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GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) RE-ACCREDITED WITH ‘A’ GRADE by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) (CGPA 3.09 Points) RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM. Estd. 1853 PROSPECTUS OF B.A., B.Com., B.Sc., COURSES 2016 - 2017 website : e-mail: www.govtcollegerjy.org [email protected] NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL An Autonomous Institution of the University Grants commission Certificate of Accreditation The Executive Committee of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council on the recommendation of the duly appointed Peer Team is pleased to declare the Government College (Autonomous) Rajahmundry, Dist. East Godavari, affiliated to Andhra university, Andhra Pradesh as Accredited with CGPA of 3.09 on four point scale at A grade valid up to November 29, 2016 NAAC Date : November 30, 2011 Director EC/57/RAR/28 BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE Government College, Rajahmundry started functioning as a Zilla school in 1853 and was upgraded as a Provin- cial school of Madras presidency in 1868. This was the beginning of the unbroken story of Government College, Rajahmundry which completed 160 years of its mammoth service in the field of Higher Education. It is the first and the oldest college in Andhra Pradesh. The high school classes were discontinued in 1885 and since then the college has remained exclusively as college for University classes. The College was affiliated to University of Madras in 1891. At the commencement of 19th century, the Government College at Rajahmundry was one of the only three graded Colleges maintained by Government in Madras Presidency, and the other two being the Presidency College at Chennai and the Kumbakonam College at Kumbakonam. Having been started by the British, the college imparted Higher Education of European Standards under the masterly guidance of academic luminaries from Oxford and Cambridge Universities and produced personae par excellence in all fields of life and learning. STALWARTS OF ARTS COLLEGE : The great people who served this institution include Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan who worked as a faculty member in the Department of Philosophy (1916-1919). He was the first Vice-President of India (1952-1962), and also served as second President (1962-1967) of India and is considered as the most influential scholar of comparative religion and philosophy. Another stalwart Sri. Kandukuri veeresalingam Pantulu who was a social reformer of Andhra Pradesh worked in this college as a faculty member in Telugu Department during the year 1876-77. He is widely considered as the man who first brought about the renaissance in Telugu people and Telugu literature. He fought for the emancipation and empowerment of women way back in 1910. Some of the students of this Alma mater, who later turned into giants in various spheres were Sri K.V. Reddy Naidu, Acting Governor in 1936 in Madras Presidency, Sri Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu, known as Andhra Kesari (literally, the Lion of Andhra) and the first Chief Minister of the erstwhile Madras province that was to become Andhra State, Sri Varahagiri Jogiah Panthulu (illustrious father of V.V. Giri former President of India), Sri V.K. Krishna Menon (former Defence Minister of India) and Sri P.S. Rao, Chairman, Damodar Valley Corporation, former Governor of Kerala and an awardee of Padmabhushan. The college also produced some outstanding literary and artistic stalwarts like Sri Damerla Rama Rao and freedom fighters like Sri Gadicherla Harisarvottama Rao who took active part in Vandematharam Movement in pre-independence era and Sri Koka Subba Rao, the former Chief Justice of Supreme court. The college was affiliated to Andhra University in 1926. From 2012-13, the first year Degree courses are affili- ated to Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajahmundry. The Centenary celebrations of the College were held in February 1960, with Sri C.D.Deshmukh, the then Chairman of U.G.C, as President. Undergraduate courses were started in the college from 1930. PUC and Intermediate courses were withdrawn in 1971-72 and Vocational course in B.Com (Com- puters) was introduced during the academic year 2007. B.A with Economics, Statistics and Computer Applications, was started in 2007-08 and B.Sc with combinations of Mathematics, Economics, Statistics and Geography, Geology and Computer Science were started in 2008. The college has started restructured courses in B.Sc on self finance basis with combinations of Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science; Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science; Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry and Microbiology, Zoology, Chemistry. Post graduate courses in Mathematics, Physics and Chem- istry were started