Medals and Honours
Encouraging excellence in academic performanceWith a view to encourage good performance in studies, the University has instituted several donor medals as detailed below:
| S.No. | Name of the Medal | Course/Subject |
| Donor Medals | ||
| 1 | M/s Jindal Jubilee Gold Medal | M.Sc. Mathematics |
| 2 | M/s Narosa Publishing House Medal | M.Sc. Mathematics (Applied) |
| 3 | Prof. S.N.N. Pandit Gold Medal | M.Sc. Statistics (2019) |
| 4 | A.P. Mahesh Bank Medal | MCA |
| 5 | Bhagwat Saran Agarwal Memorial Medal | M.Sc. Physics |
| 6 | Prof. VV Sarma Memorial Medal | M.Sc. Chemistry |
| 7 | Prof. A.N. Radhakrishnan Memorial Medal | M.Sc. Biochemistry |
| 8 | Sri Jatindra Mohan and Basantilata Medal | M.Sc. Biochemistry |
| 9 | KLN Reddy Medal | M.Sc. Plant Biology & Biotechnology |
| 10 | Kottapalli Narasayya Medal | For a topper who secures highest marks in core subjects of M.Sc. Plant Biology & Biotechnology |
| 11 | Kiran Kumar Medal | M.Sc. Animal Biotechnology |
| 12 | Dr. Salam Khan Bio Asia Medal | M.Sc. Biotechnology |
| 13 | Pingali Mohan Reddy Medal | For overall performance in PG in Life Sciences |
| 14 | Electrotek International Inc., Chennai, Gold Medal | M.Sc. Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences |
| 15 | Prof. Radhanath Rath Memorial Medal | I.M.Sc. Health Psychology |
| 16 | Smt Rani Devi Pathak and Sri Chandrasen Pathak memorial gold medal | I.M.Sc. Physics |
| 17 | Sarojini Naidu Memorial Trust Medal | M.A. English |
| 18 | C T Indra Endowment Medal | M.A. English (2018) |
| 19 | Roopchand Chajed (Jain) Medal | M.A. Hindi |
| 20 | Prof. P. Ramanarasimham Medal | For a topper in M.A. Telugu who secures highest marks in the following courses put together : i) Introduction to General Linguistics ii) Evolution of Telugu Language iii) Structure of Modern Telugu iv) Comparative Dravidian |
| 21 | Sri Nittala Venkata Somayajulu Memorial Medal | M.A. Telugu – Special Reference to literature (Both Classical & Modern) |
| 22 | Mahakavi Dasu Sreeramulu Medal | M.A Telugu with special reference to Classical Literature |
| 23 | Sri Darla Abbai Memorial Gold Medal | M.A. Telugu with special reference to Indian Poetics & Literary Criticism |
| 24 | Dr. Prakash Moonis Memorial Medal | M.A. Urdu |
| 25 | Dr. Naushaba Hasnain and Prof. Syed Mohammad Hasnain Medal | For performance in PG courses of School of Humanities with a preference to M.A. Urdu, if the overall marks are 1% less than the topper in other subjects |
| 26 | Prof. Bhadriraju Krishnamurthi & Smt. Shyamala Gold Medal | M..A. Applied Linguistics |
| 27 | Andhra Bank Medal | M.A. History |
| 28 | Alumni Medal (for a topper in Social Anthropology) | M.A. Anthropology |
| 29 | M/s Jindal Jubilee Gold Medal | M.A. Economics |
| 30 | Shri P. Pattabhi Ramaiah Gold Medal | M.A. Economics (2018) |
| 31 | Nataraja Ramakrishna Sharada Devi Medal | M.P.A. Dance |
| 32 | Sri S L Parasher Medal | M.F.A. Painting |
| 33 | Canara Bank Medal | M.A. Communication |
| 34 | Vasavi Academy of Education Medal | M.B.A. |
| 35 | SBH Medal | M.Tech. CS |
| 36 | Alekhya Technology Medal | M.Tech. AI |
| 37 | IDRBT Medal | M.Tech. IT |
| 38 | Mannapalli Subbaramaiah Medal | For overall performance in M.Tech. CS/AI/IT |
| 39 | C R and Bhargavi Rao Medal | M.Tech. Information Security (from 2020) |
| 40 | Tadinada Sri Mahalakshmi Medal | M.Tech. Mineral Exploration |
| 41 | Zen Tech Gold Medal | 5-Year Integrated M.Tech. Computer Science |
| 42 | Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Gold Medal | M.Tech. Materials Engineering |
| 43 | Roopchand Chajed (Jain) Medal | M.Phil. Hindi |
