About

This part of Andhra Desa, comprising the present Guntur district and surroundings was once the seat of great learning established by the famous Acharya Nagarjuna.  The trend continued in the later period also for blossoming literary and cultural activities contributed by the great personalities such as Tikkana Somayaji, Narayana Tirtha and Siddhendra Yogi. Guntur is famous for education and its fragrance has spread through out the world.  In every nation, there is at least one person who is educated in Guntur delivering quality services in his respective field.

The famous educationist, humanist, philanthropist Vidwan Sri Gogineni Kanakaiah (now at 93) felt the need and the necessity for a College of Education, which can cater to the needs of all sections of the society.  He was not in a position to support several deserving prospective teacher students who approached him for help, for an admission into Colleges of Education in Guntur.

Against this backdrop, the idea of establishing a College of Education, which is open to all social categories was thought about.  The time was also ripe and propitious as the then Government of Andra Pradesh was considering granting of new Colleges of Education in the light of shortage of trained teachers required to meet the demand at primary and secondary school stages.

At this juncture, Rayapati Venkata Ranga Rao College of Education was ushered into existence in the open category under the aegis of Nagarjuna Education Society, during the academic year 1983-84.  This has happened with the munificient support of five times Member of Parliament and a devout business magnet Sri Rayapati Sambasiva Rao and the consistent efforts of the Nagarjuna Education Society, the sponsoring agency of the College.  With this, the dream of Vidwan Sri Gogineni Kanakaiah has become a reality.