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In Andhra Pradesh there are eighteen state universities, five deemed universities, and one autonomous university.
granted deemed university status
Following the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Universities Act, 2008 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University was split into four universities, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada. This is also reflected by the UGC list. The date of establishment of all four institutes is therefore 2008, though Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University was established in 1972 by The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Act, 1972 which is what the UGC lists as the establishment date for Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad.