Andhra Loyola College
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Andhra Loyola College
Coordinates: 16°30′35″N 80°39′36″E / 16.509838°N 80.65999°E
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Service of God through Service of Country
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| Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
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| Type | Affiliated |
| Established | 1954 |
| Principal | Fr. S. Emmanuel SJ |
| Pupils | 4500 (approx.) |
| Website | www.andhraloyolacollege.ac.in |
Andhra Loyola College (commonly known as Loyola College) is a Jesuit educational institution founded in 1954. It is located in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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History
Andhra Loyola College was established in 1954 and is managed by the Loyola College Society, Guntur–Vijayawada. The Jesuits, who manage the institution, are members of an international religious order of Catholic Priests and Brothers known as "The Society of Jesus", founded by the Soldier turned Saint, Ignatius of Loyola, with the aim of serving God and humanity. The Society of Jesus, otherwise known as ‘ the Jesuit Order', carries out its mission chiefly through its educational institutions. Andhra Loyola Engineering College has been started in 2008. It was started by Dr. Y.S. Raja Sekhar Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Notable alumni
- LateY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
- Ramalinga Raju, Ex-Chairman, Satyam Computer Services Limited, presently Mahendra Group
- Sri.K.Sadasiva Rao, I.P.S., Director General of Police (Retd), Govt. of AP.
- Sri.Vepa Kamesam, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India.
- Sri.Stanly Babu, IRTS, General Manager(Retd), South Central Railway.
- Justice C.Y.Somayajulu, Judge, High Court, AP.
- Sri.T.R. Prasad, Former Cabinet Secretary, Govt of India, Member 12th Finance Commission.
- Dr.Jayaprakash Narayan (Lok Satta), President Of Lok Satta Party and Ex.IAS officer.
- Most Rev.Dr.Prakash Mallavarapu, Bishop, Vijayawada Diocese.
- Prof. P.Ramachandra Rao, Director, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune. Formerly: Director, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur and Vice Chancellor, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
- Sri.K.Ajay Kumar, I.R.S., Commissioner of Income-Tax and Commercial Taxes, Ministry of Finance, Delhi.
- Late Shri Reddy Giri Penakacherla,Deputy Superintendent of Police, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Prof. L.D.Sudhakara Babu, Director, 21st Century Gurukulam, Dean of Examinations (UG), Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-3.
- Dr. B. Addai, Head, Department of Economics, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar University, Srikakulam.
Visual Communication course
Andhra Loyola College is first college in AP to produce the course Visual Communication. In the beginning it was started under the department of Computer Science in 2006; in 2009 it had evolved as a specific department in the college as "Visual communication and electronic media". It involves the fields of computer science and electronic media. It develops the students ambitions and makes them ready to face their career and recognise their talents in media. Mostly it is useful to develop careers in photography (including media,fashion, etc.), web design and development, ad agencies, IT and the most powerful print and electronic media.
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