during the academic year 1971-72 and the college has the distinction of being the first College in Government sector to introduce the Post Graduate courses in Science subjects. M.A. (Telugu) and M.Com. Courses were introduced from 1982 and 1987 respectively. M.Sc (Zoology) was started during 2001-02 and M.Sc (Botany) in 2009 on self finance basis. At present, the college offers instruction in 21 UG programmes and 7 PG programmes. The Department of Chemistry has been recognized by Andhra University as Research center and it is offering M.Phil and Ph.D courses in Chemistry and the Department has produced 2 Ph.D’s and 5 M.Phil’s so far. The Department of Physics has also been recognized as a Research Centre by Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. Some scholars are carrying out research in the Departments of Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics for M.Phil and Ph.D degrees. Metcalfe Boys Hostel, attached to the college was started in July 1950. It is under the control of the Principal assisted by a committee consisting of a Deputy warden and other staff members of the college. A new girls hostel was built in the college campus with UGC funds and it was opened in August, 2011 and can accommodate a strength of 100 girls. 3 The UGC granted Autonomous status to this college during the academic year 2000-2001 and it is extended till 2018. The college is one of the very few Government Colleges in Andhra Pradesh which were granted autonomy. Under the Autonomous set up, the college introduced Semester System. The college was accredited with grade ‘A’ by NAAC in 2004 and again the College has been re-accredited with NAAC “A” grade in November, 2011 and the grade is applicable upto November, 2016 and it is the only Govt. College in East Godavari to get NAAC ‘A’ grade. Some of the prominent British Principals who worked in this institution were E.P.Metcalfe (1877-1896), E.W.Middlemast (1896-1903), Mark Hunter (1903-1909), O.J.Couldrey (1909-1919), and C.J.Wilkinson (1919-1921),. The college has grown from strength to strength over the past 160 years and is forging ahead as a Global Educational Institution under the able leadership of Principals in succession. The college now caters to the educational needs of more than 3500 students with various groups and combina- tions of study at UG and PG levels. The college withstood the onslaught of social, political and economic changes and emerged as a towering champion of education for the upliftment of the poor and the downtrodden sections of society. FEE STRUCTURE FOR FIRST YEAR DEGREE COURSES 2016-2017 1st Year Fee Particulars Admis- Sl.No. Group Tution Spl. Fee Univer- CPDC CMD Restuctu- TOTAL sion Fee Fee sity Fee red fee 1 BA Gen (EHP, GHP, PPT, HP 500 875 720 50 165 50 0 2360 ENG, HET, HET, ESCOM) 2 BA COMP (ES COMP) 500 875 720 50 165 50 1000 3360 3 BSC GEN (MPC TM, MPC EM, BZC, 500 1175 720 50 165 50 0 2660 TM, BZC EM, GMC, GMP, MES, MPE) 4 BSC OMP (MZC, BBC, MP COMP, 500 1175 720 50 165 50 3000 5660 MS COMP) 5 B COM GEN (TM, EM) 500 1175 720 50 165 50 0 2660 6 B COM COMP (COMP) 500 1175 720 50 165 50 2000 4660 Note : Separate applicatation should be submitted for each group EXISTING POST GRADUATE COURSES 1. M.A. (Telugu) 5. M.Sc. (Organic-Chemistry) 2. M.Com .,Through M.Sc. (Physical -Chemistry) Through 3. M.Sc. (Mathematics)} AKNUCET M.Sc. (Analytical-Chemistry) } AKNUCET 4. M.Sc. (Physics) 6. M.Sc. (Zoology) 7. M.Sc. (Botany) 4 SPECIAL FEATURES LIBRARY : The college has wonderful library with around 85000 text books with separate Reference section accessible for students. The book collection consists of very old books of 100 years old to latest versions. It has also Reading Room facility with a wide variety of Journals and magazines of varied subjects. The library is kept open for the staff and students during the working hours of the college. UNIFORM : The College has made it compulsory for every student to come in Uniform from Monday to Friday, to promote equality and to establish identity for the students of the College. N.C.C. : In order to encourage extension activity and to give scope for all round development of the students two Senior Army wings of NCC, one for Boys and one for Girls are functioning in the College. N.S.S. : To give opportunity for the students, both boys and girls, in Community Development and Social Service, 5 units with a volunteer capacity of 100 each are actively functioning in the college undertaking a variety of social service activities including Blood Donation Camps in association with the RED RIBBON Club of the College. HOSTEL FACILITY : Hostel facility is available in the campus for both boys and Girls. Age old and renowned Metacalfe Hostel with Gym facility for Boys and a new building with a capacity to accommodate 100 Girl students give ample scope for the students to make use of their time in the College Library and Laboratories with out wasting their time.