Kakatiya University was established on 19th August, 1976 by upgrading the erstwhile Postgraduate Centre of Osmania University. The landmark event signified the fulfilment of the long-cherished aspirations of Telangana. It heralded a new era in the realm of Higher Education in the region.

The university is located in the historical city of Warangal and named after the great Kakatiya dynasty that ruled the Eastern Deccan region during the 12th and 14th centuries A.D. The university campus, spread over a sprawling area of about 672 acres, was aptly named ‘Vidyaranyapuri’ after the great sage and Sanskrit scholar, Vidyaranya, who was born in Warangal and, as the legend has it, helped to establish the famous Vijayanagara empire in 1336.

The development of the university has been gradual but consistent. It has made rapid strides in achieving academic excellence and soon established its credentials emerging, in course of time, as the fulcrum of higher education dynamics that involved teaching, research, career guidance and extension activities. It has made continual efforts in imparting value-based education, originality in comprehension, and innovation in action. It has sustained the momentum, over the decades, in nurturing and shaping the talents of thousands of students and researchers enabling them face challenges, excel in real life situations.

The university is vibrant with research activity carrying out projects sponsored by various funding agencies such as UGC, CSIR, DST, DBT, AICTE, DRDO, MHRD, ICMR, ICSSR, and ICHR. As many as twelve departments have been supported by the UGC under its SAP-DRS Programme, eight departments under DST-FIST, nine departments under UGC BSC Non-SAP and two departments under DST-INSPIRE programmes..

Kakatiya University marched ahead with many noteworthy academic indicators to its credit over the decades. It was reaccredited with 'A' in 2009, again 'A' grade in 2017, and with improved grade of 'A+' by NAAC with CGPA of 3.27 in 2023. Notable among other milestones include: National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) placed the university in II-band (101-150) in overall category, and in III-band in Institutions category (151-200) in 2018. As a consequence of NAAC Accreditation and NIRF ranking, the university was granted ‘Graded Autonomy’ by the UGC in December 2018. The university was sanctioned a grant of Rs. 50 crores by the RUSA in 2018 under research and innovation component.

Transforming the University into a Centre of Excellence Ensuring Quality, Access, Equity and Values.
Acquiring commanding heights in the field of Innovation, Knowledge dissemination, Cutting-edge Research, Competency building and Extension activities with Holistic approach for Societal needs.

Admission of students into all PG courses is made on the basis of the rank obtained by them in the entrance test conducted by the Directorate. From valid received applications the hall tickets will be sent to the applicants with the details of date, time and centre of entrance test for appearing the KUPGCET.

During the Kakatiya University placements 2022, the students of MCA and MSc courses received good offers from the participating recruiters. The average package offered stood at INR 2.75 LPA. The key highlights of Kakatiya University placements for the Class of 2022 are tabulated below:

Loan/ Scholarship Provisions: The fee structure is reasonable and scholarships are available for eligible students. On campus, there are also opportunities for campus jobs with a stipend. The scholarship is provided by the Government.

Infrastructure/Facilities