Andhra Loyola College

Andhra Loyola College
Andhra Loyola College Entrance Bridge
Service of God through Service of Country
Location
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Information
Type	Affiliated
Established	1954
Principal	Fr. S. Emmanuel SJ
Pupils	4500 (approx.)
Website	www.andhraloyolacollege.ac.in

Andhra Loyola College (commonly known as Loyola College) is a Jesuit educational institution founded in 1954. It is located in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.

History

Entrance Bridge Backside

Andhra Loyola College was established in 1954 and is managed by the Loyola College Society, Guntur–Vijayawada. The Jesuits, who manage the institution, are members of an international religious order of Catholic Priests and Brothers known as "The Society of Jesus", founded by the Soldier turned Saint, Ignatius of Loyola, with the aim of serving God and humanity. The Society of Jesus, otherwise known as ‘ the Jesuit Order', carries out its mission chiefly through its educational institutions.

South Block Entrance

North Block Entrance

Notable alumni

• LateY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Ramalinga Raju, Ex-Chairman, Satyam Computer Services Limited, presently Mahendra Group
• Sri.K.Sadasiva Rao, I.P.S., Director General of Police (Retd), Govt. of AP.
• Sri.Vepa Kamesam, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India.
• Sri.Stanly Babu, IRTS, General Manager(Retd), South Central Railway.
• Justice C.Y.Somayajulu, Judge, High Court, AP.
• Sri.T.R. Prasad, Former Cabinet Secretary, Govt of India, Member 12th Finance Commission.
• Dr.Jayaprakash Narayan (Lok Satta), President Of Lok Satta Party and Ex.IAS officer.
• Most Rev.Dr.Prakash Mallavarapu, Bishop, Vijayawada Diocese.
• Prof. P.Ramachandra Rao, Director, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune. Formerly: Director, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur and Vice Chancellor, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
• Sri.K.Ajay Kumar, I.R.S., Commissioner of Income-Tax and Commercial Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Delhi.
• Tadi Vijay Kumar, I.A.S., Governor of Andhra Pradesh
• Prof. L.D.Sudhakara Babu, Director, 21st Century Gurukulam, Dean of Examinations (UG), Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-3.
• Dr. B. Addai, Head, Department of Economics, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar University, Srikakulam.

Visual Communication course

Andhra Loyola College is first college in AP to produce the course Visual Communication. In the beginning it was started under the department of Computer Science in 2006; in 2009 it had evolved as a specific department in the college as "Visual communication and electronic media". It involves the fields of computer science and electronic media. It develops the students ambitions and makes them ready to face their career and recognise their talents in media. Mostly it is useful to develop careers in photography (including media,fashion, etc.), web design and development, ad agencies, IT and the most powerful print and electronic media.

External links

• [1] Andhra Loyola College home page