The growing need of human resources man power in variety of schemes of agricultural significance of the State Government had been realized in late 50’s. In order to overcome the shortage of agricultural graduates, the subcommittee on agriculture and allied personnel recommended an increase in admissions to the existing Agricultural Colleges at Bapatla and Hyderabad. Sri Nukala Ram Chandra Reddy, Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh laid the foundation stone for the College and hostel buildings on 27th October, 1961.