Government College, Anantapur

Campus Location: Anantapur

Located in Govt. College, Anantapur, started in 1916, is the oldest and the most prestigious institution in Rayalaseema (southern A.P.) area and often called " The Grand Old Lady of Rayalaseema ". This college has completed nine decades of yeoman service to the noble cause of education., On 8th July 1916 this college was started as the Ceded District College (A Second Grade College) with Sri S. E. Ranganathan as its first Principal. To start with, there were 41 students, spread over the different faculties of History, Telugu, Kannada, Sanskrit and Logic under Part - II. In the early years of its functioning, besides the eminent Principal, Sri S. E. Ranganathan, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, teacher of the teachers, ennobled the institution by his service as a member staff. He worked as a Tutor in Philosophy in the college., The college offers 33 programmes at the U.G. level and 15 programmes at P.G. level.7964 Students are now pursuing Higher Education in this institution, out of which 70% belong to S.C., S.T., and B.C categories. The College has a potential of 144 faculty working relentlessly for achieving institutional goals and objectives. Out of these 5 are Readers , 45 are teachers with Ph.D. , 24 are teachers with M.Phil, 26 are pursuing Ph.D. and 1 is pursuing M.Phil on part-time basis. There are 78 non-teaching and supporting staff, working for the institution day in and day out. The mission of the institution, its goals and objectives are translated into the programmes offered to reflect not only the tradition but also its vision for the future. Inter-disciplinary programmes like M.Sc., Microbiology, and B.Sc., Microbiology, Bio-Technology and Bio-Chemistry are introduced in tune with the fast changing scenario at global level. Indian Heritage and Culture, Science and Civilization, Environmental Studies, Citizenship Education, Human Values and Professional Ethics, and also Introduction to Computers are compulsory subjects at U.G. level. The college has started centre for promotion of ethics and human values by the support of UGC. The college collects feedback from students, academic peers, alumni and industries. The feedback obtained is analyzed, discussed and conclusions drawn are utilized for future improvement in curriculum development, introduction of more number of programmes and for sustaining academic growth of the institution.. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.