Siddhartha Academy of General & Technical Education, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Siddhartha Academy, the Fountain head
Siddhartha Academy of General and Technical Education had been formed in 1975 by a team of 250 philanthropists with a vision for future to set up and promote such educational institutions of excellence that would reorient general, technical and professional education with holistic approach. Assimilating the advances made in various domains of knowledge and considering the educational needs of the region, 15 academic institutions from KG to PG which includes Public schools(2), Arts & Science colleges(3), Engineering colleges(2), Pharmacy college, Medical college, Dental college, School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Law college, College of Education, hotel Management & Catering Technology and a couple of Service & Cultural organizations with 3,000 teaching & non teaching staff and 23,500 students have been established.
In addition, the Academic has been gloriously rendering services to the Indian Heritage & Culture through Siddhartha Kalapeetham and supporting the deserving poor students though Siddhartha Foundation.
Pioneering ventures are Siddhartha’s Pride
First Private Engineering college in the composite state of AP(1977)
First Private Medical college in the composite state of AP (established) by Siddhartha Academy was taken over by the then Govt. of AP 1981
The first Private PG centre in the Region (1987)
The first Private Pharmacy college in the composite state of AP(1994)