Andhra Pradesh Residential Degree College

Andhra Pradesh Residential Degree College
Address
Nagarjuna Sagar,
Vigayapuri South,
Guntur (Dist),
Andhra Pradesh,
India India
Coordinates 16°33′40″N 79°18′39″E / 16.561226°N 79.310891°E / 16.561226; 79.310891Coordinates: 16°33′40″N 79°18′39″E / 16.561226°N 79.310891°E / 16.561226; 79.310891
Information
Type Co-educational, arts & science college
Established 1 September 1982
School roll 152 (in 2014)
Affiliations Acharya Nagarjuna University

The Andhra Pradesh Residential Degree College (APRDC) is a college in Vijayapuri South, Nagarjunasagar.[1] It was established by the initiative taken by the then Chief Minister Sri Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy, in 1982 by the Govt. of A.P in G.O.Ms.No. 762 Edn., Dept., Dt.21-9-1982 under the Management of A.P Residential Educational Society (Regd.), Hyderabad in fully Residential and Gurukul Pattern with an aim to cater to the needs of rural talented students at undergraduate level. The main objective of APREI Society to start APR Degree College at Nagarjuna Sagar is to provide quality education suited to the present day educational scenario in a congenial atmosphere and to help and strive for all round development of the students. It provides free boarding and hostel facility in addition to free education with the aid of Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. This college is affiliated to Acharya Nagarjuna University.[2][3]

Since its inception the college has been producing meritorious students who brought laurels to the college. A good number of students got selected to IITS, NITs, Indian Institute of Science, Central Universities of Hyderabad, Pondichery, JNU, BHU, University of Delhi and other reputed institutions across the country. Majority of B.Com. students have become Charted Accountants, Cost Accountants & Company Secretaries. Most of the B.A. students have joined IAS/ IPS/IRS/IFS and some are in Group I and Group II Services of the state. Most of the B.Sc students are working in IT , Telecom and other service sectors. The college is equipped with good Library and Laboratory facilities. The staff of the college is highly qualified and is well experienced. It is a judicious mixture of talented youth and experienced Lecturers. A special feature of the college is the loco parent system, in which batches of 20 students are allotted to a lecturer, called loco parent. The loco parent will supervise overall welfare of his ward which includes not only academic but even health, career guidance and counseling with the help of Alumni.

The Alumni is very active and supporting the outgoing students both financially and academically in the form of scholarships, fellowship, academic guidance etc. The college has successfully celebrated the Silver Jubilee function in December, 2007. Since its inception the college has been securing not only 100% results but also getting good number of University Ranks.

Courses offered

Courses offered include:[4]

List of principals

Principals include:

References

  1. ↑ "Degree Colleges-Andhra Pradesh". EducationAndHRA.com. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh Residential Degree College Details". Study Guide India. Retrieved 15 Jun 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Andhra Pradesh Residential Degree College details". Acharya Nagarjuna University. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. 1 2 Srimali, K. (13 December 2007). "Silver Jubilee of APRDC to be celebrated". Hindu.com. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

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