Sagi Ramakrishnam Raju Engineering College
By Dr.GP. Saradhi Varma, PRINCIPAL
Sagi Ramakrishnam Raju Engineering College is one of the best in Andhra Pradesh because of
how they instill values and social concern in the students along with superior technical skill.
T
he environment in the campus of SRKR on 4th
April was serene and filled with joy; the first list
of top 100 engineering institutions in the country
was announced by the Ministry of HRD under the
flagship of National Institutional Ranking Framework
and the college ranked 73rd,making them the only college in
Andhra Pradesh to get the ranking. The journey of SRKR started
in 1980 when the founder contractor by profession saw that the
place did not have any good educational institutions for technical
education. In 36 years of this voyage the institution has played a
vital role in shaping the picture of technical education in the state
We can build a society
with discipline and
skill that is why we
make the students
think in this direction
and also involve them
in research which is
socially important.
-Dr.GP. Saradhi Varma
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
of Andhra Pradesh. In the beginning SRKR
focused on quality of teaching by introducing
faculty development programmes and
reviewing the teaching pedagogy frequently
but soon it was noticed that the industry is
changing and that the basic parameters are
also changing. Hence, the institution shifted
their focus to industrial relations and built
themselves a stronghold with many MoUs
with reputed organizations such as TCS, SAP
lab,HP, JCB etc. One of the best features of the institution
is the social work that they are involved in;
most of the researches they are conducting
are based on current social issues. Most of
the research is funded by the AICTE and
UGC. Their consultancy projects are also
based on societal problems; the projects
they are involved in are funded by the State
Irrigation Department and the Panchayat Raj
Department. There are 15 ongoing projects
under various departments of the institution
and many students are involved in the
projects. The institution also takes part in
the regular clean up drives and the awareness
programs and has completed projects that
involve environmental apprehension.
Due to the pool of international
collaborations the institute maintains the
students are also involved in joint research
projects. The institution also has student and
faculty exchange programs through which
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the students get exposed
to different cultures
and environments.
Universities such as
Sydney University,
Virginia University and
Netherlands University
are the universities the
students from SRKR have
worked together with on
joint projects. The faculty
and the students have
collaboratively published
4000 papers so far and the
faculty also has number
of books under their
publications list. The
institution also organizes
seminars and workshops
to encourage research
among the students Skill development
center is another feature
of the institution that is
plausible and the students
are able to benefit a lot
through it. The center
has collaborations with
organizations such as
NASSCOM, Microsoft and
Oracle for different skill
trainings, the trainings are
provided by the experts
from the industry. The
institution also maintains
I was greatly
inspired by the
faculty to do
greater things in
life; SRKR has all
the ingredients of
a great learning
experience.
Dr. B.S.V.Prasad Patnaik
Professor,
Department of Applied
Mechanics, IIT-Chennai.
Batch- 1987-91
ALUMNUS SPEAKS
collaboration with IIT Madras for online courses on
several important aspects of the field. The trainings
pays off when the placement drives take place every
year; several companies visit the campus and pick
the students one by one. The major recruiters
of the institution are IBM, TCS and Wipro who
offer packages as high as 12 lakhs. Not only the
placements but the institution has also maintained
a stellar record in academics such as the GATE and
the GRE records. The students from SRKR have
always secured good ranks in these exams and the
results that can be seen are only because of the
coaching they provide on competitive exams to the
students throughout the year.
The institution also organizes conferences
and workshops that encourage the students for
entrepreneurship, more than 1800 students from
the institution have become entrepreneurs spread
all over the globe. Most of them have ventured
into the software field and the core engineering
but many have also ventured into other fields
and are successfully handling their business as
skilled leaders. With a lot of focus on research
and development activities the institution has not
failed to balance it with other important aspects of
the technical education. From skill development
to entrepreneurship SRKR delivers quality in
every form.
how they instill values and social concern in the students along with superior technical skill.
T
he environment in the campus of SRKR on 4th
April was serene and filled with joy; the first list
of top 100 engineering institutions in the country
was announced by the Ministry of HRD under the
flagship of National Institutional Ranking Framework
and the college ranked 73rd,making them the only college in
Andhra Pradesh to get the ranking. The journey of SRKR started
in 1980 when the founder contractor by profession saw that the
place did not have any good educational institutions for technical
education. In 36 years of this voyage the institution has played a
vital role in shaping the picture of technical education in the state
We can build a society
with discipline and
skill that is why we
make the students
think in this direction
and also involve them
in research which is
socially important.
-Dr.GP. Saradhi Varma
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
of Andhra Pradesh. In the beginning SRKR
focused on quality of teaching by introducing
faculty development programmes and
reviewing the teaching pedagogy frequently
but soon it was noticed that the industry is
changing and that the basic parameters are
also changing. Hence, the institution shifted
their focus to industrial relations and built
themselves a stronghold with many MoUs
with reputed organizations such as TCS, SAP
lab,HP, JCB etc. One of the best features of the institution
is the social work that they are involved in;
most of the researches they are conducting
are based on current social issues. Most of
the research is funded by the AICTE and
UGC. Their consultancy projects are also
based on societal problems; the projects
they are involved in are funded by the State
Irrigation Department and the Panchayat Raj
Department. There are 15 ongoing projects
under various departments of the institution
and many students are involved in the
projects. The institution also takes part in
the regular clean up drives and the awareness
programs and has completed projects that
involve environmental apprehension.
Due to the pool of international
collaborations the institute maintains the
students are also involved in joint research
projects. The institution also has student and
faculty exchange programs through which
HIGHER|123 | June 2016
Review
the students get exposed
to different cultures
and environments.
Universities such as
Sydney University,
Virginia University and
Netherlands University
are the universities the
students from SRKR have
worked together with on
joint projects. The faculty
and the students have
collaboratively published
4000 papers so far and the
faculty also has number
of books under their
publications list. The
institution also organizes
seminars and workshops
to encourage research
among the students Skill development
center is another feature
of the institution that is
plausible and the students
are able to benefit a lot
through it. The center
has collaborations with
organizations such as
NASSCOM, Microsoft and
Oracle for different skill
trainings, the trainings are
provided by the experts
from the industry. The
institution also maintains
I was greatly
inspired by the
faculty to do
greater things in
life; SRKR has all
the ingredients of
a great learning
experience.
Dr. B.S.V.Prasad Patnaik
Professor,
Department of Applied
Mechanics, IIT-Chennai.
Batch- 1987-91
ALUMNUS SPEAKS
collaboration with IIT Madras for online courses on
several important aspects of the field. The trainings
pays off when the placement drives take place every
year; several companies visit the campus and pick
the students one by one. The major recruiters
of the institution are IBM, TCS and Wipro who
offer packages as high as 12 lakhs. Not only the
placements but the institution has also maintained
a stellar record in academics such as the GATE and
the GRE records. The students from SRKR have
always secured good ranks in these exams and the
results that can be seen are only because of the
coaching they provide on competitive exams to the
students throughout the year.
The institution also organizes conferences
and workshops that encourage the students for
entrepreneurship, more than 1800 students from
the institution have become entrepreneurs spread
all over the globe. Most of them have ventured
into the software field and the core engineering
but many have also ventured into other fields
and are successfully handling their business as
skilled leaders. With a lot of focus on research
and development activities the institution has not
failed to balance it with other important aspects of
the technical education. From skill development
to entrepreneurship SRKR delivers quality in
every form.