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.Mrs. A.V.N. College website

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 B++ grade by the peer review team in 2023.

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 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 20172018 Sri. D. Vjaya Prakash M.Com., PhD 20182021Sri . C . Madhusudhan M.A 20212021 Sri . M.Simhadri NaiduM.Com.,M.B.A.,UGC NET.,APSET20222025 Smt . P.Krishna KumariM.Sc(Organic Chemistry),(P.hd).,Rastra Bhasha Praveena(Hindi)2026Present

External links Official website

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