CPE Status to 13 Colleges of Andhra Pradesh

13 colleges of Andhra Pradesh were granted CPE (Center for potential for excellence) by UGC. According to 12^th Five Year Plan each and every college which got selected under CPE will be granted Rs.1.5 Crore by UGC. A total number of 124 colleges got CPE status in India. Whereas 3 colleges in Telanagna and 13 colleges in Andhra Pradesh granted were CPE status.

The following Aided Colleges of Andhra Pradesh secured CPE status:-

• Sri Durga Malleswara Siddhartha Mahila Kalasala, Vijayawada
• KBN College(Autonomous), Vijayawada
• Dantaluri Narayana College(Autonomous), Bheemavaram
• SVKP and KSR Arts and Science College, Penugonda

The following Engineering colleges of Andhra Pradesh have been granted CPE status:-

• Sri Vidyanikethan Engineering College, Tirupathi
• Rajiv Gandhi Memorial College of Engineering and Technology, Nandyala-Kurnool
• G.Pulla Reddy Engineering College, Kurnool
• Lakki Reddy Bal Reddy Engineering College, Vijayawada
• Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering and Technology, Tirupathi
• NBKR institute of Science and Technology, Nellore

Apart from the above colleges 3 Government Degree Colleges secured CPE status. 4 colleges from Krishna District secured CPE status again.

Maharashtra stood at first place as 29 colleges secured CPE status, followed by Karnataka (16 Colleges) and Tamilnadu (7 Colleges).

Source:- Sakunth Kumar, City Journalist, CollegeDekho, Vijayawada