The long cherished dream of ‘Vidyaposhaka’ late Vutukuri Ramayya Sreshti, the philanthropist par excellence, was realized with the birth ofVRS College on 02.07.1951. The College was inaugurated by Dr. Bezawada Gopal Reddy, the then Minister of Finance of Composite Madras State. It offered Intermediate course to begin with. It was upgraded in 1953 as Degree College and B.A. and B.Com. Courses were introduced. In 1958 B.Sc. course was introduced in all disciplines including Geology. The College was granted permanent affiliation by Andhra University in 1962. In 1962, Late Jagarlamudi Sivaram Prasad, a great benefactor, magnanimously donated Rs. One lakh from Yarlagadda Ranganayakulu Charities Karamchedu, for strengthening the finances of the College. Then, the College was  renamed as Vutukuri Ramayya Sreshti and Yarlagadda Ranganayakulu Naidu College.