Krea University is a state private university located in Sri City, in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Established under an Act of the Andhra Pradesh State Legislature, it offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes with a focus on interwoven learning that combines the liberal arts and sciences with management and economics. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
| Type | State private university |
|---|---|
| Location | Sri City, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Country | India |
| Recognition | University Grants Commission (UGC) |
| Academic focus | Liberal arts and sciences; economics; management |
| Constituent schools | School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences (SIAS); IFMR Graduate School of Business |
Krea University was conceived as a contemporary Indian university bringing together a liberal undergraduate programme with established postgraduate offerings in management and finance. The institution emphasises an "interwoven" curriculum, in which students engage with multiple disciplines across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences before specialising.
The IFMR Graduate School of Business, which traces its origins to the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) founded in Chennai in 1970, became part of Krea University, bringing with it a long-standing tradition of teaching and research in finance, economics, and management.
SIAS offers a residential undergraduate programme on the Sri City campus. Students take foundational courses across disciplines and subsequently choose majors and minors spanning subjects such as economics, literature, history, philosophy, politics, mathematics, computer science, biological sciences, environmental studies, psychology, and the creative arts.
The IFMR Graduate School of Business at Krea University offers postgraduate management programmes, including its flagship MBA, alongside doctoral level work. Its curriculum draws on the legacy of IFMR's research in financial systems, development economics, and quantitative methods.
The principal undergraduate campus is situated in Sri City, an integrated industrial township close to the Andhra Pradesh–Tamil Nadu border, north of Chennai. The site provides a residential setting for students and faculty, with academic blocks, libraries, laboratories, and student housing.
Krea University is among the newer Indian institutions associated with the broader liberal arts movement in higher education, alongside other private universities that have introduced multidisciplinary undergraduate degrees. By combining a liberal arts college with an established graduate school of business, it positions itself within a model that links interdisciplinary undergraduate education with professional postgraduate study.