Government Arts College, Rajahmundry
| Type | Government |
|---|---|
| Established | 1853 |
| Principal | Dr. Rapaka David Kumar Swamy |
| Location | Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website |
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
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Botany
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Economics
- Department of English
- Department of Geography
- Department of Geology
- Department of Hindi
- Department of History
- Department of Library Science
- Department of Management Studies
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Physical Education
- Department of Physics
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Sanskrit
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Telugu
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Chemistry
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
- Adivi Bapiraju, artist
- Damerla Rama Rao, artist
- Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan worked as a philosophy lecturer in this college. ( He was the 2nd president of India )
- Gadicherla Harisarvottama Rao
- Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu, lawyer, professor, politician and Justice Party leader who served as the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency.
- Justice Koka Subba Rao, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court[1]
- Justice M. Krishna Rao, former Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court[2]
- Justice M. S. Ramachandra Rao former Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court[3]
- Tanguturi Prakasam, first Chief Minister of the Indian province Andhra state.
- V. K. Krishna Menon, former Defence Minister of India
- Justice V. Parthasarathi, former Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court[4]
- Routhu Surya Prakash Rao ( at present, he is a politician in Andhra Pradesh ), also studied in this college.
References
- ↑ "The Hon'Ble Sri Justice J.Eswara Prasad : : Aphc". Hc.ap.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ↑ "Hon'Ble Sri Justice M". Hc.ap.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ↑ "Hon'Ble Sri Justice M". Hc.ap.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ↑ "Hon'Ble Sri Justice V". Hc.ap.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
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