VRS YRN College, Chirala

About VRS YRN College, Chirala

The long cherished dream of ‘Vidyaposhaka’ late Vutukuri Ramayya Sreshti, the philanthropist par excellence, was realized with the birth ofVRS College on 02.07.1951. The College was inaugurated by Dr. Bezawada Gopal Reddy, the then Minister of Finance of Composite Madras State. It offered Intermediate course to begin with. It was upgraded in 1953 as Degree College and B.A. and B.Com. Courses were introduced. In 1958 B.Sc. course was introduced in all disciplines including Geology. The College was granted permanent affiliation by Andhra University in 1962. In 1962, Late Jagarlamudi Sivaram Prasad, a great benefactor, magnanimously donated Rs. One lakh from Yarlagadda Ranganayakulu Charities Karamchedu, for strengthening the finances of the College. Then, the College was renamed as Vutukuri Ramayya Sreshti and Yarlagadda Ranganayakulu Naidu College.
The period of Dr. Solasa Satyanarayana as President, Sri Jagarlamudi Sivaram Prasad as Secretary and Correspondent and Sri Polavarapu Jagadeswara Rao as Principal was said to be a golden era in the annals of the College. During their tenure, the College was strengthened in every sphere in form of developing Infrastructure and introducing various innovative courses. During this period, the strength of the faculty and students has increased substantially.

The College has completed 50 eventful years in the service of higher ducation and has successfully conducted Silver Jubilee in 1977 and the Golden Jubilee Celebrations in the year 2001. Throughout, the students of the College have been performing extremely well and on several occasions bagged the top ranks in the University and Intermediate Examinations. The College has produced thousands of graduates and post graduates who are well settled in several walks of life serving Nationally and Internationally, some in the cutting edge fields like I T, Management, Academics, bringing laurels to their Alma Mater. The College has been serving to the best of its abilities to continue in the path of providing quality education in this part of Andhra Pradesh.

This college has been situated in a panoramic area of 110 acres of sandy serene and salubrious atmosphere in a sprawling scenic campus, away from madding crowds but not far away from the blue waters of Bay of Bengal. This institution has assumed a place of pride and become a pioneer in imparting Higher Education. Besides running traditional courses like Intermediate, B.A., B.Sc. B.com. and M.Com (PG) courses, the management has pioneered the introduction of self-finance courses such as MBA, MCA, & M.Sc. (oils & fats). It is gratifying to note that this institution is first to introduce B.Sc. (Oil Technology) course in 1980 and it is the only Institution in the field of Oil Technology in South India.The college has grown out of the image of a Second Grade college to an Institution of the generation, well on its way seeking “Deemed University” status. The board will meet as and when necessary to discuss and make decisions for the development of the institutions and academic affairs.