Government College (Autonomous), Anantapuramu

The Government College (Autonomous), Anantapuram is proud to proclaim that we are providing world class education coupled with life skills, soft skills and ethics for more than one and half centuries and is known as Abode of Excellence, a campus of i and is known as Abode of Excellence, a campus of inspiration. As evidence of this We ranked 90th in 2017 in the country wide NIRF rankings. We got 85th (B.Com), 95th (B.Sc) & 83rd Ranks India Today-MDRA Rankings-2021. It is ranked one of the best colleges in A. P. by Education Survey. It remains a fact that each student is different in terms of personality and learning abilities. We believe that powerful teaching learning occurs with shared spirit of responsibility and temperament which creates a passionate learning experience to students and the college is known for its warmth, energy and excellence in these lines. Initially established in the year 1916 the college has been producing gems of students for adornment of Mother India and spreading the knowledge across the globe. The students of this Alma matter were later turned to be giants in various spheres globally as it is witnessed Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, some other persons are in key position in RBI, State Ministers, All India Service officers, Scientists, reputed politicians and in State Public Services like Group I officers. It is a clear example of the commitment of the College for providing life skills. Government College (Autonomous), Anantapur started in 1916, is the oldest and the most prestigious institution in Rayalaseema (Southern A.P.) area. This college has completed 107 years 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 cause of education in the institution by his service as a member staff. He worked as a Tutor in Philosophy in the college. The College is affiliated to Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur. The UGC granted Autonomous status to this college during the academic year 2016-2017 for a period of six years which will be extended from time to time. Under the Autonomous Grade set up, the college introduced Semester system with CBCS pattern. The college has been accredited thrice at ‘A” Grade by NAAC. It has also been ranked as the best college by NIRF and India Today rankings.