Establishing the third Agricultural  college at Tirupati has been a landmark in the history of Agricultural Education in Andhra Pradesh. Besides, meeting the personnel requirements of agricultural department and other technical departments of Govt. of Andhra Pradesh,  the college also served as centre of Excellency in the development of trained human resources required in the field of agriculture who can serve the farmers in mitigating agriculture related potential field problems.

The college which was originally affiliated to Sri Venkateswara University was later transferred to the fold of Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (Formerly Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University) in the year 1964. Sri O. Pulla Reddy, I.C.S. (Rtd.) took charge as first Vice-Chancellor of Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University on 12^th June 1964, from when on the newly born University started making significant strides to catch up with Universities of its kind already functioning in the country. In pursuance of one of the main provisions of the Act, with effect from 10^th July, 1964, the S. V. Agricultural College became one of the constituent Colleges of the University along with others in the State, representing the essence a break away from the traditional University pattern. The College building was formally inaugurated on 28^th December, 1968 by Sri V.V.Giri, the then Vice-President of India.