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Foundation and Development
Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam was founded in the year 1983 by Sri N.T. Rama Rao the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh with fervent desire to train women students as better builders of the nation and inculcate skills of leadership in all aspects of life. The University was established under the Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam Act of 1983 which has come into force on the 14th of April 1983. It was started with ten faculties and 300 students and twenty staff members. To-day the University has a student population of 2000 and an academic staff of 150 and supporting staff 250. This year the University is going to have 59 courses at the postgraduate and undergraduate level and a good component of research.

The campus of Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam is spread out in a lush green area of 138.43 acres. The University is situated at a distance of 3 km from the railway and bus stations of Tirupati. The campus has the necessary buildings to run its academic programmes and administrative machinery. There are separate buildings for Humanities and Sciences, University’s Administration, Central Library, Sericulture Complex, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and also an independent building for Computer Science and Computer centre. The University Auditorium and a Distance Education Centre and a building of M.B.A., are to come up shortly. The campus has a serene atmosphere and provides the right ambience for student learning..

General Information about Tirupati

Tirupati, nestling at the foot of the sacred Tirumala Hills from times immemorial, is one of the most famous places of pilgrimage in India. It is situated in the southern part of Andhra Pradesh. Thousands of pilgrims visit Tirumala Hills every day, making Tirupati a city predominated by floating population. Despite the inundation of pilgrims with diverse cultures and languages from all over the country and abroad, Tirupati preserves its own identity and cultural heritage. The city is surrounded by well-known places of pilgrimage, Sri Kalahasti on the North, Tiruchanur on the South, and Kanipakam on the West.

For a city of its small size, compared to many big cities in the State and the Country, Tirupati is distinct by the immense educational opportunities that it provides. The city has three Universities, two Deemed Universities, an Engineering College, a Medical College, an Agricultural College, a Veterinary College, and several Colleges that offer different graduate courses, Junior Colleges, and Schools. In short, Tirupati is a potential centre for education in general and higher education in particular. Most of these educational institutions have been named after the deities Sri Venkateswara or Sri Padmavati, and such Institutions receive substantial support from the Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) for their growth and development. With its aura of divinity on the one hand and abounding academic atmosphere on the other, Tirupati is recognized as one of the four major cities of Andhra Pradesh, alongside Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada.

The annual temperature ranges from 18° to 44° C. The period from the middle of November to the middle of February is the temperate part of the year. Tirupati is well connected by road, rail and air with the major cities of the Country. The nearest International Airport is about 150 km away at Chennai.