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As filed with the Securities and Exchange         Registration No. 33-75986*
Commission on November 27, 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. 11 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, RC4A, 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, RC4A, 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):

               immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
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     X         on December 2, 1996 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
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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 securities covered by the following earlier Registration Statements:
33-75970; 33-75954; and 33-75956.

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                           VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C
                              CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

                                                     LOCATION - PROSPECTUS DATED
                                                      MAY 1, 1996, AS AMENDED BY
                                                      SUPPLEMENTS DATED JUNE 21,
                                                       1996, SEPTEMBER 3, 1996,
FORM N-4                                               SEPTEMBER 13, 1996, AND
ITEM NO.           PART A (PROSPECTUS)                     DECEMBER 2, 1996


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

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

   3     Synopsis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Prospectus Summary; Fee Table
                                                and as amended

   4     Condensed Financial Information . . .  Condensed Financial Information

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

   6     Deductions and Expenses . . . . . . .  Charges and Deductions and as
                                                amended; 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

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

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FORM N-4    PART B (STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
ITEM NO.    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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                                  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. 11, respectively, by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement on
Form N-4 (File No. 33-75986), as filed electronically on April 22, 1996 and by
reference to Supplements dated June 21, 1996, September 3, 1996, September 13,
1996 and December 2, 1996, as contained in Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 7, 8, 9
and 10, respectively, to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No.
33-75986), as filed electronically on June 21, 1996, August 30, 1996, September
13, 1996 and October 1, 1996, respectively.

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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 Contract (G-CDA-IA(RP)) and Endorsement
              (EGET-IC(R))(2)
       (4.2)  Form of Variable Annuity Contract (G-CDA-IA(RPM/XC))(2)
       (4.3)  Form of Variable Annuity Contract (G-CDA-HF) and Endorsemenet
              (EGET-IC(R))(3)
       (4.4)  Endorsement (EGETE-IC(R)) to Contract G-CDA-IA(RPM/XC)(4)
       (5)    Form of Variable Annuity Contract Application (300-GTD-IA)(5)
       (6)    Certification of Incorporation and By-Laws of Depositor(6)
       (7)    Not applicable

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       (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 Calvert Asset Management Company (Calvert
              Responsibly Invested Balanced Portfolio, formerly Calvert Socially
              Responsible Series) dated March 13, 1989 and amended December 27,
              1993(2)
       (8.3)  Second Amendment dated January 1, 1996 to Fund Participation
              Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company and
              Calvert Asset Management Company (Calvert Responsibly Invested
              Balanced Portfolio, formerly Calvert Socially Responsible Series)
              dated March 13, 1989 and amended December 27, 1993(7)
       (8.4)  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)
       (8.5)  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)
       (8.6)  Service Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
              and Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company dated as
              of November 1, 1995(6)
       (8.7)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
              Annuity Company and Franklin Advisers, Inc. dated January 31,
              1989(2)
       (8.8)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
              Annuity Company and Janus Aspen Series dated April 19, 1994 and
              amended March 1, 1996(2)
       (8.9)  Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
              Annuity Company and Lexington Management Corporation regarding
              Natural Resources Trust dated December 1, 1988 and amended
              February 11, 1991(2)
       (8.10) Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
              Annuity Company and Advisers Management Trust (now Neuberger &
              Berman Advisers Management Trust) dated April 14, 1989 and as
              assigned and modified on May 1, 1995(2)
       (8.11) 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)
       (8.12) Amendment dated as of February 20, 1996 to Fund Participation
              Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company and
              Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund dated April 27, 1992 as
              amended February 19, 1993 and August 13, 1993(7)
       (8.13) 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)

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       (9)    Opinion of Counsel(8)
       (10.1) Consent of Independent Auditors
       (10.2) Consent of Counsel
       (11)   Not applicable
       (12)   Not applicable
       (13)   Computation of Performance Data(9)
       (14)   See Exhibit 27 below
       (15.1) Powers of Attorney(10)
       (15.2) Authorization for Signatures(2)
       (27)   Financial Data Schedule(2)

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. 3 to Registration
   Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75964), as filed on February 24, 1995.
4. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to Registration
   Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75986), as filed electronically on August
   30, 1996.
5. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 60 to Registration
   Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 2-52449), as filed on February 24, 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 Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration
   Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-88720), as filed on June 28, 1996.
8. Incorporated by reference to Registrant's 24f-2 Notice for fiscal year ended
   December 31, 1995, as filed electronically on February 29, 1996.
9. 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.
10.Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
   Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-01107), as filed
   electronically on August 2, 1996.

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ITEM 25.  DIRECTORS 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

Deborah Koltenuk                     Vice President and Treasurer, Corporate
                                     Controller

Frederick D. Kelsven                 Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

Kirk P. Wickman                      Vice President, General Counsel and
                                     Secretary


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

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

     Incorporated herein by reference to Item 26 of Pre-Effective Amendment No.
1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-01107), as filed
electronically on August 2, 1996.

ITEM 27.  NUMBER OF CONTRACT OWNERS

     As of September 30, 1996, there were 592,685 individuals holding interests
in variable annuity contracts funded through Variable Annuity Account C.

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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 Inc. 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 and depositor for
          the Registrant, Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company (ALIAC) also
          acts as the principal underwriter and investment adviser 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 Variable Portfolios, Inc., 
          and Aetna GET Fund (all registered management investment companies 
          under the 1940 Act).  Additionally, ALIAC also acts as the 
          principal underwriter and depositor for Variable Life Account B and 
          Variable Annuity Accounts B and G (separate accounts of ALIAC 
          registered as unit investment trusts under the 1940 Act).  ALIAC 
          also acts as the principal underwriter for Variable Annuity Account 
          I (a separate account of Aetna Insurance Company of America 
          registered as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act).

