Raja Bahadur Venkata Rama Reddy Women’s College was established in 1954 by Hyderabad Mahila Vidhya Sangham (HMVS) — a non profit educational society with a vision to empower women through quality education. The College is the second oldest women’s college in the city of Hyderabad. The College owes its existence to the foresight of Sri. Raja Bahadur Venkata Rama Reddy, Kotwal (Commissioner of Police) of the erstwhile Hyderabad State, who believed that modern education was the only way of empowering women.
His vision was translated to reality by the untiring efforts of Sri Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, the first Chief Minister of erstwhile Hyderabad State, Shri Madapati Hanumantha Rao, former Mayor of Hyderabad and Chairman of the Legislative Council A.P, and Shri K.V. Ranga Reddy, former Deputy Chief Minister of A.P, who were the pioneers in propagating women education in the State. This legacy of noble service to women education has been continued by successive honorary members of the Governing Council comprising of Judges, Professors and other people of eminence in the field of education. The College had the rare privilege of welcoming Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, who laid the Foundation Stone on 3rd January 1954; Dr. S. Radha Krishnan, former President of India, who inaugurated the College building on 6th January 1955; and Smt. Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, who inaugurated the Hostel Building on 28th July 1965. The visit of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, on 5th August 2005 to address the students on the eve of ‘Golden Jubilee Celebrations’ is yet another landmark in the history of the College. The Valedictory Programme of the college Diamond Jubilee Celebrations was graced by Sri Ch Vidya Sagar Rao, the then Governor of Maharashtra. Her Excellency, Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan, Governor of Telangana was the Chief Guest for the Convocation in 2019. The College is affiliated to Osmania University and is recognized by UGC under 2(f) and 12(b). It has been conferred Autonomous Status by UGC since 1989; Accredited with “A” Grade by National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC) from 2007 to 2017; and was awarded B++ grade in 2018 in the changed accreditation procedure of NAAC. The College is centrally located in the City ofHyderabad with a lovely and sprawling campus; 6 buildings; 48 classrooms; 31 science laboratories; 13 staff rooms and a campus hostel for students from rural areas. Presently, 17 different UG programs and 5 PG programs are offered under Semester and Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). Besides, several Life Skills, career oriented, skill enhancement and certificate courses are also offered as value addition. 22 certificate courses are also offered. The college has NCC and NSS units. The sports activities areconducted under the supervision of a Physical Directress. The faculty strength is 97 out of which 28 teachers have Ph.D. degree, 4 have M.Phil. degree and 17 have NET/ SET certification. The college is supported by 58 non-teaching and support staff. The college encourages meritorious students by awarding gold medals, merit scholarships, rolling shields and cash prizes.