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As filed with the Securities and Exchange             Registration No. 33-75988*
Commission June 21, 1996                              Registration No. 811-2513

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM N-4

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                        Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 To
             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


                                and Amendment To


         REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940


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     Variable Annuity Account C of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
                           (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT)

                    Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
                               (NAME OF DEPOSITOR)

            151 Farmington Avenue, RE4C, Hartford, Connecticut 06156
         (ADDRESS OF DEPOSITOR'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)

       Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (860) 273-7834

                            Susan E. Bryant, Counsel
                    Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
            151 Farmington Avenue, RE4C, Hartford, Connecticut  06156
                     (NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)

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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (CHECK APPROPRIATE SPACE):

     /x/  immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
     / /  on _______________ pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Registrant has
registered an indefinite number of securities under the Securities Act of 1933.
Registrant filed a Rule 24f-2 Notice for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995
on February 29, 1996.

*Pursuant to Rule 429(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, Registrant has
included a combined prospectus under this Registration Statement which includes
all the information which would currently be required in prospectuses relating
to the securities covered by the following earlier Registration Statements:  33-
75972; 33-76024; and 33-89858.

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                           VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C
                              CROSS REFERENCE SHEET



  FORM N-4                                                   LOCATION -
  ITEM NO.                                         PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1996,
                                                      AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENT
   PART A                                               DATED JUNE 21, 1996
(PROSPECTUS)                                                    

     1       Cover Page............................. Cover Page

     2       Definitions............................ Definitions

     3       Synopsis or Highlights................. Prospectus Summary; Fee
                                                     Table and as ammended

     4       Condensed Financial Information........ Condensed Financial
                                                     Information

     5       General Description of Registrant,
             Depositor, and Portfolio Companies..... The Company; Variable
                                                     Annuity Account C; The
                                                     Funds

     6       Deductions and Expenses................ Charges and Deductions;
                                                     Distribution

     7       General Description of Variable
             Annuity Contracts...................... Purchase; Miscellaneous

     8       Annuity Period......................... Annuity Period

     9       Death Benefit.......................... Death Benefit During
                                                     Accumulation Period; Death
                                                     Benefit Payable During the
                                                     Annuity Period

     10      Purchases and Contract Value........... Purchase; Contract
                                                     Valuation

     11      Redemptions............................ Right to Cancel;
                                                     Withdrawals

     12      Taxes.................................. Tax Status

     13      Legal Proceedings...................... Miscellaneous - Legal
                                                     Matters and Proceedings

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     14      Table of Contents of the Statement of
             Additional Information................. Contents of the Statement
                                                     of Additional Information

FORM N-4
ITEM NO.     PART B (STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)     LOCATION

     15      Cover Page............................. Cover page

     16      Table of Contents...................... Table of Contents

     17      General Information and History........ General Information and
                                                     History

     18      Services............................... General Information and
                                                     History; Independent
                                                     Auditors

     19      Purchase of Securities Being Offered... Offering and Purchase of
                                                     Contracts

     20      Underwriters........................... Offering and Purchase of
                                                     Contracts

     21      Calculation of Performance Data........ Performance Data; Average
                                                     Annual Total Return
                                                     Quotations

     22      Annuity Payments....................... Annuity Payments

     23      Financial Statements................... Financial Statements

                          PART C (OTHER INFORMATION)

Information required to be included in Part C is set forth under the appropriate
item, so numbered, in Part C to this Registration Statement.

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                           VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C
                    Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
       Supplement dated June 21, 1996 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 1996
Deferred Variable Annuity Contracts for use with Individual Retirement Annuities
                                     (IRAs)
         and Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) Plans under Section 408
 
AT  A JUNE 17, 1996 SPECIAL MEETING  OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF AETNA VARIABLE FUND,
AETNA INCOME SHARES, AETNA INVESTMENT ADVISERS FUND, INC., AETNA ASCENT VARIABLE
PORTFOLIO,  AETNA  CROSSROADS  VARIABLE  PORTFOLIO  AND  AETNA  LEGACY  VARIABLE
PORTFOLIO ("FUNDS"), SHAREHOLDERS OF THE RESPECTIVE FUNDS APPROVED A PROPOSAL TO
INCREASE  THE ADVISORY  FEES FOR  EACH OF  THE FUNDS  EFFECTIVE AUGUST  1, 1996.
THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENT AMENDS THE INFORMATION  CONTAINED IN THE MAY 1,  1996
PROSPECTUS (THE "PROSPECTUS"), AS DESCRIBED BELOW.
 
