English Department

Government Degree College, Ravulapalemwas established on 31-08-1981 in a small Zilla Parishad Elementary School. The college began with two coursesB.A. and B.Com initially.  Later on a few more courses were added to cater to the educational needs ofnearly fifteen villages in and around Ravulapalem and now it offers 4 Conventional Courses, 2 Restructured Courses and 3 New Market Oriented Courses. The college has been upgraded to PG college in 2020 with the inception of M.Com., M.A.(Political Science) and M.Sc(Computer Science) courses. 

The Department of English was started along with college in 1981.  Since then, the department has been working to cater to the English Language learning needs of the students in the rural context.    The Department takes pride in having Dr.N.V.D.Prasada Rao, the editor of the very famous English Grammar Book by Wren & Martin, as one of the esteemed principals of the college.  He worked in the college from 1983 to 1988.

English is taught as the first language for UG students. Besides General English, Skill Oriented courses like Communication & Soft Skills are also taken up by the Department.  The following Lecturers worked in the Department of English.