Sree Narayana College (SN College) is an educational institution situated in

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, municipality of

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, in the state of

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. The college is located on a small hilltop with a campus encompassing hundreds of acres in Sreenivasapuram area of

municipality. The college is affiliated with

Kerala University University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is a state-run public university located in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, Chit ...

. The alumni association ASNCOS (Association of Sree Narayana College Old Students) has chapters in different countries.

General information

The college is affiliated with the

University of Kerala University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is a state-run public university located in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, Chit ...

, headquartered in

and currently offers 11 undergraduate and five postgraduate courses, with eight departments as approved research centers. SN College has earned a reputation as a leader in the field of co-curricular and extension activities. Other facilities and amenities available on campus include a Study Centre of the

that caters to the teachers, students, and research scholars of

, a University Career Guidance and Information Center, a Study Center of the

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offering distance education courses, units of

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and

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, and a computer center. The college has a staff of more than 270, including 190 members of the teaching faculty. Among the former principals who presided over this institution, Dr. Mohan Sreekumar was at the helm of the college for 20 years.

History

The college was inaugurated on 7 July 1964, by Sri. R. Sankar, then Chief Minister of

and an ardent believer of the Principles and teachings 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 ...

. In 1967, an official sanction for starting degree courses was obtained. On 24 July 1967, the degree courses were formally inaugurated. In 1981, the college started offering post graduate courses, first in

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

, followed by

Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

(1995), then

Analytical Chemistry Analytical chemistry studies and uses instruments and methods to separate, identify, and quantify matter. In practice, separation, identification or quantification may constitute the entire analysis or be combined with another method. Separati ...

(2001). In 2006, the University of Kerala recognized the Post Graduate Department of Economics as a Research Centre in Economics. Now it offers various research programmes including Ph.D.he B+ grade conferred by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2003-2004.

Departments

Chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

Mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

Geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ear ...

Zoology Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...

Botany Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...

History History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

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Courses

SN College, Varkala, offers 11 degree courses and 5 post-graduate courses. The Departments of Zoology, Chemistry and Physics are recognized research centres. It also offers facilities for an Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) centre and an

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(IDE) centre.

Degree courses

* BSc Physics * BSc Chemistry * BSc Mathematics * BSc Geology * BSc Zoology * BSc Botany * BA Economics * BA History * BA Malayalam * BCom * BCom with Hotel Management

Post Graduate Courses

* MSc Physics * MSc Chemistry * MSc Geology * MA Economics

Track record

* Re-accreditation by NAAC with 'A' grade * The College has been short listed by the UGC for the autonomous status * IPR status has been submitted to the University * Dept of Physics has 3 patents, 2 International and 1 National.

Student life

Debates, music, dance, sports, games, social work, and other cultural programmes are available at Mar Ivanios campus. Alumni association: ASNCOS The alumni association ASNCOS aims at establishing and maintaining close contact and friendship with all those who leave the college after their studies. Old students are enrolled as members and are informed of college activities, progress and achievements. They are invited to an annual get-together at the college. The executive committee elected annually is responsible for the functioning of the association. ASNCOS also has an auxiliary known as ASNFOM (ASNCOS Friends of Music), with the objective of promoting the musical talents of former and present students of SN College, Varkala.

Notable alumni

* G. Karthikeyan *

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References

External links

*http://sncsivagirivarkala.com/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20060108161632/http://www.keralauniversity.edu/snckollam.htm {{coord, 8.7453, 76.7335, type:edu_region:IN, display=title Colleges affiliated to the University of Kerala Colleges in Thiruvananthapuram Educational institutions established in 1964 1964 establishments in Kerala Varkala