The Government College (Autonomous) is located on the banks of River Godavari in

Rajamahendravaram Rajahmundry ( ), officially Rajamahendravaram, is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and district headquarters of East Godavari district. It is the fifth most populated city in the state. During British rule, the district of Rajahmu ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...

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. It has been recognized as the 'College with Potential for Excellence' by the University Grants Commission in 2016.

History

The Government Arts College was started as a District school in 1853 and was upgraded as a Provincial school of

Madras Presidency The Madras Presidency or Madras Province, officially called the Presidency of Fort St. George until 1937, was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India and later the Dominion of India. At its greatest extent, the presidency i ...

in 1868. It was made a college in 1885. It was affiliated to

University of Madras The University of Madras is a public university, public State university (India), state university in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and most prominent universities in India, incorporated by an ...

in 1891 and later to

Andhra University Andhra University is a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926. It is graded as an A++ institution by NAAC receiving a score of 3.74 on a scale of 4. History King Vikram Deo Verma, the Mah ...

in 1926.

Academic Programmes

The college offers undergraduates and postgraduate programmes in arts and science affiliated to the

Adikavi Nannaya University Adikavi Nannaya University (IAST: ''Ādikavi Nannaya Viśvavidyālayamu'') is a State university (India), state university located in Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established on 22 April 2006 through the Government of Andhra Pra ...

. It has been accredited by NAAC with an A+ Grade (CGPA 3.38).

Notable alumni

* Adivi Bapiraju, artist *

V. K. Krishna Menon Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon (3 May 1896 – 6 October 1974) was an Indian academic, independence activist, politician, lawyer, and statesman. During his time, Menon contributed to the Indian independence movement and India's foreign r ...

, former Defence Minister of India * Varahagiri Jogayya Panthulu, Illustrious father of V. V. Giri(Former President of India) *

Tanguturi Prakasam Tanguturi Prakasam popularly known as Prakasam Pantulu (23 August 1872 – 20 May 1957), was an Indian jurist, political leader, social reformer, and anti-colonial nationalist who served as the Premier of the Madras Presidency. Prakasam subseq ...

, first Chief Minister of the Indian province Andhra state. *

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (; 5 September 188817 April 1975; natively Radhakrishna) was an Indian academician, philosopher and statesman who served as the President of India from 1962 to 1967. He previously served as the vice president of ...

, second president of India (served as a philosophy lecturer) * Gadicherla Harisarvottama Rao, freedom fighter in the

Indian independence movement The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events in South Asia with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British colonial rule. It lasted until 1947, when the Indian Independence Act 1947 was passed. The first nationalistic ...

* Damerla Rama Rao, artist * Koka Subba Rao, former chief justice * Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu, lawyer, professor, politician and Justice Party leader who served as the governor of

in 1936. * P S Rau, ICS Chairman, former governor of Kerala, Padma Bhushan awardee * Kavikondala Venkat Rao, lyricist in Telugu cinema

References

External links

Official Website
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