About

KLEF, the metamorphosis of Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering (KLCE) established in 1980, is situated on a 100-acre spacious campus with a built-up area of 18 lakhs sq.ft. on the banks of the Buckingham Canal of the Krishna River, eight kilometers from Vijayawada city in Andhra Pradesh, India. Built within a rural setting of lush Green Fields, the Institute is a virtual paradise of pristine nature and idyllic beauty. The campus has been aptly named “Green Fields” and the splendid avenue of trees and gardens bear testimony to the importance of ecology and environment. The campus ambience is most befitting for scholastic pursuits.

The new off-campus site was established in 2017 at Hyderabad, Moinabad, Aziznagar Road, near TSPA Junction, on the road leading to Chilkur Balaji temple. This temporary campus has a built-up area of 10,00,000 Sq.ft, and the permanent campus is being prepared at Bachupally.

KLEF has a memorable journey of about 42 years packed with remarkable landmark achievements. It began its sojourn as an affiliated College of the Acharya Nagarjuna University and Accredited twice by NBA also got its autonomous status in the year 2006. In 2008, the institute, as a college, scored the highest CGPA of 3.76/4.00 among engineering institutes in India in NAAC accreditation. In February 2009, the college, KLCE, through its founding society “Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation” was recognized as Deemed to be University by the MHRD, Govt. of India, Under Section 3 of UGC Act 1956. Again in 2013 it was reaccredited by NAAC with ‘A’ grade. In 2018, KLEF obtained ‘A++’ Grading from NAAC during second cycle, resulting in KLEF being recognized as Category-1 University by MHRD. KLEF’s dedication towards continuous improvement reflects from securing 22th rank in NIRF University ranking in the year 2024.