Sree Narayana Guru College,

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is one of the institutions of higher learning run by SN Trusts,

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. The college is situated at the foot of the Kalari Hills, about 14 kilometers northeast of

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...

(Calicut). The college has a campus of about , by the side of Kozhikode -

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Road. The foundation stone of the college was laid in February 1968 by the late Dr. T. Balakrishnan. The college was founded in the name of

Sree Narayana Guru Narayana Guru, , (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual ...

. Classes began in June 1968. In 1975 the college was elevated on the status of a degree college with undergraduate courses in botany and commerce. It became a venue for post-graduate studies with the commencement of MCom in 1995 and MA English in 1999. In March 2007 the college was accredited by the NAAC at the level of B+ grade. The college, affiliated to

University of Calicut The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is a State ownership, state-run public university headquartered at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district of the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1968, it is the first university to ...

, imparts instruction to nearly one thousand students in different branches of arts, science and commerce at the undergraduate and post-graduate level.

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