It is the first college among the group of Sri Gowthami Educational Institutions (SGEIs) in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh State, established by the educationalist and social activist, Kanumarla Gunda Reddy in the year 2000.

It is being managed and run by Sri Gowthami Urban and Rural Integrated Development and Educational Society (SGURID&ES, 412/2000).

The first institution of SGEIs was started in 2000; "Sri Gowthami Junior College" at Darsi in Prakasam district with few rural villages’ students.

Later responding to the civic need, SGURID & ES extended its institutional services to further elaboration of establishing Sri Gowthami Degree College in 2005.

Besides molding national level standardized and capacitated professionals in rural areas,[3] the SGEIs also creates skilled and nation-building professionals with Social Responsibility and National Integration through its NSS,[4] Voluntary social services, Campaigns, Blood donations, Health Camps, Disaster Relief Supports and all injured from the campus itself.