Educational Facilities
Visakhapatnam is also considered as one of the main centres of education in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The Mrs.A.V.N. College is one of the oldest and premier educational institutions established in 1878.[1] It is the home of the renowned Andhra University (established in 1926). Prof S. Radhakrishnan, before he became the President of India, worked as the Vice Chancellor of this university between 1931 to 1936. The university and its affiliated colleges provide high quality and affordable education to thousands of students not only from the northern region of Andhra Pradesh but of the entire state. Post Graduate and Graduate courses are offered in various branches like Arts, Commerce, Science & Technology, Engineering, IT, Business Management,Law and Pharmacy.
Another important landmark in the education map of Visakhapatnam is the Andhra Medical College (established 1902). The college has ushered in an era of Medical Education in Visakhapatnam and continues to uphold the prestigious tradition of engendering the finest doctors from its aisles.
Coming down to the primary, high school and college level,Visakhapatnam has several good institutions, providing quality education. Apart from state run schools for the poor, there are many private institutions and missionary schools and colleges all of which provide quality education. Few of these schools have been running since more than 75 years whereas St. Aloysius Anglo-Indian High School was established in 1847 and is one of the oldest in India.
Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) will establish its campus in Vizag. Making it the first foreign university to establish a campus in India.
Visakhapatnam has now become a preferred destination for students after Hyderabad. The city now has a large number of engineering colleges. The prominent institutions are -
- Gandhi Institute of Technology & Management(GITAM)
- Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering
- Pydah College of Engineering & Technology
- Al-Ameer college of engineering and Information technology
- Raghu Engineering College(REC)
- Vignan's Institute of Information Technology
- Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology & Sciences (ANITS)
- Sanketika Vidya Parishad Engineering College
- Chaitanya College of Engineering
- Viswanadha Institute of Technology and Management
There is one famous polytechnic college in Visakhapatnam -
- Government Polytechnic - VSKP
There is a wide diversity in which, there are schools for different boards like ICSE, CBSE and State. There are co-educational as well as separate schools for boys and girls. There are also schools for the physically and mentally challenged. Few popular schools are -
- B.H.P.V School
- Ramanath Secondary School
- D.A.V Public School, Ukkunagaram, Butchirajupalem
- St. Francis de Sales High School (SFS), Seethammadhara.
- Kotak Salesian School
- MVP Public School
- Siva Sivani Public School
- Pollocks School
- Stella Maris School
- Raman School
- Visakha Valley School
- St. Joseph's Girls High School
- St. Anthony's High School
- St. Aloysius Anglo-Indian High School]
- Little angels School
- Seventh Day Adventist High School
- St Joseph's Secondary High School, Malkapuram.
- St Ann's High School, Butchirajupalem.
- Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vihar
- Sri Krishna Vidya Mandir
- Nava Jeevan Public School, Bhimili.
- Sri Krishnaveni Talent Schools,
- Nalanda Talent School
- Vasantha Bala Vidyodhaya School
- BHPV Schools ( BHPV Schools are one of the oldest establishments in vizag and probably the only school system that has schools in both English & telugu Medium as well as a special school for the mentally challenged.
