A sleepy university in Andhra Pradesh just dropped a ₹364 crore glow-up plan.
And it's not just a budget. It's a comeback story in the making.
Dravidian University in Kuppam — born back in 1997 as a dream project shared by Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala — has been quietly struggling for years.
Low enrolment. Old infrastructure. Headlines that weren't exactly flattering.
Today, that script is being rewritten.
Vice-Chancellor L.C. Mallaiah wants to take student strength from 1,600 → 3,000 by 2027-28.
Nearly doubling the campus.
In two years.
And he's asking the State for an initial ₹200 crore to kick things off.
The full ₹364 crore roadmap has already cleared the Academic Senate, Finance Committee and Executive Council.
Now it sits on the government's desk. ⏳
This isn't a cosmetic touch-up. It's a full personality change.
From sleepy campus… to multidisciplinary city.
From 2027-28, admissions go CUET-based.
Translation: students from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala can now apply through the same national gateway as IITs and central universities.
Suddenly, a regional university gets a national funnel.
And the academic structure is being rewired for the National Education Policy —
Four-year honours degrees are being upgraded into five-year integrated master's programmes.
Notice the flavour of the new courses:
Not abstract degrees. Not dusty syllabi.
Courses designed to put students in jobs.
For years, Dravidian University was the what could have been of South Indian higher education.
A shared dream that never quite scaled.
Now it's betting ₹364 crore that the second innings will look very different.
New schools. New students. New identity.
The blueprint is ready.
The cheque is the only thing left to clear.
That's all for now!
