EDUCATION

Vijayawada literally means the place of success. It stands to its reputation as Chaduvulavada (Place of Education) with numerous educational institutions, providing high quality of education.

The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation is providing,

* Free Education through its schools,

* Free Mid day Meals,

* Free Nationalized Text Books,

* Free Scholar Ships to the S.C., B.C. and Minorities through Government schemes and from many Charitable Societies and philanthropists to students with top results in the State.

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Vijayawada is well known throughout the Country for its reputed Educational Institutions, well established, both Residential and Non- Residential.

UNIVERSITIES:

*           Acharya Nagarjuna University is at a reachable distance. All the Local Junior, Degree, Professional and technical Colleges, providing various courses on various subjects are affiliated with the University and JNTU Hyderabad.

*           N.T.R. University of Medical Sciences

ENGINEERING COLLEGES

1                     Siddhartha Engineering College

2                     Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering

3                     Nimra Engineering College.

4                     Nagarjuna Institute of Technology

Medical Colleges:

1.                   Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences

LAW COLLEGE

1                     Siddhartha Law College.

DEGREE & PG COLLEGES

1                       Andhra Loyola College.

2                       K.B.N.College

3                       Maristella College for women

4                       Gandhi Mahila Kalasala

5                       S.S.R. & C.V.R. Government College.

6                       Satavahana College

7                       Sarada College

8                       Government Dance & Music College

Other Technical Colleges

1         Government Polytechnic College

2         Government I.T.I. College

3         Sramika Vidhyapeeth

4         Siddhartha Institute of Catering Technology

CORPORATION HIGH S HOOLS

Many Corporation schools having decades of great History

High Schools                             22(Including 1 Urdu H.S., 2 Schools both E.M. & T.M.)

Upper Primary Schools               15(Including Urdu Media) (3   Urdu Media)

Elementary Schools                   52+10= 62 (10 Urdu Media) (2 E.M., Including E.M)

Students:                                  30,000

Teachers:                                   700

MEDIA OF INSTRUCTIONS                   Telugu, English and Urdu

            The above schools includes the blind  children schools, Girls High Schools, Urdu High Schools, English Medium High Schools, English Medium Elementary Schools etc.,

            In addition to the Corporation High Schools, there are many schools run by Central Government, Private Management and Religious Organizations

1.                   Railway High Schools – 2,  for its Employees Children – Telugu &  English Media

2.                   Tamil High School is run by Tamilians from 1to 10^th Classes

3.                   Hindi Medium High Schools - 3

4.                   English Medium School:  A Number of Schools are run by Private Management.

Extra Cultural Activities in Corporation High Schools

1.         N.C.C.              (Air Wing, Navy and Army Wing)

2                     Scouting & Guiding

3                     Red Cross

4                     Stitching & Sewing

5                     Music.

TOTAL NUMBER OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SCHOOLS

TELUGU MEDIUM

HIGH SCHOOLS                        22

U.P. SCHOOLS                         12

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS         52

URDU MEDIUM

HIGH SCHOOLS                        01

U.P. SCHOOLS                         03

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS         10

ENGLISH MEDIUM

HIGH SCHOOLS                        2

A.K.T.P.M.C.H. School (Both E.M. and T.M.)

Gandhiji  M.C.H.School   (Both E.M. and T.M.)

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS         2 

Rajakapeta M.C.Ele. School  (Both E.M. and T.M.)

Sarada Municipal Ele. School (Both E.M. and T.M.)