Andhra University or Andhra Viswa Kala Parishad (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర యూనివర్శిటి / ఆంధ్ర విశ్వకళాపరిషత్), located in Visakhapatnam, north east coastal Andhra Pradesh, is one of the older premier universities in India with a broad focus. It was established in 1926 and shared affiliating responsibilities with Madras University in the initial years. It was headed by Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy as the Vice-Chancellor from 1926 to 1931 and in a further second term from 1936 to 1949. It was headed by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in the interim period from 1931 to 1936. The university contains two sections, the south campus and north campus. The south campus houses the Arts, Humanities and Sciences departments along with the administrative block. The north campus (established in 1962), comprises the engineering College. The university has four constituent colleges. The college of arts and commerce is the biggest constituent college in the university with 28 departments offering 55 courses. The college of science and technology has 19 departments, which offers 44 courses. The college of engineering has 16 departments involving in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.