Cluster University Kurnool (CUK): It is fortunate that the first Cluster University in South India was announced by the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh at Kurnool, a historical city of Andhra Pradesh, in the year 2020. The establishment of the Cluster University Kurnool, is an innovative and a strategic intervention in the higher education sector of the Andhra Pradesh State. The CUK has been established under “The Cluster University (Kurnool) Act, 2019 Act 13 of 2020” and the infrastructure development was funded through the RashtriyaUchchattar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme of the Ministry of Human Resources and Development and Government of Andhra Pradesh. The mandate of CUK is to provide opportunities to the aspiring students of the State to pursue higher education and also to bridge the critical gaps in specialized disciplines. The CUK has been created by pooling the resources of the three existing government colleges at Kurnool- 1. Silver Jubilee Government College (Autonomous), 2.K.V.R. Government College for Women (Autonomous), 3.Government Degree College for Men.