Prakhar Goel
Top 20 Civil engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh is ranked as the seventh largest state in the country and being the conqueror of such a title, grants the state to be a provider of many universities and colleges. Of all those colleges/universities, there are many Civil Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh. Deciding the correct college for oneself is always a hectic job. So, to solve this situation, here is a list of the Top 20 Civil Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh.
The eligibility criteria for the under-mentioned college/ universities is that the students should have passed with 45% in 10+2 from a recognized institute or college. And with that, they should have 50% marks (40% in case of candidates of SC/ST category) in Mathematics + Physics + Chemistry/Biology. Marks of entrance exams like – IITJEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, etc.
Now, let’s dive into the list of Civil Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh:
1) GITAM, Vishakhapatnam
The first name on the list of the top 20 Civil Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh is the Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, tagged as a “Deemed to be” university that was founded by the Late Dr M.V.V.S. Murthi in 1980.
The reason behind giving this institute the very first position is that the college provides top-class facilities when it comes to providing education. Whether it’s about faculty, academics, or cultural events, every feature of this college makes it a desirable candidate for the first spot. It is an autonomous college and extension campus of Andhra University located at Vishakhapatnam and is the first college in India to have a Department of Chemical Engineering.
2) VFSTR, Guntur
The Second college on the list of Top 20 Civil Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh is the Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology & Research, established in 1997. It got designated as a “Deemed to be” University in 2008. With a massive campus of 109 acres, it becomes the largest main campus that can enrol up to 68k students.
It is one of the most prestigious and highly-ranked NAAC A+ universities in India, which in return, makes this college eligible to be on the list of the top 20 Civil Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh.
3) SVEC, Tirupati
The next college is the Sree Vidyaniketan Engineering College, established in 1996. This college was initiated with only a handful of 180 students that got their education in Rayalaseema. Now, in the 2021-21 batch, the intake of students increased to more than 2200 students.
This college appeared on the list of the Top 20 Civil Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh because of the education-friendly environment that the college offers to its students. The faculty here, are also very much supportive, and apart from the Civil Engineering course, many more UG and PG courses are also offered by this college.
4) GPREC, Kurnool
G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College is the creation of the Late Shri G. Pulla Reddy, (Popularly known as Sweets Pulla Reddy in Andhra Pradesh) a renowned philanthropist and a great humanist. The college was established in 1984-85 and is one of the earliest private Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh state.
The college has been from playing as an autonomous Institute since 2006. It is managed by G. Pulla Reddy charities trust, Hyderabad. this trust was instituted by G. Pulla Reddy Garu in 1977 and the motto of this institute was rendering service to society.
5) VRSEC, Vijayawada
Next, on the list of the Top 20 Civil Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh is the Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College or VRSEC. This is a private college and offers both, Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses.
It was established in 1977 and is also designated as the first private institution to offer the engineering education in United Andhra Pradesh and the first college to offer PG Programmes in engineering in the state in the year 1977. Talking about the facilities of this college include a hostel facility with mess service and a campus covering a vast land of 24.5 acres.
6) GVP, Visakhapatnam
The next college is The Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering (Autonomous) (GVPCE) a private college that was established in the year 1996. The college offers education to 1200 undergraduate students not only in the Civil Engineering branch but also in seven branches of engineering: chemical, civil, electronics and communication engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and information technology. The students here, experience all the basic as well as advanced facilities and academics which make the students industry ready.
7) JNTU, Anantapur
This college is one of the most reputed and a college of high importance on the list of top 20 Civil Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh. The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University which got completed in 1946. This college got the status of an autonomous institute in 2008. The college is ranked 185 by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) in 2020. This college also has some constituent colleges.
They are:
- JNTUA – Ananthapuramu
- JNTUA – Pulivendula
- JNTUA – Kalikiri
- JNTUA – (OTPRI) – Ananthapuramu
8) IIT, Tirupati
The next college on the list of the top 20 Civil Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh is the Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati. it is an autonomous Engineering and Technology Educational Institute located in Tirupati Andhra Pradesh. in the early stage the institute was mentored by IIT Madras and now IIT Tirupati is the fastest-growing third-generation IIT that has a size of 539 acres including a proposed Research Park. the institute was established in 2015. Talking about the campus life of this college, As it is an IIT college, the campus life is also of the IIT level.
9) PVPSIT, Vijayawada
The next college, on the list of Top 20 Civil Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh is the Prasad V. Potluri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, established in 1998, is a pioneering private self-financed Institution out of the 18 Academic Institutions run under the Organization, Siddhartha Academy of General & Technical Education, Vijayawada.
If we talk about the affiliations or accreditations of this college, All the UG Programmes offered are accredited by NBA. 5 UG programs in CSE, IT, ECE, EEE, and Mechanical are accredited by NBA for the first time for three years in 2007, the second time in 2013, the third time in in 2016 for 6 all UG programs of CSE, IT, ECE, EEE, ME, and CE and reaccredited in 2022.
