Vishakha Government Degree College for Women came into existence in the year 1975 and the college is affiliated to the Andhra University. This college was actually established by a Private College by a group of Philanthropists and in the year 1978, it was admitted as UGC grant-in-aid college.

Later in the year 1983, the college was divided into junior college and degree college and in the year 1992 on the 22nd of November, the degree college was taken over by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Courses offered:

Vishakha Government Degree College for Women offers the following courses with affiliation from the Andhra University:

UG Courses:

• Bachelor of Science (with the following subject combinations)

o Biotechnology, Botany and Chemistry

o Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science

o Microbiology, Botany and Chemistry

o Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

• Bachelor of Arts (with the following subject combinations)

o Social work, education and psychology

o Social work, economics and politics

o Psychology, economics and politics

o History, economics and politics

• Bachelor of Commerce (regular)

PG Courses:

• Master of Arts in Social Work

• Master of Science in Microbiology

Admission Procedure:

Admission of students to the different courses offered by the Vishakha Government Degree College is done on the basis of the AUCET examination conducted by the Andhra University.

Campus of the College:

Vishakha Government College is located in a land area of 4.11 acres and the college has very good infrastructural facilities in the form of labs and classrooms.

Facilities offered to the students:

Some of the important student-support services offered by the college as MANA TV, English Language Lab and JKC lab. JKC lab is meant for training students in communication and computer skills and English Language Lab in the college has a collection of 25 computer systems. In addition, the college has well-equipped labs for PG and UG courses.

Contact Details:

Visakha Government Degree College for Women,

Old Jail Raod,

Dabagardens,

Vishakhapatnam,

Andhra Pradesh – 530 020

Phone: 0891-254 1156