History of The College
Government Degree College for Women, Srikalahasti, is an affiliated college of Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi. The college is inaugurated on 13th of August 1988 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh with the motive of giving higher education to the women from rural backgrounds, and the motto of the college is "Vidya Dadati Vinayam" ("Knowledge gives obedience").
The institution has been reaccredited by NAAC with a B+ (2.73 GPA out of 4 for Cycle 2) by NAAC on 24/09/2019. Since its inception, it has strongly believed in a value-driven education and instilled an organizational culture that motivates students for their all-around development. The faculty has been striving hard to imbibe quality education with values that may set a leadership committed to the fulfillment of the institution’s vision and mission.
The institution is specifically established keeping in view the backwardness of women existing in the very poor economic status of this area, besides the low literacy rate of women that has been affecting the overall development of the region. Hence, the fundamental duty of the institution is to teach and motivate the women students for higher studies and to strive towards achieving glory in all aspects of life through education.
The institution is also striving towards setting a trend for women's empowerment and self-reliance by inculcating the spirit of service along with professional skills. It is explicit that the college atmosphere makes students realize that there are no shortcuts to becoming achievers in their personal and professional lives. There has been a demand for greater focus on career development. Hence, the college is providing various skill-oriented programs towards developing creative and critical thinking to nurture innovation and brilliance in students.
The college also discerns that the values should be instilled among young minds to enrich themselves to be prepared for paradigm shifts from illiteracy to literacy, literacy to education, being reactive to proactive, competition to collaboration, self-contentedness to team contentedness, casualness to creativity, and inactivity to competency to become exceptional personally and professionally.