K L Deemed to be University, formerly Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering (KLCE) and Koneru Lakshmaiah University, is a higher educational institution Deemed to be University, located in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Established in 1980 as a college of engineering, it consists of eight schools, offering academic programs at UG, PG, doctoral, and post-doctoral industry-focused courses.

History

KLEF was established in 1980 at Vaddeswaram as K L College of Engineering (KLCE). It became autonomous in 2006 and was recognized as deemed to be university in 2009, known as K L University. Following the University Grants Commission's request from 123 deemed institutes, not to use "university" in the name it was renamed Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation. In 2019, it was renamed K L Deemed to be University.

Location

Koneru Lakshmaiah Deemed to be University is situated in a 100-acre (40 ha) site adjacent to Buckingham Canal, and is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Vijayawada in Krishna district and 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Guntur. The university is in Guntur District.

Schools

KLEF includes the following schools:

• K L College of Engineering
• K L School of Science & Humanities
• K L School of Architecture
• K L School of Management
• K L School of Fine Arts
• K L School of Commerce
• K L School of Pharmacy
• K L School of Law
• K L School of Agriculture
• Center for Distance and Online Education
• K L Academic Staff College

Rankings

University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2022)	54
NIRF (Universities) (2022)	27
Engineering – India
NIRF (2022)	44
Business/Management – India
NIRF (2022)	47

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation 50th overall in India in 2023, 28th among universities, 52th in the management rankingand 44th in the engineering ranking.

K L University receives One District One Green Champion Swachhata Award 2021 from GOI.