Narsipatnam is a developing town in Anakapalli District and geographically it exists in the low valley of the Eastern Ghats. These hills, which encircle Narsipatnam, have local name called Rajeswari hill range. Narsipatnam has a place in Indian history too. Sri.Alluri Seetha Rama Raju sphereheaded a revolt in these areas against the imperial British in 1920’s as part of Indian Independence Movement. His pioneering Guerilla warefare was aided by the patriotic tribal Lieutenants like Gaon Malludora and Gaon Ghantamdora. But all this religious significance and historical importance did not help the socio-economic backward classes of Narsipatnam and its vicinities to move ahead in higher education until two decades ago when the Government of Andhra Pradesh established a Government Degree College in tune with its commitment to help the inhabitants of remote rural residents access higher education on par with those that dwell in urban regions. The college was established on 20thDec, 1984 through a Government Order vide G.O.Ms.No.306 Edn.Dt.19.07.1983. In due course it developed its own campus in serene atmosphere, 4kms away from the main town, in an extent of 5 Acres with permanent buildings in a plinth area of 1800 sq.mt.
The College Development Committee with Sri.Ch.Ayyanna Patrudu, the then Minister for Techinal Eduaction as its coordinator took a lead role and mobilized a sizeable contribution of Rs.7.50 Lakhs from the public and secured an equal matching grant of Rs.7.50 Lakhs from the Government of A.P. under Grameena Kranthi Patham scheme for construction work. The untiring efforts of Sub Collectors of Narsipatnam Division and the contributions made by several other philanthropists helped realizing people’s dream come true which go a long way in the annals of our college history.
The College, to begin with, offered courses in Arts and Commerce with B.A.(History, Economics & Political Science) and B.Com.(General). A Restructured Science Course in B.Sc. with (Mathematics, Physics & Computer Science) was added vide G.O.Rt.No.1210 Edn.Dept.Dt.09thAug 1995. The Etikoppaka Cooperative Agricultural and Industrial Society Ltd., Darlapudi contributed the requisite Corpus fund of Rs.2.00 Lakhs. Sri.Ch.Ayyanna Patrudu allocated Rs.2.40 Lakhs in 1996 from out of his MP LADS.
The College was admitted into the U.G.C. under 2(F) and 12(B) with the effect from 16.02.93, which enabled the Institution to get financial assistance in X, XI and XII Five Year Plans. The Library cum Reading Room was built with a 160 sq. mtrs. plinth from out of the IX plan Financial Assistance of R.4.00 Lakhs provided by the U.G.C. with a matching component of Rs.0.60 Lakhs from the College. The Campus is protected with a Compound Wall measuring 850mtrs., approximately costing 10.60 Lakhs. Part of these funds(Rs.2.60 Lakhs) are mobilized during the General Elections held in 1994 and 1997 from out of the Crucial Balances of the District Collector, Vishakapatnam and the Elections Authority/Project Officer, I.T.D.A, Paderu respectively. The balance of Rs.8.00Lakhs is mobilized under the Food for Work(FFW) Scheme which includes the rice component costing Rs.4.20 Lakhs.
The new Restructured course B.Sc. with (Chemistry, Botany & Bio. Technology) was introduced in 2007 with the financial assistance of the state Government. The college has further started functioning two additional conventional courses B.Sc.(Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry) and B.Sc.(Chemistry, Botany & Zoology) with effect from the academic year 2015-16. The College is also offering M.Com. Course with effect from the academic year 2018-19.
The college had been accredited with B grade with CGPA of 2.16 in 2015 (Cycle-2) by the NAAC. Earlier the college was accredited with B+ grade in 2006 (Cycle-1). The College is making all-out efforts for securing a good Grade in the NAAC Cycle-3 in later part of 2022. Most of the students of the college belong to SC, ST and OBC categories and their average income is less than Rs.1,00,000/- Per Annum and they are heavily dependent upon Social Welfare measures and academic assistance from the college only.
The College has been striving hard since its establishment in fulfillment of its vision “To make students physically, mentally and ethically fit and to provide the student skills to acquire employment in the present job market” and to realize its objective of offering quality education to its first generation learners. The institution has so many in-built regulatory systems to upkeep the standards envisaged by apex policy bodies like the U.G.C. The qualified staff introspect themselves on the ways they adopt to impart quality education. The Administrators at the helm of affairs keep track with the on-going processes and suggest measures for further enrichment of academic standards.
The College received UGC X, XI and XII Plan grants and improved the Infrastructural facilities to great extent. The College found Place in Rastriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyaan (RUSA) Scheme 1.0 and secured Rs. 2.0 Crore fund towards augmentation of Buildings and Purchase of Digital and Virtual Class room equipments and setting up of solar energy to the College.
The Infrastructural augmentation has also been taken up with the Donations of Duel Desks, R.O Plants, ICT facilities and Office Furniture from Local Industrialists.
The College has introduced Add-on Courses and adopted Digital mode of Teaching-Learning methods after COVID-19 affected the Country. The Extra-Curricular activities are taken up by the two N.S.S Units.
The College has been putting up all-out efforts for the overall development of the Students of the Institution with the help of highly dedicated faculty members and highly cooperative office staff.