| 44 | Akhtar Hassan Memorial Medal | M.Phil. Urdu |
| 45 | Prof. G.C. Jain Medal | M.Phil. Urdu |
| 46 | Prof. Kishore Saran Lal Medal | The best M.Phil thesis to be adjudged every year in History (special reference to Medieval Indian History 11th to 18th Centuries) |
| 47 | Dr. Rajendra Kumar Nigam & Smt. Meera Nigam Medal | The best Ph.D thesis to be adjudged every year in Plant Sciences |
| 48 | Prof. Pallu Reddanna & his Ph.D. and Post Doc. Students Medal | a) Should have published the highest impact factor journal in the Dept. of Animal Biology in that particular year. b) No review papers should be considered for the award. c) Only first author should be considered. In case of equally contributing authors the award goes to the author appearing first in publication. d) Among equally contributing students if the first author appearing in the publication is not from India, then second Indian author appearing in the publication can be considered. e) Only to be awarded once to a given student. In case the already awarded student publishes high impact journal in the next academic year also then the award goes to student next in the list. |
| 49 | Dr. Bhaskar Raj Saxena Memorial Medal | The best Ph.D. thesis to be adjudged every year in Hindi |
| 50 | Dr. K. Kameswari Devi Memorial Gold Medal | The best Ph.D. thesis in Telugu to be awarded once in two years (even years only) |
| 51 | Dr. (Mrs) Sheela Raj Memorial Medal | The best Ph.D. thesis to be adjudged every year in History |
| 52 | Prof. A.S. Dash’s Medal | Ph.D. Psychology (Best Ph.D. Thesis) |
| Donor Medals for women toppers | ||
| 53 | Prof. M. Shakuntala Memorial Medal | M.Sc. Physics |
| 54 | Dr. B. Venkata Rama Sastry Memorial Medal | M.Sc. Biochemistry (in the absence of woman topper), then for overall performance in PG in Life Sciences |
| 55 | Smt. Shibani Ray and Dr.Timir Kumar Ray Memorial Medal | M.Sc. Animal Biology & Biotechnology |
| 56 | Smt. Ravuri Kantamma Bhardwaja Medal | M.A. Telugu |
| 57 | A.P. History Congress Medal | M.A. History |
| 58 | Prof. G. Ram Reddy Memorial Medal | M.A. Political Science |
| 59 | State Bank of India Medal | M.A. Economics |
| University Medals for PG Courses (Toppers) | ||
| 60 | M.Sc. Molecular Microbiology | |
| 61 | M.Sc. Health Psychology | |
| 62 | Master of Public Health (M.P.H) | |
| 63 | M.A. Philosophy | |
| 64 | M.A. Applied Linguistics | |
| 65 | M.A Comparative Literature | |
| 66 | M.A. Political Science | |
| 67 | M.A. Sociology | |
| 68 | M.A. Anthropology | |
| 69 | M.B.A. Health Care and Hospital Management | |
| 70 | M.F.A Print Making | |
| 71 | M.F.A Sculpture | |
| 72 | M.F.A. Art History and Visual Studies | |
| University Medals for Integrated PG Courses (Toppers) | ||
| 73 | I M.Sc, Mathematics | |
| 74 | I M.Sc. Chemical Sciences | |
| 75 | I M.Sc. Systems Biology | |
| 76 | I M.Sc. Optometry & Vision Sciences | |
| 77 | I M.Sc. Earth Sciences | |
| 78 | I.M.A Hindi | |
| 79 | I M.A Telugu | |
| 80 | I M.A Language Sciences | |
| 81 | I M.A Economics | |
| 82 | I M.A History | |
| 83 | I M.A Political Science | |
| 84 | I M.A Sociology | |
| 85 | I M.A Anthropology | |
SC/ST Medals
The University has instituted medals for securing the first rank with first class among the SC/ST students in various examinations at Integrated and Master’s degree level in the year 1991 – the birth centenary of Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
OBC Medals
The University has instituted medals for securing the first rank with first class among the OBC students in various examinations at Integrated and Master’s degree level from 2019 onwards.