Noble College, Machilipatnam

Noble College in Machilipatnam was founded by Robert Turlington Noble,[1] a European missionary, in 1843. Noble came to Masulipatnam as a missionary in 1841 and stayed until his death. He and his friend Mr. Sharkey opened a native English school on 21 November 1843. That school became Noble College. This school was termed by the head of the Madras Government "The Cambridge of South India." It is one of the first four educational institutions opened in India by the British Government: Noble College can be considered as one of the first five colleges of India. Now it is affiliated with Krishna University.

It is now administered by the Krishna Godavari Diocese of the Church of South India.

Noble College maintains a partnership with the Laubach-Kollege of the Protestant church in Hesse and Nassau (Germany).

Principals

Rev. Robert Turlington Noble - B.A., (Cantab) 1843 - 1865
Rev. J. Sharp - M.A., (Oxon) 1865 - 1878
Rev. E. N. Hodges - M.A., (Oxon) 1878 - 1887
Rev. C.W.A. Clarke - M.A., (Cantab) 1887 - 1906
Rev. W. C. Penn - M.A., (Oxon) 1906 - 1922
Rev. J. Roy Strock - M.A., D.D., 1922 - 1926
Rev. A. B. John Stone - M.A., (Cantab) 1926 - 1934
Rev. W. Shuttle Worth - M.A., (Oxon) 1934 - 1938
A. F. Thyagaraju - M.A., (Penna) 1966 - 1973
Dr. Thomas - M.A., Ph.D., (Penna) 1973 - 1975
A David - M.A., 1975 - 1979
G.A.F Jaya Paul - M.A., B.Ed., 1979 - 1980
G.E.T Azariah - M.Sc., 1980 - 1994, sad demise on 02.03.2016
T. V. Prafulla Kumar - M.Sc., 1994 - 2001, sad demise on 25.11.2015
B. Prabhu Das - M.A., 2001 - 2003
Dr. K. Samuel - M.A., Ph.D., 2003 - 2006
Dr. D. Nalini - M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., 2006 - 2012
Dr. P. V. Anila - M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., 2012 - present

Academics

Courses

Intermediate (equivalent to Plus 1 and Plus 2) with subjects like MPC, BiPC, CEC, MEC, HEC etc, in Telugu and English medium
Bacheolars degrees in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Electronics,Computer Science, Statistics, Botany, Zoology, Commerce, Economics, History etc., in Telugu and English medium
A few post graduation courses

Notable alumni

Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya, president of the Indian National Congress
Mutnuri Krishna Rao, founder A.J. Kalasala, Machilipatnam
Viswanatha Satyanarayana, poet, winner of Gnanapeeth Award
Banda Kanaka Lingeswara Rao, dramatist
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
Kala Venkata Rao, former vice-president and general secretary of Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC)
Lanka Sundaram, a member of parliament and an expert in International Law
Most. Rev. Dr. Govada Dyvasirvadam, former bishop in Krishna-Godavari Diocese and moderator in the Church of South India
Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao, famous Indian film director popularly known as Pouraanika Chitra Brahma
B. V. Subba Reddy, former speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Dukkipati Madhusudhana Rao, Telugu cinema

Notes

Anderson, Gerald H. (1999). Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions. Wm. B. Eerdmans. ISBN 9780802846808. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

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[1] Anderson, Gerald H. (1999). Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions. Wm. B. Eerdmans. ISBN 9780802846808. Retrieved 30 May 2018.