     (b)  See Item 25 regarding the Depositor.

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     (c)  Compensation as of December 31, 1995:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

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

Name of          Net Underwriting     Compensation
Principal        Discounts and        on Redemption        Brokerage
Underwriter      Commissions          or Annuitization     Commissions     Compensation*
- -----------      -----------          ----------------     -----------     -------------
<S>              <C>                  <C>                  <C>             <C>
Aetna Life                              $1,830,629                          $74,341,006
Insurance and
Annuity
Company
</TABLE>

*    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 Depositor 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:

     (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

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     (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)  The Company hereby represents that it is relying upon and complies
          with the provisions of Paragraphs (1) through (4) of the SEC 
          Staff's No-Action Letter dated November 22, 1988 with respect to 
          language concerning withdrawal restrictions applicable to plans 
          established pursuant to Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue 
          Code.  See American Counsel of Life Insurance; SEC No-Action 
          Letter, [1989 Transfer Binder] Fed. SEC. L. Rep. (CCH) PARA78,904 
          at 78,523 (November 22, 1988).

     (e)  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.

     (f)  Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company represents that the fees and
          charges deducted under the contracts covered by this registration
          statement, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the
          services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks
          assumed by the insurance company.

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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. 11 to its Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75986) and has
duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to its Registration Statement
on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75986) to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hartford, State of Connecticut, on the
27th day of November, 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. 11 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75986)
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    ) November
- ------------------------                                           ) 27, 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                                                     )
                                                                   )
Deborah Koltenuk*          Vice President and Treasurer,           )
- ------------------------   Corporate Controller                    )
Deborah Koltenuk                                                   )

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 Contract (G-CDA-IA(RP)) and        *
               Endorsement (EGET-IC(R))                                    

99-B.4.2       Form of Variable Annuity Contract (G-CDA-IA(RPM/XC))        *

99-B.4.3       Form of Variable Annuity Contract (G-CDA-HF) and            *
               Endorsement (EGET-IC(R))                                 


99-B.4.4       Endorsement (EGETE-IC(R)) to Contract G-CDA-IA (RPM/XC)     *

99-B.5         Form of Variable Annuity Contract Application               *
               (300-GTD-IA)                                               

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. dated
               March 31, 1995                                              

99-B.8.2       Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life             *
               Insurance and Annuity Company and Calvert Asset
               Management Company (Calvert Responsibly Invested
               Balanced Portfolio, formerly Calvert Socially
               Responsible Series) dated March 13, 1989 and amended
               December 27, 1993                                           

99-B.8.3       Second Amendment dated January 1, 1996 to Fund              *
               Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
               Annuity Company and Calvert Asset Management Company
               (Calvert Responsibly Invested Balanced Portfolio,
               formerly Calvert Socially Responsible Series) dated
               March 13, 1989 and amended December 27, 1993                

*Incorporated by reference

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Exhibit No.    Exhibit                                                  Page
- -----------    -------                                                  ----

99-B.8.4       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.8.5       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.8.6       Service Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and          *
               Annuity Company and Fidelity Investments Institutional
               Operations Company dated as of November 1, 1995             

99-B.8.7       Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life             *
               Insurance and Annuity Company and Franklin Advisers,
               Inc. dated January 31, 1989                                 

99-B.8.8       Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life             *
               Insurance and Annuity Company and Janus Aspen Series
               dated April 19, 1994 and amended March 1, 1996              

99-B.8.9       Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life             *
               Insurance and Annuity Company and Lexington Management
               Corporation regarding Natural Resources Trust dated
               December 1, 1988 and amended February 11, 1991              

99-B.8.10      Fund Participation Agreement between Aetna Life             *
               Insurance and Annuity Company and Advisers Management
               Trust (now Neuberger & Berman Advisers Management
               Trust) dated April 14, 1989 and as assigned and
               modified on May 1, 1995                                     

*Incorporated by reference

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Exhibit No.    Exhibit                                                  Page
- -----------    -------                                                  ----
99-B.8.11      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.8.12      Amendment dated as of February 20, 1996 to Fund             *
               Participation Agreement between Aetna Life Insurance and
               Annuity Company and Scudder Variable Life Investment
               Fund dated April 27, 1992 as amended February 19, 1993
               and August 13, 1993                                         

99-B.8.13      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                             *

99-B.15.1      Powers of Attorney                                          *

99-B.15.2      Authorization for Signatures

27             Financial Data Schedule                                     *

*Incorporated by reference


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                                                           Exhibit 99.b.10.1


                           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.

Our report dated February 6, 1996 refers to a change in 1993 in the Company's
method of accounting for certain investments in debt and equity securities.



                        /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP



Hartford, Connecticut
November 26, 1996

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                                                               Exhibit 99.b.10.2

                   151 Farmington Avenue    Susan E. Bryant
                   Hartford, CT 06156       Counsel
                                            Law and Regulatory Affairs, RC4A
                                            (860) 273-7834
                                            Fax:  (860) 273-8340

November 26, 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. 11 to the Registration 
         Statement on Form N-4
         File Nos. 33-75986* 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.
11 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-75986) 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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*   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:  33-75970; and 33-75954 and 33-75956.


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