• Name: Dr. T. Sharon Raju
  • Designation: Head of the Department
  • Phone: (O) 0891 - 284 4324 , 4325
  • Email:
    head.education@andhrauniversity.edu.in
PROFILE

The Department of Education was established in 1972-73 basing on the National Policy on Education which stated that all Indian Universities ought to establish the Departments of Education. The M.A. Education program was started with a view of producing Educational administrators and planners as per the G.O.M.S.No.1353, Edn.16-12-1981. Then this program was redesigned and included pedagogical aspects on the direction of Directorate of School Education Government of Andhra Pradesh. Meanwhile, NCTE was established as a statutory body in 1993 and came into force from 17th August, 1995 to bring about coordinated and planned development of the teacher Education programmes in India for improving the standards of school education and teacher education. In order to maintain professional standards of teaching profession as stipulated by the professional body NCTE, the Department of Education, Andhra University has started M.Ed. in 2008-09.The two departments of Adult Education and Special Education were merged into the Department of Education on 17- 03-2008.

The Department of Education, Andhra University has been putting their best efforts to enhance the potentiality of the teachers and special teachers, teacher educators, Educational Planners and administrators. It offers the programs of B.Ed. General, M.Ed. General, B.Ed Special, Ph.D in Education.

Programs
Sl.No Programs Offered
01 B.Ed Special Education (Visual Impairment)
02 B.Ed
03 M.Ed
04 Ph.D in Education

Name Designation Qualification Specialization
Dr T Sharon Raju Professor M.Sc, M.A (Phil), M.A (Soc), M.A(P. Admn), M.Sc (Psy), M.Ed, Ph.D Philosophical Foundations of Education, Sociological Foundations of Education, Psychological Foundations of Education, Methods of Teaching Biological Science, Educational Management and Leadership, Teacher Education and Research Methodology, Environmental Education, Adult & Continuing Eduction, Inclusive Education.
Dr. D Nagaraja Kumari Professor , Chair Person PG Board of Studies Ph.D
Dr. M.V.S.S. Prakasa Rao Assistant Professor (C) M.A.(Phil),M.A.(Edn.), BEd.(Spl Edn), M.A.(Eco),M.A.(Eng), Ph.D.(Edn.), UGC NET - Education 1999, UGC NET- Adult Edn 2004, PG Diploma in Adult Education & Devpt., Foundations of Education, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology & Computer Education, Methods of Teaching Mathematics and English, Research Methodology Educational Evaluation and Assessment
Dr. E. Vanilla Kumari Assistant Professor (C) M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., Botany Methods of Teaching Biological Sciences
Dr. M.A. Zulfikar Ali Assistant Professor (C) M.A(Soc), M.Ed., M.Phil, Ph.D., Sociological foundations Education, Special Education, Methods of Teaching Social Studies
Dr. K. Ramu Assistant Professor (C) M.A(Eng), M.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D., Elementary Education, Methods of Teaching English, Social Studies and Special Education
Dr. B. Praveena Devi Assistant Professor (C) M.Sc(Maths)., M.Sc(Psy), M.Ed., M.Phil, Ph.D., Psychology, Research Methodology and Methods of Teaching Mathematics
Dr. M. Solomon Raju Assistant Professor (C) Ph.D.
Dr. M. Narasimha Murthy Assistant Professor (C) Ph.D.
Dr. Seera Hema lata Assistant Professor (C) Ph.D.
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