Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda is a Syro Malabar Catholic Church college run by Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) in

Irinjalakuda Irinjalakuda is a municipal town in Thrissur district, Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of Irinjalakuda Revenue Division and Mukundapuram Taluk. After Thrissur, this town has most number of administrative, law-enforcement and judicial ...

of Thrissur District, Kerala, India. Christ College is affiliated to The

University of Calicut The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is a 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 be set up in nor ...

. It has become the first college in Thrissur district to be accredited with an "A++" Grade certificate by the

National Assessment and Accreditation Council The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is a government organisation in India that assesses and accredits Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). It is an autonomous body funded by the University Grants Commission and headquarte ...

(NAAC). The college conducts several undergraduate and postgraduate courses in arts, commerce, and science faculties. Besides, the college offers professional courses like PG diploma in natural disaster management; Bachelor of Physical Education (BPEd), and some UGC sponsored short-term courses. The College has 4800+ Students and 200+ Faculties. There are 53 Ug & Pg Programs and 4 Research Centres in the College.

History

Christ College was started in 1956, by the Devamatha Province of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), an indigenous religious congregation founded in 1831 by St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, a religious priest and versatile genius, who envisioned education as a tool for liberation and development. Christ College has its origin at Mangadikunnu, then a forlorn hill on the outskirts of Irinjalakuda Municipality. The college was inaugurated by

Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao (13 March 1899 – 15 September 1967) was the second and last Chief Minister of the erstwhile Hyderabad State. Prior to the independence of India and the political integration of the princely states into the Union, ...

, then

Governor of Kerala The governor of Kerala is the constitutional head of state of the southern Indian state of Kerala. The governor is appointed by the president of India for a term of five years and holds office at the president's pleasure. The governor is ''de j ...

on 13 October 1957. The college started with 240 students and 14 members on the teaching staff. The first Manager of the college was Rev. Fr. Clemens CMI and the first Principal was Rev. Fr. Gabriel Chiramel CMI. In the beginning, the college was affiliated to 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, Chi ...

until 1968, when it came under the jurisdiction of the

Notable alumni

* K. Satchidanandan * P. Jayachandran * K. Radhakrishnan * P. N. Vinayachandran * Kochouseph Chittilappilly * Dr. V. P. Gangadharan *

Mala Aravindan Mala Aravindan (15 January 1939 – 28 January 2015) was an Indian actor. He was best known for his work as a comedian and character artist in Malayalam films. He has acted in over 500 films. Early life He was born in Vadavucode, Ernakulam ...

Joju George Joseph George, better known as Joju George (born 22 October 1977) is an Indian actor, playback singer and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has acted in Malayalam films and worked on Tamil projects as well. In 2015, he won the ...

Kamal (director) Kamaluddin Mohammed Majeed, mononymously known as Kamal, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He works in Malayalam cinema. He was the former Chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Kamal made his directorial debut with ...

T. V. Chandran T. V. Chandran (born 23 November 1950) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor, predominantly working in Malayalam cinema. Born in a Malayali family in Telicherry, Chandran worked as a Reserve Bank of India employee before entering ...

T. P. Senkumar T. P. Senkumar (born 10 June 1957) is an Indian lawyer and retired police officer in the Indian Police Service. He served as the State Police Chief of Kerala. He was appointed the State Police Chief on 31 May 2015, replacing K. S. Balasubraman ...

M. P. Vincent Maniyaku Poulose Vincent is an Indian National Congress politician from Thrissur and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ollur Assembly Constituency to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2011. Early life Vincent was born to Poulose and Mary of ...

Mani C. Kappan Mani C. Kappan (born 1956) is an Indian politician, film producer, film director and actor. He is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the state of Kerala for the Pala constituency. Mani C. Kappan defeated Jose Tom Pulikku ...

* Edavela Babu *

Jiju Asokan Jiju Asokan (born May 18, 1977) is an Indian film director and Scriptwriter best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. Personal life Jiju Asokan was born in Padiyur, Kerala with Asokan E.k and Valsala Asokan as his parents. Jiju Asokan comp ...

* Viswanathan Manikan * Tom Emmatty *

P. Rajeeve P. Rajeev is an Indian politician, who currently serves as the Minister for Industries, Law and Coir in the Government of Kerala. He represents Kalamassery constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. Early life & career P. Rajeev was ele ...

* C. R. Neelakandan *

Jijoy Rajagopal Jijoy P R ( ml, ജിജോയ് P R) is an Indian film and theatre actor. He is an associate professor at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune and is currently serving as the Dean of the Films Division too. He is an inter ...

* Aditi Ravi * Sowmya Menon * Lakshmi Nakshathra *

Malavika Menon Malavika Menon (born 6 March 1998) is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam and Tamil films mainly in supporting roles. She made her career debut in 2012 with the film ''916 __NOTOC__ Year 916 ( CMXVI) was a leap year starting on Mond ...

Notable faculty

* K. Satchidanandan * Fr. Gabriel Chiramel CMI * Dr. A. V. George

In popular culture

Malayalam films which where Shooting took place in christ campus *

Niram ''Niram'' () is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Kamal and written inspired by Sathrughnan, a story by Iqbal Kuttippuram. ''Niram'' marks the fourth and final collaboration of the leading pair, Kunchacko & Shal ...

* Puthiya Mugam

References

External links