- - THE  FOLLOWING TABLE MODIFIES THE INFORMATION CONTAINED UNDER "ANNUAL EXPENSES
  OF THE FUNDS" ON PAGE FEE TABLE - 3 OF THE PROSPECTUS TO REFLECT INCREASES  IN
  ADVISORY  FEES OF  THE RESPECTIVE  FUNDS EFFECTIVE  AUGUST 1,  1996 AS  IF THE
  INCREASES HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR THE  YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996. THE  OTHER
  INVESTMENT OPTIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE.
 
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<CAPTION>
                                                          INVESTMENT                         TOTAL FUND
                                                         ADVISORY FEES   OTHER EXPENSES*   ANNUAL EXPENSES
                                                         -------------   ---------------   ---------------
<S>                                                      <C>             <C>               <C>
Aetna Variable Fund                                          0.50%            0.06%             0.56%
Aetna Income Shares                                          0.40%            0.08%             0.48%
Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc.                         0.50%            0.08%             0.58%
Aetna Ascent Variable Portfolio                              0.60%            0.15%             0.75%
Aetna Crossroads Variable Portfolio                          0.60%            0.15%             0.75%
Aetna Legacy Variable Portfolio                              0.60%            0.15%             0.75%
</TABLE>
 
* As  of May 1, 1996, the Company  provides administrative services to the Funds
  and assumes the Funds' ordinary recurring direct costs under an Administrative
  Services Agreement. The "Other  Expenses" shown are not  based on figures  for
  the  year ended  December 31,  1995, but  reflect the  fee payable  under this
  Agreement.
 
- - THE FOLLOWING ILLUSTRATIONS  APPLY TO THE  FUNDS EFFECTIVE AUGUST  1, 1996  TO
  REFLECT  THE  INCREASES  IN  THE RESPECTIVE  ADVISORY  FEES  AND  MODIFIES THE
  INFORMATION FOUND IN THE "HYPOTHETICAL ILLUSTRATION (EXAMPLE)" FOUND ON  PAGES
  FEE TABLE - 4 AND FEE TABLE - 5 IN THE PROSPECTUS:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               EXAMPLE A                               EXAMPLE B
                                 -------------------------------------   -------------------------------------
                                 IF  YOU WITHDRAW YOUR ENTIRE CONTRACT   IF YOU WITHDRAW YOUR ENTIRE  CONTRACT
                                 VALUE  AT  THE  END  OF  THE  PERIODS   VALUE  AT  THE  END  OF  THE  PERIODS
                                 SHOWN,  YOU  WOULD PAY  THE FOLLOWING   SHOWN, YOU  WOULD PAY  THE  FOLLOWING
                                 EXPENSES,  INCLUDING  ANY  APPLICABLE   EXPENSES,  INCLUDING   ANY   DEFERRED
                                 DEFERRED  SALES CHARGE ASSESSED UNDER   SALES CHARGE ASSESSED UNDER  SCHEDULE
                                 SCHEDULE A:                             B:
                                 1 YEAR   3 YEARS   5 YEARS   10 YEARS   1 YEAR   3 YEARS   5 YEARS   10 YEARS
                                 ------   -------   -------   --------   ------   -------   -------   --------
 <S>                             <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>
 Aetna Variable Fund               $30       $60      $104      $224       $71      $115      $150      $224
 Aetna Income Shares               $29       $58      $ 99      $216       $70      $113      $146      $216
 Aetna Investment Advisers
  Fund, Inc.                       $30       $61      $105      $226       $71      $116      $151      $226
 Aetna Ascent Variable
  Portfolio                        $32       $66      $113      $244       $73      $120      $159      $244
 Aetna Crossroads Variable
  Portfolio                        $32       $66      $113      $244       $73      $120      $159      $244
 Aetna Legacy Variable
  Portfolio                        $32       $66      $113      $244       $73      $120      $159      $244
</TABLE>
 
