I.            New PG Courses sanctioned

 II.           New UG Courses sanctioned

III.           New Degree Colleges sanctioned

IV.         Permanent Affiliations Granted:

V.        Autonomous status conferred:

VI.           Ch.S.D. St. Theresa's College, Eluru had been approved by the University Grants             Commission as the 'College with Potential for Excellence'.

VII.            An awareness “Workshop on Assessment and Accreditation” with NAAC assistance exclusively for the benefit of affiliated colleges on 13^th March, 2004. On this occasion, the Director of NAAC and the then Vice-Chancellor addressed the affiliated colleges and emphasized the need to go for NAAC.

·         A Workshop on “QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION” was conducted on 12^th May, 2006. Prof. G.Ramachandrudu, Dean (CDC), while welcoming guests to the Workshop explained the objectives of the workshop viz., a) to get together for interacting with the Vice-Chancellor and other officers of the University before starting the next academic year 2006-07; b) To appraise about the forthcoming proposals of ‘Reforms in Higher Education’; c) To discuss the steps to be taken for improving physical infrastructure, teachers’ recruitment policy and fee structure in the colleges. The Vice-Chancellor who inaugurated the workshop, emphasized the need for improving Communication Skills in English language.  He stressed the need that the staff recruitment in all the colleges should be made as per University norms and that NAAC accreditation is a must to the colleges.  He also informed that the Internal Quality Assurance Cell is established in the University to ensure academic quality and also that on-line examination system will be extended to PG courses also and that University News Bulletin will be published. The participants of the meeting resolved to support the University administration for the improvement of quality of under-graduate and post-graduate education in the University area.

·         Another “Workshop on Autonomous Status” for the AU affiliated colleges was conducted on 31^st July 2006 at 10.00 a.m. with a view to bring to the notice of the managements of the colleges that are having permanent affiliation and included under Sec.2(f) & 12(B) of UGC Act, 1956 and are potential to be sanctioned as Autonomous Colleges.  Prof. G.Ramachandrudu, Dean (CDC), in his welcome address explained that the intention of the Workshop is to motivate the eligible colleges to go in for autonomy and informed the importance of autonomous status. Dr. Gunasekharan, Joint Secretary, University Grants Commission who participated in the Workshop has said that the UGC aims at achieving at least 10% of the eligible colleges to become Autonomous by the end of the X Plan (2002-2007).  Prof. L.Venugopal Reddy, Vice-Chancellor opined that the University is aiming at granting autonomy to many colleges in this academic year.  Autonomy gives greater opportunities to design their own courses, more credible examination system, and student academic support programmes.

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