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Mrs. A. V. N. College

Coordinates: 17°42′15.01″N 83°18′4.53″E / 17.7041694°N 83.3012583°E / 17.7041694; 83.3012583
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Mrs. A.V.N. College
Former names
Hindu College
TypeAutonomous
Established1860
FounderSri. Ankitam Venkata Narasimha Rao
PrincipalDr.D. Vijaya Prakash
Address
21-1-17, One Town, AVN College Road, Behind KGH
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17°42′15.01″N 83°18′4.53″E / 17.7041694°N 83.3012583°E / 17.7041694; 83.3012583
CampusUrban
AffiliationsAndhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
WebsiteOfficial website

Mrs. A.V.N. College, founded in 1860, is an arts and science college in Visakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

History

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The institution was founded in 1860 as a school and grew with the support of the public, especially the zamindars of the time. It gained the status of a high school in 1866 with a European headmaster, Mr. E. Winckler, who became the principal in 1878 when it was elevated to the status of a college in the name Hindu College as a second-grade college affiliated to Madras University.[1]

Other principals who succeeded him were Messrs H. H. Anderson, R. S. Sheppard, W. Ramaiah, and P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar. In 1892, Ankitam Venkata Narasimha Rao, a landlord endowed the amount of Rs one lakh, an 11-acre site and a huge building, besides a building grant of ₹15,000 in memory of his wife. The college thus came to be known by her name, i.e., Mrs. A.V.N College

The college was started with a strength of 50 in 1878. In 1938, the institution celebrated its Diamond Jubilee. In 1938–39, the strength of the college was 227 and of the high school was 732.

Administration

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Ms. Indrani Jagga Row, vice-chairperson, was appointed as correspondent of the college on 1 December 1993. She made a holy beginning of her activities with the consecration of Lord Shiva in the temple constructed by Shri A. V. N. Jagga Row within the college premises. In 2014, Indrani Jaggarow's son, Sri A.V. Adeep Bhanoji Row, was appointed as correspondent and Indrani Jaggarow took the role of vice chairperson again. The Visakhapatnam district magistrate holds the authority of chairperson according to the will of the founder Sri A. V. Narasinga Row.

Academics

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In 1960, the institution celebrated its centenary. In the beginning, the college had very few subject combinations at the Intermediate level, but now the college has many combinations of subjects both at Intermediate and Degree levels. In B.Sc., restructured courses were introduced like Bio-Chemistry, Fisheries, Electronics, Computer Science and Statistics. Every year, the college produces students achieving top ranks in IIT, EAMCET, EDCET, AUCET, LAWCET, Civil Services and university examinations.

Currently the courses offered by the institution are Primary and Secondary Schooling, Intermediate(formerly PUC), UG Courses (B.Sc., B.Com.), P.G. Course (M.Com.), Diploma in Engineering (Polytechnic), Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.). The diploma courses were introduced in 2012.

The college was awarded NAAC Ä-grade by the peer review team in 2018.

Notable alumni

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Principals of college

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Name Qualifications From year To year Remarks
Mr. E. Winckler B.A. 1878 1884
Mr. H. H. Anderson B.A. 1884 1885
Mr. R. S. Sheppard B.A. 1886 1888
Mr. W. Ramayya B.A. 1888 1890
Mr. P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar M.A.L.T. 1890 1917
Sri S. Krishnaswamy Iyer B.A.L.T. 1917 1930
Mr. M. Kamayya Pantulu M.A.L.T. 1930 1941
Mr. S. Parthasarathi Naidu M.A.L.T. 1941 1951
Mr. V. S. Somayaji B.A. (Hons) 1951 1955
Mr. C. Suryaprakasam M.A, B.Ed. 1955 1965
Mr. D. Ramamurthy M.A, Vidwan 1965 1975
Mr. V. Brahmaji Rao B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc. 1975 1976
Lt.Cdr N. Viswanadham M.Sc., M.Tech. 1976 1984
Mr. M. Rama Rao M.Com. 1984 1989 Principal I/C
Mr. R. Swaminathan B.A (Hons) 1989 1989 Principal I/C
Mr. Bh.V. Seetharama Swamy B.Sc. (Hons) 1989 1990 Principal I/C
Mr. G. B. Ramdas M.Sc. 1990 1991
Mr. K. S. Prasad M.Com. 1992 1993 Principal I/C
Mr. J. S. Prakasa Rao M.A. 1993 1995
Ms. P. Durgakumari B.Sc. (Hons) 1996 1999
Mr. Bh.S. Krishna Murthy M.A. 1999 2002
Dr. G. Sivarama Krishna M.Sc., Ph.D. 2002 2005
Mr. P. V. S. Kameswara Rao M.A 2005 2006
Mr. N. Venkateswara Rao M.Com. 2006 2007
Dr. A. Subba Rao Principal 2007 2009
Sri M. Sanyasi M.A 2009 2010
Dr. R. Kanna Rao M.Sc., PhD 2010 2013
Dr. K. Parameswara Rao M.Com., PhD 2013 2013
Dr. Vedula Perraju M.Sc., DTA 2013 2017
Smt. Eranki Annapoorna M.A., PhD 2017 2018
Sri. D. Vjaya Prakash


Sri . C . Madhusudhan


M.Com., PhD


M.A


2018


2021


Till Date



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References

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