Mrs. A. V. N. College
17°42′15.01″N 83°18′4.53″E / 17.7041694°N 83.3012583°E / 17.7041694; 83.3012583
Mrs. A.V.N. College, founded in 1860, is an arts and science college in Visakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.
History
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
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
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
- Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, carnatic violinist
- Alluri Sitarama Raju, revolutionary in the Indian independence movement
- Sir C. V. Raman, Nobel Laureate, Physics
- Prof. C. R. Rao, mathematician (Padma Vibhushan)
- S. V. Ranga Rao, film actor
- Tenneti Viswanadham, politician and independence fighter
Principals of college
Name | Qualifications | From year | To year | Remarks |
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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
| M.Com., PhD
| 2018
| Till Date |
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External links
- Official website
References
- ^ Mrs. A.V.N. College website
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