 In 2011, the foundation stone of the Vijayawada campus was laid by Daggubati Purandeswari, Minister of State for Human Resource Development.The present campus is located at Nidamanuru, on National Highway 5, close to the Vijayawada Airport (12.4 km only).Expansion plans include building more hostels to accommodate the growing number of post graduate students, a state-of-the-art sports complex and residential quarters for doctoral students.