Vignan University is a private University located in the Guntur district Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located in rural area of Vadlamudi, on the south-eastern part of Guntur City, a major centre where several colleges preparing students towards prominent entrance exams are located. The institution began as Vignan Engineering College in 1997 and was affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad as a part of the Vignan Foundation for Science, Education & Research. It was conferred the status of a Deemed University by the University Grants Commission, Government of India in 2008 and was renamed Vignan University. University has Another Entrance, which is also on the Guntur-Tenali Highway. (Lara Entrance) University has 9 Departments: From Academic year 2011-2012 University has introducing two other Engineering disciplines The University maintains vast academic friendship with several other educational institutes around the world through faculty exchange programs. The Institute has signed Memoranda Of Understanding (MOUs) with several foreign universities, resulting in cooperative projects and assignments of mutual benefit.