The Department of Education and HRD has been started in September, 2003 with 7 sanctioned posts (Professor-1; Associate Professor-2; and Assistant Professor-4) from Government of Andhra Pradesh. Initially, two programmes have been started in the year 2003-04, that is, B.Ed., and Telugu Pandit Training (TPT). In the year 2006-07, three more programmes have been added, namely, M.Ed., M.Phil., and Ph.D.

It is one among the very dynamic, vibrant, and lively departments in the University, with high percentage of placements of B.Ed., TPT, and M.Ed., students in Government / Zilla Parishad High Schools, and Private B.Ed. Colleges since 2003-04 batch. A few Ph.D., students have secured employment as Assistant Professors in different Central Universities in different parts of the country.