KL University


K L University, officially K L Deemed to be University, formerly K L College of Engineering and Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, is an higher educational institution Deemed to be University, located near Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Established in 1980 as a college of engineering, it consists of eight schools.

History

KLEF was established in 1980 at Vaddeswaram as K L College of Engineering. It became autonomous in 2006 and was recognized as deemed to be university in 2009, known as K L University. Following the University Grants Commission's request from 123 deemed institutes, not to use "university" in the name it was renamed Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation. In 2019 it was renamed KL Deemed to be University.

Location

Koneru Lakshmiaih Deemed to be University is situated in a site adjacent to Buckingham Canal, and is about from Vijayawada in Krishna district and from Guntur. The University is situated in Guntur District.

Schools

KLEF includes the following schools:
The National Institutional Ranking Framework ranked Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation 70th overall in India in 2020, 41st among universities, 70th in the management ranking and 58th in the engineering ranking.