The Department of Adult and Continuing Education came into existence in the year 1975 with Dr. D.Subba Rao as the Founder-Director and Head of the Department.  Now the department has grown into a major department with 7 Faculty Members.  Ever since its inception the Department has concentrated on extension activities besides teaching and research.  Living up to its noble objective of spreading literacy, the department has successfully organized Adult Literacy Programmes in the Districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari and West Godavari with financial assistance from the University Grants Commission.  As a result of its efforts, a total number of 31 Adult Education Centres have been started in various colleges affiliated to Andhra University, this department has undertaken the responsibility of organizing National Adult Education Programme in 120 centres on an experimental basis.  Under the Mass Programme for functional literacy, as many as 1000 students per year are involved to impart literacy to illiterate people in the five Coastal Districts of Andhra Pradesh.

     This department has the distinction of being identified as the nodal department to evaluate the Government Schemes relating to Adult Literacy and Continuing Education Programmes in the districts of Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Krishna, Guntur, Nellore, etc.

     The Department has organized out-reach progrmmes for house wives, Neo-literates, Youth etc., in the areas of Brick Making and Machinery, Rural Health and Sanitation, Food preservation, Interior Decoration, Screen Printing, Hotel Management, Photography, Fashion Technology and Design, Beauty Therapy, Spoken English and Computers etc.,  A staggering 600 such programmes have been organized since its inception.  So far 16 PhDs. and 5  M.Phil Degrees have been awarded in Adult and Continuing Education.

     The staff members of the Department have undertaken 10 evaluation projects.  Till now 60 research papers have been published by the faculty in renowned journals.  Two Senior Members of the Faculty have participated in International Seminars.

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