The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College is an aided college in

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offering graduation and post-graduation courses. It is affiliated to the

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History

The original institution was founded by the

Zamorin The Samoothiri (Anglicised as Zamorin; Malayalam: , Arabic: ''Sāmuri'', Portuguese: ''Samorim'', Dutch: ''Samorijn'', Chinese: ''Shamitihsi''Ma Huan's Ying-yai Sheng-lan: 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores' 433 Translated and Edited ...

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, HH Shri. Manavikraman Maharaja Bahadur, as an English school in June 1877, to impart English education to the young members of the Zamorin's family. In 1878, it came to be known as "Kerala Vidyasala" and was thrown open to

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boys of all castes. In 1879, the institution was affiliated to the

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as a second grade college. In 1900, the institution was renamed "The Zamorin's College". In 1904, the

constituted a Board of Management for the administration of the college. The present site of the college at Pokkunnu was purchased with the help of a grant from the Guruvayur Devaswom. In recognition of this gift, the institution was renamed "The Guruvayurappan College". In 1955, the college moved to its present site, at Pokkunnu. In 1958, the college was affiliated to the University of Travancore, which later came to be known as the

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. Later in 1968, when the

was formed, the college was affiliated to it. The college acquired its present name "The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College" in 1981.

Courses offered

The college offers 3 year undergraduate degree programs in 12 different specializations as well as 2 year post graduate programs in 9 specializations. PhD is offered in Botany, Economics, Malayalam, Chemistry and English. The college also has a computer center which offers vocational training to students and conducts Diploma course in computer applications.

Facilities

Zamorins Guruvayurappan college is one of the oldest institution in the country celebrating its 144th anniversary in 2021. The college campus is located on top of the hill called Pokkunnu, also called Krishna Giri hills, 8 km away from the city of Calicut. The campus of the college spans over an area of 92 acres.

Academic

* 16 fully fledged departments * Seminar hall * Botanic garden * Herbal garden * Yoga hall * Informatics lab * Research centre * Career guidance centre

Co-curricular

* Open-air stages – Chaitram and Kailasam * Health and trauma care centre

Extracurricular

* Big play ground for football, cricket and hockey * Pavilion with changing rooms * Basketball, tennis ball and volleyball courts

Alumni

*John Matthai, former Finance Minister, Government of India * Justice V. Balakrishna Eradi * V. K. Krishna Menon, nationalist, politician and diplomat; Former Union minister for Defense *

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, Malayalam author * M. P. M. Menon, Diplomat *

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newspaper, ''

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'' * A. Pradeepkumar, communist politician; former MLA Kozhikode North constituency *

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, Novelist *

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, MLA *

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, film director *

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, cine artist * P. Vijayan IPS * U. K. Kumaran * Ranjith Padinhateeri, *

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* K. Damodaran, Communist Writer

References

External links

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