AV College of Arts,Science & Commerce
Affiliated To Osmania University
Domalguda, Hyderabad -500 029
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Virtual Campus History

        The A. V. Education Society is one of the oldest and pioneering educational societies in the erstwhile Nizams State of Hyderabad. This society was established in the year 1944 (Reg.No.7/52) with an objective to extend educational opportunities to backward sections of the region, which were deprived of basic education during the rule of the Nizam.Stalwarts and philanthropists like Sri Raja Bahadur Venkatrama Reddy Sri Suravaram Pratap Reddy ,Sri Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy (Former Deputy Chief Minister), Sri Madapati Hanumantha Rao and Sri J.V. Narsing Rao (Former Deputy Chief Minister) who took part in the Freedom Struggle, Womens Education Movement, Library Movement and Press Movement were instrumental in founding this great educational society. It was the dream of the founding fathers to start educational institutions that would impart education in the mother tongue i.e., education in Telugu became a reality with the establishment of Andhra Vidyalaya High School, the first Telugu medium school in the erstwhile Nizams Dominion.

The A.V. College was established in the year 1968 as a composite college offering plus two and UG courses. It grew to occupy the status of a multidimensional institution with PG courses. The PG courses were first offered in the year 1991. K.V. Ranga Reddy Law College was set up in the same year.

The Management of the College has been stewarded by great luminaries like the late Justice K. Madhava Reddy, former Chief Justice of High Courts of Telangana and Maharashtra. The present Management Committee consists of Sri.K. Pratap Reddy, a Senior Advocate of Telangana High Court, asChairman, Prof. K. Ramchandra Reddy, an eminent Professor of Psychology, asthe Secretary, Sri K Raghuveer Reddy, a technocrat by profession and a distinguished educationist, as the correspondent. The Magazine India Today has consecutively rated A.V. College as one of the best colleges in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

The college is centrally located in the heart of Hyderabad, with Hussain Sagar Lake and the A.P. Government Secretariat in its vicinity. It has a sprawling campus of 7.33 acres with a built up area of 1,28,937sq.ft with beautiful landscaped gardens and a green belt.Several eminent personalities are associated with the Management of the Institution since its inception. Presently the college Committee consists of several outstanding academicians, jurists, civil servants and distinguished men of public life. The composition of the Managing Committee as follows.


List of Managing Committee Members

S.No Name Designation
1 Sri K.Pratap Reddy President
2 Prof. K. Ramchandra Reddy Vice-President
3 Sri K. Raghuveer Reddy Secretary
4 Prof. G. Prakash Reddy Joint Secretary
5 Dr. K. Gautami Correspondent of AV College (UG & PG)
6 Sri K. Matta Reddy Treasurer
7 Sri K. Vinod Reddy Correspondent, K.V. Ranga Reddy Law College
8 Sri V. Ramkrishna Reddy Correspondent, AV High School, Kattelmandi
9 Dr. A. Raghupathi Reddy Correspondent, AV High School, Chikkadpally
10 Prof. R. Ramesh Reddy Member,M.C
11 Sri T. Venkat Reddy Member,M.C
12 Prof. G. Gopal Reddy Member,M.C
13 Sri K. Vishweshwar Reddy Member,M.C
14 Sri Gubba Nagender Rao Member,M.C
15 Prof. K. Janardhan Reddy Member,M.C