Achievements:

• Conferred with Autonomous status by UGC.

• Accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA).

• Accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with A grade.

• Recognized under sections 12(b) and 2(f) of UGC Act 1956.

• Graded as “GOLD” in the AICTE-CII survey of Industries-Linked Technical Institutions-2016.

• Designated as “Centre of Excellence (Knowledge Exchange Centre)” by M/s Infosys Limited-the FIRST College in the country to get this distinction.

• Rated as “A” grade by A.P. Knowledge Mission, A.P. State Govt.

• Selected for Microsoft Azure Grant – one among 750 Universities / Colleges across 74 countries in the world.

• 6-teams from PRAGATI Selected for Smart India Hackathon- India’s largest Ideas Competetion

• Rated as ‘A’ by NPTEL-IIT Madras (Among top 100 colleges in the country)

• Accredited by M/s Tata Consultancy Services for Campus Recruitments.

• Selected for Remote Internships by TCS – one among 05 colleges in A.P.

• Chosen by companies like TCS, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, IBM, Cyient, Coromandel, GVK, InRhythm, Tripod Technologies, Keolis (for L&T Metro, Hyderabad), Efftronics, IBS, etc., for recruitments.

• Research Funding and Consultancy works to the tune of 90 lakhs.

• One among the 17 Colleges selected as Skill Development Centres by Govt. of Andhra Pradesh in 2015.

• AAA rating for the year 2021 by Careers 360.

• Rated as 4(on a 5 point scale) by Career Connect.

• Ranked among Top 10 Colleges in A.P. by Silicon India.

• Rated as One among Top 30 Colleges in A.P. and Telangana by EduRand magazine.

Good Practices:

• Enrichment of Knowledge through self learning tools like Code-Tantra and other Certification courses

• Conducting self-study Online courses to students and faculty through NPTEL local chapter in association with IIT Madras.Rated as ‘A’ by NPTEL-IIT Madras (Among top 100 colleges in the country

• Organizing Industrial Visits for Students to industries like Reliance Power Plant, GVK, GMR, Sub-stations, NFCL, GFCL, Pattiseema Project, Polavaram, Dowleswavam Barrage, SHAR (Sriharikota), Andhra Electronics, Infosys,..etc

• Arranging Guest Lectures by eminent experts from Industry by all departments regularly

• Organizing Workshops/Seminars, Guest lectures to the Students regularly

• Arranging webinars on latest cutting edge technologies through IUCEE

• Conducting “MEET THE LEADER”, a unique programmes by which Students can interact with academic and corporate leaders

• Conducting “MEET THE SCIENTIST”, a unique programmes by which Students can interact with eminent scientists in various fields

• Providing special training to advanced learners for taking part in various National level technical competitions

• Organizing National level Technical Symposia under the banner “STRIDES” every year

• Dept. of CE – ELEVER

• Dept. of EEE – EXULT

• Dept. of ME – ERUDITE

• Dept. of ECE – EJIVE

• Dept. of CSE& IT – EPROZYNE

• Making students Industry ready through MoUs/Collaborations with TCS, Infosys, IUCEE, Mission R & D, Talent Sprint, CII, Global Shapers Forum, HydSPIN, Get Wings Technologies, etc.

• Training and Placement Cell for conducting In-house training in Aptitude and Soft Skills, Mock Interviews, Training by external experts, and arranging Workshops/Seminars.

• Conducting activities to the Students through Entrepreneurship Development Cell, Career Guidance Cell and Research & Development Division

• Rewarding academic toppers of each Class in every semester during Independence day & Republic Day

• Arranging Alumni Interactions with Students regularly

• Providing academic counselling and mentoring to the students by the staff members for their overall personality development.

• Organizing College Cultural Fest “PRISM” every year, to bring out innate talents in students

• Extra Curricular activities through National Cadet Corps (NCC), National Service Scheme (NSS), Basement Blues (Cultural club of the College), Prakriti ( Student club, which conducts awareness camps and activities to protect the environment), Hope for a Change ( Student club, which conducts debates every week on socially relevant topics), ROTARACT club of Pragati…etc

• Organizing/Participating in Inter-College, Inter-University tournaments in various events of Sports/ Games