Krea University

Krea University is a liberal arts and sciences[1] private university located in Sricity, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 2018[2] under the Andhra Pradesh Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment) Act, 2018.[3] The university was established with an initial investment of ₹750 crore (US$110 million) by a group of donors led by former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India Raghuram Rajan.[1] It was officially inaugurated in November 2018[4] It will initially run from the Institute for Financial Management and Research campus and later move to its own campus by 2020.

Krea University
Established2018
ChairmanNarayanan Vaghul
Vice-ChancellorSunder Ramaswamy
Address
5655, Central Expressway
,
Sricity
,
Andhra Pradesh
,
India
Websitekrea.edu.in

Admissions

Krea university follows a unique and holistic admissions process. Krea's admission process is solely merit based. They take in various parameters to understand the candidate better and then take a final decision on his/her candiditure. Admissions are a two stage process.In round 1 you are required to submit a 500 words personal statement, extra curricular activities, class scores and other standardized tests. Once a candidate is shortlisted in the first stage,you can avail for a financial assistance interview. Round 2 is the Krea immersion case(KIC). The students have to make a case study on the field and have to give a reflective essay on the case. Along with the reflective essay, the candidates have to give a Quantative exam followed by a group presentation .Finally students have a conversation with faculty ,which is more like a discussion rather than an interview.

References
  1. "University to create 'thinking Indians'". The Telegraph. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. "State Private University Andhra Pradesh". University Grants Commission (India). Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. "Andhra Pradesh Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment) Act, 2018" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Gazette. Government of Andhra Pradesh. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  4. "Krea University officially inaugurated". The Financial Express. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

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