It also offers five-year integrated courses that combine B.Tech. and M.Tech degrees. The college follows a two-year duration with an external mode of examination for its M.Sc (Computer Science) program. Research and Consultancy The faculty of the college is involved in research projects and schemes granted by national level funding agencies such as UGC, AICTE, Department of Atomic Energy and the Department of Telecommunications. The college has projects with Defence Research and Development Organisation, Indian Space Research Organisation, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, and private companies as well. The college collaborates on two-year programs in M.Tech/M.Sc (Software Engineering), MS (Signal Processing) and M.Tech/M.Sc (Telecommunications) with Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden in a three-year B.Engg. (Aircraft Engineering) program with Perth College, the UK, and in a four-year B.E. (Electromechanical Engineering) program with Group-T International University, Belgium. Engineering departments Architecture Biotechnology Chemical Engineering Chemical Petro Engineering Civil Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Computer Science and Systems Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronics and Communication Engineering Geo Informatics Instrument Technology Marine Engineering Mechanical Engineering Metallurgical Engineering Naval Architecture Pharmaceutical Sciences Ceramic Technology Department of Information Technology and Computer Applications Basic sciences departments Engineering Chemistry Engineering Mathematics Engineering Physics Humanities and Social Sciences Centres and institutes Centre for Biomedical Engineering Centre for Technology Forecasting International Centre for Bioinformatics Advanced Centre for Nanotechnology Centre for Biotechnology in the Department of Chemical Engineering Centre for Phase Equilibrium Thermodynamics in the Department of Chemical Engineering Centre for Energy Systems in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Centre for Condition Monitoring and Vibration Diagnostics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Centre for Remote Sensing and Information Systems in the Department of Geo-Engineering Centre for Research on Off-Shore Structures in the Department of Civil Engineering Affiliations This autonomous engineering college is a constituent of and affiliated to the Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. It is the first general university in the country to get ISO 9001: 2000 Certification in 2006. Andhra University college of engineering is also affiliated by AICTE and UGC. Facilities It is the first college in AP to launch a 4G WiFi facility for students on a commercial basis. The campus has a number of basketball, volleyball, tennis courts and two cricket grounds. The college was part of the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2016, with the IFR village and exhibition located on the campus. Notable alumni Notable alumni include: Satya N. Atluri, Mechanical Engineering (1959-1963), Recipient of a Padma Bhushan from the