Form No. X75988.1                                                      June 1996
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               EXAMPLE C                               EXAMPLE D
                                 -------------------------------------   -------------------------------------
                                 IF  YOU WITHDRAW YOUR ENTIRE CONTRACT
                                 VALUE  AT  THE  END  OF  THE  PERIODS   IF  YOU DO NOT WITHDRAW YOUR CONTRACT
                                 SHOWN, YOU  WOULD PAY  THE  FOLLOWING   VALUE, OR IF YOU ANNUITIZE AT THE END
                                 EXPENSES,  INCLUDING  ANY  APPLICABLE   OF THE PERIODS  SHOWN, YOU WOULD  PAY
                                 DEFERRED  SALES CHARGE ASSESSED UNDER   THE FOLLOWING  EXPENSES (NO  DEFERRED
                                 SCHEDULE C:                             SALES CHARGE IS REFLECTED):*
                                 1 YEAR   3 YEARS   5 YEARS   10 YEARS   1 YEAR   3 YEARS   5 YEARS   10 YEARS
                                 ------   -------   -------   --------   ------   -------   -------   --------
 <S>                             <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>
 Aetna Variable Fund               $81      $104      $127      $224       $19       $60      $104      $224
 Aetna Income Shares               $81      $102      $123      $216       $19       $58      $ 99      $216
 Aetna Investment Advisers
  Fund, Inc.                       $82      $105      $128      $226       $20       $61      $105      $226
 Aetna Ascent Variable
  Portfolio                        $83      $110      $136      $244       $21       $66      $113      $244
 Aetna Crossroads Variable
  Portfolio                        $83      $110      $136      $244       $21       $66      $113      $244
 Aetna Legacy Variable
  Portfolio                        $83      $110      $136      $244       $21       $66      $113      $244
</TABLE>
 
* This  Example  would not  apply if  a nonlifetime  variable annuity  option is
  selected and a lump sum settlement  is requested within three years (for  1992
  Contracts)  or 5 years (for 1994 Contracts) after annuity payments start since
  the lump sum payment will be  treated as a withdrawal during the  Accumulation
  Period and will be subject to any deferred sales charge that would then apply.
  (See Example A, B or C, as applicable.)
 
- -THE  FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS THE  INFORMATION FOUND UNDER "INVESTMENT
 OPTIONS -- THE FUNDS" WITH RESPECT TO  THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS FOUND ON PAGE  3
 IN THE PROSPECTUS:
 
Effective  August 1,  1996, Aeltus  Investment Management,  Inc. ("Aeltus") will
become the subadviser for the following Funds:
 
Aetna Variable Fund
Aetna Income Shares
Aetna Variable Encore Fund(1)
Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc.
Aetna Ascent Variable Portfolio
Aetna Crossroads Variable Portfolio
Aetna Legacy Variable Portfolio
 
(1) It is  currently expected  that the  proposal relating  to the  approval  of
    Aeltus  as a subadviser for the Aetna Variable Encore Fund will be submitted
    to shareholders at a meeting to be held on July 19, 1996. If approved,  such
    proposal  would  be  effective  on  August  6,  1996.  (Refer  to  your Fund
    prospectus for further information.)
 
Form No. X75988.1                                                      June 1996
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                                  PARTS A AND B


The Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information are incorporated into
Part A and Part B of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 6, respectively, by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on
Form N-4 (File No. 33-75988), as filed electronically on April 15, 1996.


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                           VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C
                           PART C - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 24.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
 (a)       Financial Statements:
    (1)    Included in Part A:
           Condensed Financial Information
    (2)    Included in Part B:
           Financial Statements of Variable Annuity Account C:
           -   Independent Auditors' Report
           -   Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 1995
           -   Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 1995
           -   Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended December
               31, 1995 and 1994
           -   Notes to Financial Statements
           Financial Statements of the Depositor:
           -   Independent Auditors' Report
           -   Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December
               31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
           -   Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1995 and 1994
           -   Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholder's Equity for
               the years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
           -   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
               December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
           -   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 (b)       Exhibits
    (1)    Resolution of the Board of Directors of Aetna Life Insurance and
           Annuity Company establishing Variable Annuity Account C(1)
    (2)    Not applicable
    (3.1)  Form of Broker-Dealer Agreement(2)
    (3.2)  Alternative Form of Wholesaling Agreement and Related Selling
           Agreement(2)
    (4.1)  Form of Variable Annuity Contracts (IRA-CDA-IC) and (IP-CDA-IB)(3)
    (5.1)  Form of Variable Annuity Contract Application (304.00.1A)(4)
    (5.2)  Form of Variable Annuity Contract Application (703.00.1A)(5)
    (6)    Certification of Incorporation and By-Laws of Depositor(6)
    (7)    Not applicable
    (8.1)  Fund Participation Agreement (Amended and Restated) between Aetna
           Life Insurance and Annuity Company, Alger American Fund and Fred
           Alger Management, Inc. dated March 31, 1995(2)
    (8.2)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
           Annuity Company and Fidelity Distributors Corporation (Variable
           Insurance Products Fund) dated February 1, 1994 and amended 
           March 1, 1996(2)

