhist philosopher Acharya Nagarjuna, was established in 1976 and is located between Vijayawada and Guntur on Kolkata - Chennai National Highway (NH 5). The university was inaugurated on 11th September, 1976 by the former President of India, Sri Fakruddin Ali Ahmed and celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 2001. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) awarded A-grade to Acharya Nagarjuna University

Higher Education in recent years, has undergone significant paradigm shift including the shift from 'teacher-centred' to a 'learner-centred' learning and the replacement of the traditional method of 'learning over a specified period of time' by the concept of informal and continuous 'lifelong learning'.Keeping pace with the changing scenario, Acharya Nagarjuna University has started the Centre for Distance Education (CDE) to offer B.A., BBA, B.Sc. (MPC, BZC, MSCs, MPCs, MPE, B.Com(General) ....