In the history of A.C College, the Anglo vernacular school housed in Gunn compound was upgraded as second grade College in 1885 and affiliated to Madras University. This newly established college offering two-year metric course with two optional groups Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, and Sanskrit, History, Modern History and logic or Languages.
In March, 1926, the college is upgraded as first grade college by introducing B.A Degree with Mathematics, History and Philosophy as a group and affiliated to Madras University and in July according to the new Act of Newley formed Andhra University, it is affiliated to Andhra University. The college was later affiliated to Acharya Nagarjuna University from the year 1978.
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