Education

Delhi Public School at Vizag

Visakhapatnam is considered as a center for education in Andhra Pradesh and there are a number of primary, high schools and colleges in the city. In addition to state-run schools there are private institutions, missionary schools and colleges.

The Indian Maritime University was established as a central university by the government of India by an act of Parliament (the Indian Maritime University Act 2008). IMU is poised to play a role in the development of human resources for the maritime sector. Visakhapatnam also has the National Institute of Oceanography.

Established in 1878, A.V.N. College is one of the city's oldest educational institutions.^[36] Visakhapatnam is also home to Andhra University (AU), established in 1926. President of India,Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was vice-chancellor of the university between 1931 and 1936. AU and its affiliated colleges provide education to thousands of students up to Postgraduation in many fields. The AU College of Pharmacy is the second-oldest pharmacy college in India. The university is in the process of obtaining IIEST status.

Andhra Medical College, established in 1902, is the home of several teaching hospitals. The GITAM University (the first private university in Andhra Pradesh) and the Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering are other technical-education institutions in the city.

The Indian Science Congress (ISC) was hosted by Andhra University in 1976 and 2008. It is the largest congregation of scientists from different disciplines in the world. Over 8,000 people participated in the ISC in 2008, including Nobel Prize winners from around the world.

Famous universities include:

• Andhra University (AU)
• Integral Institute of Advanced Management (IIAM)
• Indian Maritime University (IMU)
• National Institute of Oceanography
• Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University
• GITAM University

There are more than 50 engineering colleges in Visakhapatnam.

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University gained National Law University status in 2008.

St. Aloysius Anglo-Indian High School is the oldest high school in the district and one of the oldest schools in the country. It was established in 1847, and is in the old town. St. Joseph's Girls' High School was established in 1893 in Waltair and is an ICSE school. The city has about 10 Kendriya Vidyalayas.Other notable schools are Visvodaya High School, Naval Children's School, Kotak Salesian School, D.A.V. Centenary Public School, Delhi Public School, S.F.S. School, St. Anthony's High School, Bethany School, Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vihar, Visakha Valley School andTimpany School. Apart from these there are many other schools.