Though armed with a A+ grade from National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC), the TTD-run Sri Padmavathi Women’s Degree & PG College is at the crossroads.
Though it has emerged stronger after facing several upheavals in the last seventy years of its existence, the prestigious institution faces a rare predicament on its 71 st Foundation Day that falls on August 11 (Thursday). The college has to choose from among the three: become an autonomous institution, get a ‘deemed university’ status, or get affiliated to Sri Padmavati Women’s University (SPMVV), the State’s lone all-women university.
The degree college is touted to be among the handful in the State’s public sector to bag the A+ grade from NAAC. ‘Autonomous’ is an option contemplated by the college to design its own curriculum and launch job-oriented courses, though many are sceptical over its preparedness. The in-house Institution Innovation Cell (IIC) has already been strengthened to reach the next level.