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    (8.3)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
           Annuity Company and Fidelity Distributors Corporation (Variable
           Insurance Products Fund II) dated February 1, 1994 and amended 
           March 1, 1996(2)
    (8.4)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
           Annuity Company and Janus Aspen Series dated April 19, 1994 and
           amended March 1, 1996(2)
    (8.5)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
           Annuity Company and Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund dated
           April 27, 1992 and amended February 19, 1993 and August 13, 1993(2)
    (8.6)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
           Annuity Company, Investors Research Corporation and TCI Portfolios,
           Inc. dated July 29, 1992 and amended December 22, 1992 and 
           June 1, 1994(2)
    (9)    Opinion of Counsel(7)
    (10.1) Consent of Independent Auditors
    (10.2) Consent of Counsel
    (11)   Not applicable
    (12)   Not applicable
    (13)   Computation of Performance Data(8)
    (14)   Not applicable
    (15.1) Powers of Attorney(9)
    (15.2) Authorization for Signatures(2)
    (27)   Financial Data Schedule(3)

1.   Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Registration
     Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75986), as filed electronically on 
     April 22, 1996.
2.   Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Registration
     Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75986), as filed electronically on 
     April 12, 1996.
3.   Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration
     Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75988), as filed electronically on 
     April 15, 1996.
4.   Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
     Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75988), as filed on February 27, 1995.
5.   Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration
     Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75972), as filed on April 28, 1995.
6.   Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
     Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-60477), as filed electronically on 
     April 15, 1996.
7.   Incorporated by reference to Registrant's 24f-2 Notice for fiscal year
     ended December 31, 1995, as filed electronically on February 29, 1996.
8.   Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration
     Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75964), as filed on April 28, 1995.
9.   Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration
     Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75974), as filed electronically on 
     April 9, 1996.

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ITEM 25.  DIRESTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE DEPOSITOR


Name and Principal
Business Address*             Positions and Offices with Depositor
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Daniel P. Kearney             Director and President

Timothy A. Holt               Director, Senior Vice President and Chief
                              Financial Officer

Christopher J. Burns          Director and Senior Vice President

Laura R. Estes                Director and Senior Vice President

Gail P. Johnson               Director and Vice President

John Y. Kim                   Director and Senior Vice President

Shaun P. Mathews              Director and Vice President

Glen Salow                    Director and Vice President

Creed R. Terry                Director and Vice President

Eugene M. Trovato             Vice President and Treasurer, Corporate Controller

Zoe Baird                     Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Diane Horn                    Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

Susan E. Schechter            Corporate Secretary and Counsel


* The principal business address of all directors and officers listed is 151
  Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06156.

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ITEM 26.  PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH THE DEPOSITOR OR
          REGISTRANT

  Incorporated herein by reference to Item 25 of Post-Effective Amendment No.
41 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 2-53038), as filed
electronically on June 7, 1996.

ITEM 27.  NUMBER OF CONTRACT OWNERS

  As of March 31, 1996, there were 555,664 individuals holding interests in
variable annuity contracts funded through Variable Annuity Account C.

ITEM 28.  INDEMNIFICATION

  Reference is hereby made to Section 33-320a of the Connecticut General
Statutes ("C.G.S.") regarding indemnification of directors and officers of
Connecticut corporations.  The statute provides in general that Connecticut
corporations shall indemnify their officers, directors, employees, agents, and
certain other defined individuals against judgments, fines, penalties, amounts
paid in settlement and reasonable expenses actually incurred in connection with
proceedings against the corporation.  The corporation's obligation to provide
such indemnification does not apply unless (1) the individual is successful on
the merits in the defense of any such proceeding; or (2) a determination is made
(by a majority of the board of directors not a party to the proceeding by
written consent; by independent legal counsel selected by a majority of the
directors not involved in the proceeding; or by a majority of the shareholders
not involved in the proceeding) that the individual acted in good faith and in
the best interests of the corporation; or (3) the court, upon application by the
individual, determines in view of all the circumstances that such person is
reasonably entitled to be indemnified.

