Government College, Rajahmundry

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Government Arts College
TypeGovernment
Established1853; 171 years ago (1853)
PrincipalDr. Rapaka David Kumar Swamy
Location, ,
CampusUrban
Website[1]

Government Arts College now known as Government College (Autonomous) is on the banks of River Godavari in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established as a Zilla Parishad high school in 1853 and upgraded as a college in 1885.

History

The Government Arts College was started as a District school in 1853 and was upgraded as a Provincial school of Madras Presidency in 1868. It was made a college in 1885. It was affiliated to University of Madras in 1891. It was reaffiliated to Andhra University in 1926.

At the time of independence, there is a student who worked as a freedom fighter in this college.

Autonomous status was granted by the University Grants Commission in 2000. The college was accredited with 'A' grade by National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) in 2004.

At present, it is a deemed university. This college is going to become a university.

Principals

  • E. P. Metcalfe (1877–1896)
  • E. W. Middlemast (1896–1903)
  • Mark Hunter (1903–1909)
  • O. J. Couldrey (1909–1919)
  • C. J. Wilkinson (1919–1921)
  • N. R. Krishnamma (1921–1924)
  • R. M. Statham (1925)
  • W. C. Douglas (1925)
  • H. C. Papworth (1926)
  • W. B. Brierley (1926–1929)
  • A. Chakravarthi (1930–1931)
  • M. S. H. Thompson (1931–1932)
  • T. K. Venkata Raman (1932–1934)
  • D. S. Sarma (1935–1938)
  • T. Suryanarayana (1932–1934)
  • C. D. S. Chetti (1942–1944)
  • K. Satyanarayana (1945)
  • C. D. S. Chetti (1945)
  • M. Karamchand Wade (1946)
  • K. P. G. Menon (1947–1948)
  • K. Satyanarayana (1948–1949)
  • K. V. Punnaiah (1949–1953)
  • T. Varundhara (1953–1954)
  • V. Habibullah (1954–1955)
  • T. U. Chako (1955–1956)
  • A. S. Tyaga Raju (1956–1958)
  • Lakshmi Narayana Rao (1958–1959)
  • K. Rajamannar (1959–1960)
  • K. V. Punnaiah (1956–1958)
  • S. Raghavachar (1959–1960)
  • Md. Nadimullah (1969)
  • V. Habibullah (1969)
  • Md. Nadimullah (1970–1973)
  • V. Satyanarayana Murthy (1974–1976)
  • K. S. R. Sarma (1976–1977)
  • R. S. Sudarshanam (1977–1981)
  • D. Seshagiri Rao (1981–1983)
  • K. Purushotham (1983–1986)
  • K. S. R. Sarma (1986–1988)
  • S. V. Raghavendra Rao (1990–1993)
  • V. S. Ratna Kumar (1990–1993)
  • B. Martin Luther (1995)
  • C. Somayajulu (1996)
  • G. Appa Rao (1996–1999)
  • D. D. Reddy (1999)
  • B. Venkateswarlu (2000–2001)
  • M. Viswanadham (2002)
  • P. Krishna Mohan (2004)
  • N. Ramakrishnaiah (2007–2009)
  • G. Samuel Moses (2010–2012)
  • R.S. VenkateswaraRao (2012–2013)
  • Dr. Ch Masthanaiah (2013– 2017)
  • Dr .Devid Kumar Swamy (2017 present)

Academics

Departments

Courses

  • Bachelor of Arts
    • Economics, History, Political Science
    • Economics, Statistics, Commerce,
    • Geography, History, Political Science
    • History, Philosophy, English Literature
    • Economics, Statistics, Computer Applications
  • Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Science
    • Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
    • Mathematics, Physics, Electronics
    • Mathematics, Physics, Geology
    • Mathematics, Chemistry, Geology
    • Mathematics, Economics, Statistics
    • Botany, Zoology, Chemistry
    • Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry
    • Geography, Geology, Computer Science
    • Mathematics, Physics, Computers
    • Mathematics, Statistics, Computers
    • Zoology, Microbiology, Chemistry

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "The Hon'Ble Sri Justice J.Eswara Prasad : : Aphc". Hc.ap.nic.in. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Hon'Ble Sri Justice M". Hc.ap.nic.in. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Hon'Ble Sri Justice M". Hc.ap.nic.in. Retrieved 26 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Hon'Ble Sri Justice V". Hc.ap.nic.in. Retrieved 26 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

External links

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