RVS DEGREE COLLEGE

 R.V.S Nagar, Tirupathi Road, Chittoor,Andhra Pradesh – 517127

Chairman

Dr. R. Venkataswamy, S/o. late Sri R. Kanakaiah is a well known Educationist and Philanthropist of this region. With a keen interest to promote education in the backward Rayalaseema Region of Andhra Pradesh, with a motto of “Education for Peace” he has floated an educational society in the name of “Srinivasa Educational Academy” in the year 1998 with fellow philanthropists and educationists of this area.

Dr. R. Venkataswamy has adequate experience in the activity of establishing and running educational institutions and he proved himself as a successful educationist. Johnson & Wales University, Rhode Island has conferred Honorary Degree, Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. in Education on R. Venkataswamy, the Chairman of the Institution for his research on Education in India. He is playing a major role in the state for the development of Technical education. He is very fair in his activities and an intelligent capitalist, educationist and with the back ground of successful and vast experience in running the Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering & Technology (Autonomous) and other educational institutions, and started RVS Hospitals at chittoor to render medical services to the poor and he has proposed to take up a big venture of establishing RVS Institute of Medical Sciences for promoting medical education catering to the aspirations of the people of Chittoor district and some parts of neighbouring district like Kadapa, Kurnool, Anantapur, and Nellore.

Awards Received
  • “Best Educational Promoter” awarded by Vijaya- Bhargavi Stage Award, received in 1993 at Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad.on 15.07.1993.
  • “Bharat Jyothi Award” awarded by International Integrity Peace & Friendship Society in 2000 for scoring a string of outstanding achievements in the chosen field of activity.
  • “Nandi Award” received from the Honorable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh during the year 2003 for the Best Children’s Film “Little Hearts” produced during the year 2000 and 2001.

He has established RVS Degree College, Affiliating to Sri Venkateswara Univesrsity, Tirupati in 2024 on RVS Campus adjcent to Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering & Technology,RVS Nagar, Tirupati Road,Chittoor.At present this college is offering 7 UG programmes . The college campus with excellent buildings in 5 Acres of land is located on R.V.S. Nagar, Tirupati Road,Chittoor.