  C.G.S. Section 33-320a provides an exclusive remedy:  a Connecticut
corporation cannot indemnify a director or officer to an extent either greater
or less than that authorized by the statute, e.g., pursuant to its certificate
of incorporation, bylaws, or any separate contractual arrangement.  However, the
statute does specifically authorize a corporation to procure indemnification
insurance to provide greater indemnification rights.  The premiums for such
insurance may be shared with the insured individuals on an agreed basis.

  Consistent with the statute, Aetna Life and Casualty Company has procured
insurance from Lloyd's of London and several major United States excess insurers
for its directors and officers and the directors and officers of its
subsidiaries, including the Depositor, which supplements the indemnification
rights provided by C.G.S. Section 33-320a to the extent such coverage does not
violate public policy.

ITEM 29.    PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER

  (a)     In addition to serving as the principal underwriter for the
     Registrant, Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company (ALIAC) also acts as
     the principal underwriter for Aetna Variable Encore Fund, Aetna Variable
     Fund, Aetna Series Fund, Inc., Aetna Generation Portfolios, Inc., Aetna
     Income Shares, Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc., Aetna GET Fund,

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     Variable Life Account B and Variable Annuity Accounts B and G (separate
     accounts of ALIAC registered as unit investment trusts), and Variable
     Annuity Account I (a separate account of Aetna Insurance Company of America
     registered as a unit investment trust).  Additionally, ALIAC is the
     investment adviser for Aetna Variable Fund, Aetna Income Shares, Aetna
     Variable Encore Fund, Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc., Aetna GET Fund,
     Aetna Series Fund, Inc., and Aetna Generation Portfolios, Inc.  ALIAC is
     also the depositor of Variable Life Account B and Variable Annuity Accounts
     B, C and G.

  (b)     See Item 25 regarding the Depositor.

  (c)     Compensation as of December 31, 1995:


     (1)             (2)              (3)             (4)           (5)

Name of      Net Underwriting  Compensation on
Principal    Discounts and     Redemption or    Brokerage
Underwriter  Commissions       Annuitization    Commissions   Compensation*
- -----------  -----------       -------------    -----------   -------------

Aetna Life                      $1,830,629                     $74,341,006
Insurance
and Annuity
Company


* Compensation shown in column 5 includes deductions for mortality and expense
  risk guarantees and contract charges assessed to cover costs incurred in the
  sales and administration of the contracts issued under Variable Annuity
  Account C.

ITEM 30.       LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS

  All accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section
31(a) of the 1940 Act and the rules under it relating to the securities
described in and issued under this Registration Statement are located at the
home office of the Registrant as follows:

            Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
            151 Farmington Avenue
            Hartford, Connecticut  06156

ITEM 31.       MANAGEMENT SERVICES

  Not applicable

ITEM 32.       UNDERTAKINGS

  Registrant hereby undertakes:

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    (a) to file a post-effective amendment to this registration statement on
        Form N-4 as frequently as is necessary to ensure that the audited
        financial statements in the registration statement are never more than
        sixteen months old for as long as payments under the variable annuity
        contracts may be accepted;

    (b) to include as part of any application to purchase a contract offered by
        a prospectus which is part of this registration statement on Form N-4,
        a space that an applicant can check to request a Statement of
        Additional Information; and

    (c) to deliver any Statement of Additional Information and any financial
        statements required to be made available under this Form N-4 promptly
        upon written or oral request.

    (d) Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities
        Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
        persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
        otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
        Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against
        public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
        In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
        (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid
        by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
        successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
        such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
        securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion
        of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
        submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether
        such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
        Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

  As required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the Registrant, Variable Annuity Account C of Aetna Life
Insurance and Annuity Company, certifies that it meets the requirements of
Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 6 to its Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75988) and has
caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to its Registration Statement on Form
N-4 (File No. 33-75988) to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Hartford, State of Connecticut, on the 20th day
of June, 1996.

                                             VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C OF AETNA
                                             LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                                                (REGISTRANT)

                                        By:  AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY
                                             COMPANY
                                                (DEPOSITOR)

                                        By:  Daniel P. Kearney*
                                             ----------------------------
                                             Daniel P. Kearney
                                             President


  As required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75988)
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.

