Priyadarshini engineering college

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Priyadarshini College of Engineering is one of the top Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at Akkampet (V), which is in Sullurpet (M) in Nellore (Dist) in Andhra Pradesh. The college is run and sponsored by "Priyadarshini Educational Society", Nellore. The college is provided with E.E.E., E.C.E., C.S.E., I.T. and M.C.A. branches. It is located beside the national highway No.5 which is between Nellore and Chennai, and is about 6km from Sullurpet. The Andhra-Tamilnadu border is about 15km from the college. The college provides separate accommodation for boys and girls on the college campus itself.

[edit] Local places of interest

Places of interest around the college include Sullurpet, Nellore, Sriharikota, Tirupathi, Kalahasti, Tada and Chennai. The only satellite (rocket) launching center of India is at Sriharikota, located about 20km away. The famous temple of "Sri Goddess Ammavaru" is located on the bank of the river Kalangini at Sullurpet. Sullurpet is well connected by road and train facilities with Nellore, Tirupati, Chennai and Vijayawada. The famous world heritage site Tirumala-Tirupati is about 50km from the college. The area around the Tada region has recently been designated an industrial area. In addition to providing employment to the region, the industries provide industrial experience and employment to the students of the engineering college. Kalahasthi, the temple of Lord Shiva, is located very near to Sullurpet.