SRR & CVR Govt. Degree College (Autonomous), Vijayawada, is one of the prestigious educational institutions, located in a historically important place like Vijayawada in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. Vijayawada is a place of historical and cultural significance and importance. In the same way SRR & CVR Govt. Degree College, has also acquired its significance and prominence in and around Vijayawada by moulding the lives of many students to become great personalities. This college is named after late Sri Raja Rangayyappa Rao and late Sri Chunduru Venkata Reddy, who have been great and noble donors of the city Vijayawada, by whose generosity the college has reached and attained such and this elevated status by way of shaping the lives of many generations of students making them worthy citizens of the country.

This college has acquired great standards academically by the contributions of great teachers as well because in the history of any educational institution its teachers play a vital role. If the students are the citizens of the future Nation, the teachers are the pillars and the foundation stones of such a Nation. In this way SRR & CVR Govt. Degree College (Autonomous), Vijayawada has to its credit, many great teachers like Kavi Samrat, Padma Bhushan and Gnanapeeth Award Winner, Kendra Sahitya Academy Award Winner, Kalaprapoorna Sri Viswanadha Satyanarayana Garu and Sri Andavalli Satyanarayana garu from the Dept. of English, a great Journalist and a freelance writer. This institution has also shaped the precious lives of many great people ranked top positions in the society such as Late Sri N. T. Rama Rao garu, Ex Chief Minister of the State Andhra Pradesh, Late Sri P.S. Rama Mohana Rao garu, the Ex Governor, Tamilnadu, Sri V. Rama Rao garu, the Ex Governor, Thripura, Sri Jhandhyala Garu, the central sahithya academy award winner, Padmasri Dr. A. Sri Rama Rao garu, Doctor and social service activist, Sri Rani Sada Siva Murthy garu, Central Sahithya Academy winner in Sanskrit and many such renowned people.

SRR & CVR Govt. Degree College also has been serving to cater to the educational needs of many students who are economically backward in the surrounding areas of Vijayawada. The students who wish to have good standards of education in a Govt. institution surely look forward to joining in this institution to fulfil their educational and career based aspirations. Their dreams also come true and they leave the college after the completion of their graduation and post graduation successfully.

• UGC granted Autonomous status to the College on 24 November 2016 w.e.f. 2017-18
• The College was accredited with NAAC grade B+ with C.G.P.A 2.6 during July 2017.
• The College now caters to the educational needs of more than 2300 students with various groups and combinations of study at UG and PG level.
• The college is ranked by NIRF in 151-200 band at NIRF-2019.
• The total strength of the students for the year 2019-2020 is 2515.