10) CUTM, Visakhapatnam
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Centurion University of Technology and Management was established in 2017. It is a private University located In Andhra Pradesh India. The university was established by the Centurion School of rural enterprise management trust through the Andhra Pradesh Private Universities in, 2016. the college offers various diploma undergraduate and postgraduate courses as well as a PhD program.
The university came into being in July 2017 from a temporary campus near Anandpuram and has a permanent campus near Vizianagaram in the future. The college is affiliated with UGC open ( universities Grand commission). Apart from Offering Civil Engineering courses, the institution also offers management as well as vocational training courses.
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11) Aditya Engineering College, E. Godavari
Next, on the list of the top 20 Civil Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh is the Aaditya Engineering College, also known as AEC. It was established in the academic year 2001. The college offers a huge massive eco-friendly campus of 180 acres with thick greenery at Suraram Pelam East Godavari district on the Pradesh. the colleges are 15 km away from Samalkot railway station.
The college is divided into four Academy buildings with a total carpet area of 35425 square meters the college also offers hostel facilities for both boys and girls where two boys’ hostel and one girl hostel is available.
12) Bapatla Engineering College, Guntur
The Next college, on the list of top 20 Civil Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh is one of the seven educational institutes sponsored by the Bapatala Education Society and was established in 1981 with a vision to impart quality technical education.
The college is affiliated with Acharya Nagarjuna University. Apart from the Civil Engineering branch, the college offers B.Tech Programs in 7 more branches of Engineering- civil, electronics and communication, electrical and electronics, mechanical engineering which is thrice NBA accredited electronics and instrumentation, Chemical Engineering which is accredited twice, and information technology which is accredited once.
13) Gudlavalleru Engineering College, Krishna
This college is the vision of the Late Shri Valluru Pali Venkata Rama Seshadri Rao, the man behind the college. the college was established in 1998 by the AANM and VVRSR Educational Society With an intake of 180 students, and the current and take is 12000 in UG BTech and 186 in pg Mtech and MBA.
The facilities that the college offers include all the basic as well as advanced facilities and all the students possess fully practical knowledge. This college provides all sorts of practicality in teaching the opted courses by the students.
14) SVCE, Tirupati
Next, on the list of the top 20 Civil Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh is the Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering, established in 2007 and located in Tirupati. This college is affiliated with Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anandpur and is recognized by the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education), New Delhi.
To get admission to this college, students have to give the entrance test (EAMCET) conducted by the state government. 70% of the seats allotted by this exam are based on merit whereas the remaining 30% of the seats are earmarked for management quota.
15) Sri Vasavi Engineering College, Tadepalligudem
This college is an educational institution That is affiliated with Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University and is approved by AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education), New Delhi and is also accredited by NBA.
The college makes its position in the top 20 Civil Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh as the facilities, faculty, and academics offered by this college are all top-of-the-line. Apart from the Civil Engineering department the college also possesses 7 more departments which are CST, civil, mechanical, ECE, EEE, BSH, and MBA.
16) IIIT, Sri City
Next, on the list of the top 20 Civil Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh is the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City. It is an Educational Institute of national importance located in Sri City, Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh.
The institute is set up by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India in the partnership with Andhra Pradesh Government and Sri City Consortium. The college also offers many Summer Internships and also the campus placement rates of this college are the highest among all the other colleges on this list.
17) NIT, Tadepalligudem
The Top 20 Civil Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh also have an NIT college that is located in Tadepalligudem. Established in 2015, It is a public Technical University and one of the National Institutes of Technology started by the government of India. Being an NIT, the college offers great placement and internship opportunities for Civil Engineering students and apart from the Civil Engineering courses, many more courses are also provided by this college as well.
18) RGUKT, Nuzvid
Next, on the list of the top 20 Civil Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh is the Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, located in Nuzvid. The college was established in 2008 and the first batch of this college included 6600 tenth-class graduates that were admitted into a six-year integrated program.
The facilities offered by this college have a library with an amazing collection of books, fully modified computer labs with an average of 25 computers in each lab, and hostel facilities as well.
19) REC, Visakhapatnam
In the second last position of the Top 20 Civil Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh, we have the Raghu Engineering College, established in 2001. It is an autonomous college located on the outskirts of the city of Visakhapatnam.
Although the campus occupies 50 acres of land, the insides of the campus seem to be more than 50 acres. The facilities provided by this college are all advanced facilities starting from advanced computer labs to the multi-purpose library with digital as well as manual books.
20) IIITDM, Kurnool
Last but not least, the list of top 20 Civil Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh also has the Indian Institute of Information technology, Design, and Manufacturing situated in Kurnool. The college itself is an honourable place to start the beginning of students’ life. The college comprises all the facilities that an IITDM should have. The college also has hostel facilities and a canteen.
Conclusion
This is the list of the top 20 Civil Engineering Colleges in Andhra Pradesh. All the colleges are verified by either UGC (University Grants Commission) or any other certified body meaning, that all the universities and colleges on this list are trustworthy and can be made one of your future colleges/universities. This list is beneficial for students who want to study in the state of Andhra Pradesh and aspire to make their career in civil engineering.