Signature              Title                                           Date
- ---------              -----                                           ----

Daniel P. Kearney*     Director and President                         )
- ---------------------- (principal executive officer)                  )
Daniel P. Kearney                                                     )
                                                                      )
Timothy A. Holt*       Director and Chief Financial Officer           )June
- ----------------------                                                )20, 1996
Timothy A. Holt                                                       )
                                                                      )
Christopher J. Burns*  Director                                       )
- ----------------------                                                )
Christopher J. Burns                                                  )
                                                                      )
Laura R. Estes*        Director                                       )
- ----------------------                                                )
Laura R. Estes                                                        )
                                                                      )
Gail P. Johnson*       Director                                       )
- ----------------------                                                )
Gail P. Johnson                                                       )

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                                                                      )
John Y. Kim*           Director                                       )
- ----------------------                                                )
John Y. Kim                                                           )
                                                                      )
Shaun P. Mathews*      Director                                       )
- ----------------------                                                )
Shaun P. Mathews                                                      )
                                                                      )
Glen Salow*            Director                                       )
- ----------------------                                                )
Glen Salow                                                            )
                                                                      )
Creed R. Terry*        Director                                       )
- ----------------------                                                )
Creed R. Terry                                                        )
                                                                      )
Eugene M. Trovato*     Vice President and Treasurer, Corporate        )
- ---------------------- Controller                                     )
Eugene M. Trovato                                                     )


By:  /s/  Julie E. Rockmore
     ---------------------------------------------
     Julie E. Rockmore
     *Attorney-in-Fact

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                           VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C
                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No. Exhibit                                                         Page
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99-B.1      Resolution of the Board of Directors of Aetna Life Insurance and
            Annuity Company establishing Variable Annuity Account C            *

99-B.3.1    Form of Broker-Dealer Agreement                                    *

99-B.3.2    Alternative Form of Wholesaling Agreement and Related Selling
            Agreement                                                          *

99-B.4.1    Form of Variable Annuity Contracts (IRA-CDA-IC) and (IP-CDA-IB)    *

99-B.5.1    Form of Variable Annuity Contract Application (304.00.1A)          *

99-B.5.2    Form of Variable Annuity Contract Application (703.00.1A)          *

99-B.6      Certification of Incorporation and By-Laws of Depositor            *

99-B.8.1    Fund Participation Agreement (Amended and Restated) between Aetna
            Life Insurance and Annuity Company, Alger American Fund and Fred
            Alger Management, Inc. as dated March 31, 1995                     *

99-B.8.2    Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
            Annuity Company and Fidelity Distributors Corporation (Variable
            Insurance Products Fund) dated February 1, 1994 and amended March
            1, 1996                                                            *

99-B.8.3    Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
            Annuity Company and Fidelity Distributors Corporation (Variable
            Insurance Products Fund II) dated February 1, 1994 and amended
            March 1, 1996                                                      *

99-B.8.4    Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
            Annuity Company and Janus Aspen Series dated April 19, 1994 and
            amended March 1, 1996                                              *

*Incorporated by reference

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Exhibit No. Exhibit                                                        Page
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99-B.8.5    Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance
            and Annuity Company and Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund
            dated April 27, 1992 and amended February 19, 1993 and
            August 13, 1993                                                  *

99-B.8.6    Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
            Annuity Company, Investors Research Corporation and TCI
            Portfolios, Inc. dated July 29, 1992 and amended
            December 22, 1992 and June 1, 1994                               *

99-B.9      Opinion of Counsel                                               *

99-B.10.1   Consent of Independent Auditors                               -----

99-B.10.2   Consent of Counsel                                            -----

99-B.13     Computation of Performance Data                                  *

27          Financial Data Schedule                                          *

*Incorporated by reference

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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS





The Board of Directors of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
and Contract Owners of Aetna Variable Annuity Account C:

We consent to the use of our reports incorporated herein by reference.

                                         /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick


Hartford, Connecticut
June 19, 1996



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                                            Susan E. Bryant
                                            Counsel
                                            Law and Regulatory Affairs, RE4C
                                            151 Farmington Avenue
                                            Hartford, CT 06156
                                            (860) 273-7834
                                            Fax: (860) 273-8340


June 19, 1996


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Filing Desk

    Re: Variable Annuity Account C of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
        Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4
        File Nos. 33-75988 and 811-2513
        -------------------------------


Gentlemen:

As Counsel of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company (the "Company"), I hereby
consent to the use of my opinion dated February 28, 1996 (incorporated herein by
reference to the 24f-2 Notice for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 filed
on behalf of Variable Annuity Account C of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity
Company on February 29, 1996) as an exhibit to this Post-Effective Amendment No.
6 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75988) and to my being
named under the caption "Legal Matters" therein.

Very truly yours,


/s/ Susan E. Bryant


Susan E. Bryant
Counsel
Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company



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