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Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College, Pattambi, abbreviated as SNGS, is a NAAC A+ graded government college located in Pattambi of
Palakkad district Palakkad District () is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. It was carved out from the southeastern region of the former Malabar District on 1 January 1957. It is located at the centre of Kerala. It is the largest district i ...
in Kerala, India. It is recognized as the ''Centre of Excellence'' in the field of higher education by the Government of Kerala.


History

The college was founded by a renowned Sanskrit scholar Punnasseri Nambi Neelakanta Sharma. The college initially, started as a Sanskrit school in 1899, was upgraded to the ‘Central Sanskrit College’ for training for ‘Vidwan’ and ‘Siromani’ titles under the University of Madras in 1911.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/chandy-promises-big-centenary-gift-to-college/article2959670.ece Centenary celebrations Later the college accredited under University of Calicut.


Academic Programmes

SNGC offers eleven undergraduate, six postgraduate and four research programs in arts, science and commerce through sixteen departments, affiliated to the University of Calicut.


Notable alumni

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Kuttikrishna Marar Karikkatt Marathu Kuttikrishna Marar (14 June 1900 – 6 April 1973) was an Indian essayist and literary critic of Malayalam literature. He was known for ''Bharathaparyaadanam'', a critical study of the Mahabharata, which is counted by many a ...
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P. Kunhiraman Nair Panayanthitta Kunhiraman Nair (4 October 1905 – 27 May 1978), also known as Mahakavi P, was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. He was known for his romantic poems which detailed the natural beauty of his home state of Kerala in South Ind ...


References


External links

* {{Official website, http://sngscollege.org Colleges in Kerala Universities and colleges in Palakkad district Colleges affiliated with the University of Calicut Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras 1899 establishments in India