Founded by the renowned academician, Raghu Kalidindi, Raghu Engineering College and Raghu
Institute of Technology, are two NBA accredited technical campuses located in Andhra Pradesh. With
a systematic approach for an effective teaching – learning practice, today the institutes have already made their
mark in the Indian Higher Education System.
T wo decades ago, intermediate
students from
Visakhapatnam and
nearby areas would
state with conviction,
“Raghu sir is the best in Physics.” Despite
being the Founder Chairman of
Raghu Educational Society, Raghu
Kalidindi or students’ favorite Raghu
sir still conducts classes for engineering
aspirants of his institutions.
“Raghu sir usually teaches Mechanics
and Engineering Drawing for first
year students and his subject knowledge
and ability to deliver the same
in a simplified manner are second to
none. He is the key strength of Raghu
Engineering College (REC),”
says Seshi Kitan Karri, an alumnus
of REC.
As a student, Raghu Kalidindi
had been a topper all through his
life, but his ambition was not to
become a teacher. In the early
1990s, he took up a teaching job
at a tutorial as a pastime. Raghu,
however, was destined to be a great
academician. He instantly struck an
emotional chord with students and
since then he has been immersed in
the teaching profession. In 1996,
he established Raghu Educational
Society to cater to the educational
services of students by imbibing
moral and ethical values. It has grown
from strength to strength and now
Raghu Educational Society runs two
engineering colleges, one pharmacy
college, a degree college, a junior
college and a school to fulfill the
needs of the students. “A teacher has
the unique ability to mould young
minds so that they lead a positive and
successful life. We strongly believe
this to be the Mahamantra and have
developed a curriculum to promote
a centre for holistic learning,”
says Raghu Kalidindi.
