Sri Vivekananda Degree College for Women (SVDCW) was established in the year 2012 by an academicians, abled administrators and Philanthropists Sri D.S.R. Manohar Reddy garu and Dr. N.P. Madhusudhan Reddy garu with a passion to provide quality education to the local rural women and empower them through knowledge and employment. The institution is located at the heart of the district headquarter kadapa and it is well connected to various villages and other districts. The earliest inscriptional evidence reveals that "Kadapa" meaning in Telugu "Threshold" was a convenient camping place for the pilgrims visiting the Lord Venkateswara Temple at Tirupati. The District is also considered to be one of the District endowed with rich History, Minerals Flora & Fauna.

The institution is affiliated to Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa. The institution was started with 04 programs with an initial admissions of 83. Currently, the institution is offering 05 programs with total enrolled students of 752. The Institution has grown in various aspects since its inception and achieved many milestones. The Institution enjoys a commendable social accreditation and a very good reputation in the state of Andhra Pradesh. SVDCW is one of the most preferred institutions in the town and in the YSR District.

The institute maintains high standards of education by providing a wide array of academic and infrastructure facilities. Apart from the regular academic activities, the institution is known for empowering women through various skill-based activities. The institution also offers freeships to about 60 student’s . Many students from other districts of Andhra Pradesh prefer to join the institution.

The Institution received many awards and appreciation for imparting quality education in the towns like Kadapa at a very affordable cost. The correspondent and the Director of the institution are the academicians and the institution was started due to their passion to provide quality education and empower the women.

Carve woman as dynamic, capable, knowledge, and skilful professionals who shall lead the nation to a better future.

✔ M1: Provide quality and value-based education, and adopt outcome-based teaching-learning methodologies for women professionals.

✔ M2: Offer state-of-the –art infrastructure and offer value-based education for enhancing the skill set for women at every stage of their education.

✔ M3: Encourage independent thinking and guide the women to develop critical thinking abilities and to inculcate a positive attitude.

✔ Through the following efforts, Sri Vivekananda Degree College for Women is devoted to offering excellent education to students, allowing them to excel in the disciplines of science and management in order to meet the changing and challenging requirements of society and industry:

✔ Contributing to student’s academic standing and core knowledge growth.

✔ Maintaining state – of- the- art infrastructure and a conductive learning environment.

✔ Raising faculty competency to a very high degree and requiring them to use all new and creative ways in the teaching –learning process.

✔ Instilling moral and ethical ideals in students and faculty.

✔ Collaborating for mutual benefit with industry, other institutions, and organizations.

✔ Spreading technical knowledge throughout the region through continuing education programs.

✔ Ensuring that the Quality Management System is constantly improved.