Pazhassiraja College,

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is a first grade college affiliated to

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History

Pazhassi Raja College, Pulpally, was started in the year 1982 to cater to the higher education needs of the community in this locality and the surrounding places in Wayanad district. Wayanad is a remotely situated tribal district in Kerala. The College had a humble beginning on 20 October 1982 with two Pre-degree batches. The early times of the college were miserable. It was Incorporated in 1983. Fighting against all the odds, the college started with only 127 students, seven teachers, and eight office staff, and the first Principal Dr. O. Sooryanaryanan who came from Government Brennen College, Thalassery. The Society struggled a lot to get a suitable land for this College, and finally, they bought this piece of land of about fifteen acres, just 1.5 kilometers away from the zero points of Pulpally. The first Management of the College handed over the ownership of the college to the Bathery Diocese of the

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, and the latter took over the college in July 1992. The first patron of the college was Bishop Dr.

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, the first Bishop of the Bathery Diocese. The present Manager and Patron of our college are Bishop Dr. Joseph Mar Thomas, who retired as Principal from the

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, and a renowned Economist and Educationist.

Departments

* Travel & Tourism Management * History * English * Economics * Microbiology * Biochemistry * Journalism & Mass Communication * Vocational Studies * Commerce * Computer Applications * Malayalam * Hindi * Mathematics * Political Science * Physical Education Pazhassiraja College Pulpally Gate

Courses

UG PROGRAMS: * BA Economics * BA History * Bachelor of Travel & Tourism Management * Bachelor of Business Administration * BSc Microbiology * BA English * BA Mass Communication * BSc Biochemistry PG PROGRAMS: * MA Journalism & Mass Communication * M.Com * MA Economics * MSc Microbiology * MSc Biochemistry * MTTM Travel & Tourism Management B.VOC. PROGRAMS: * B.Voc. Food Science * B.Voc. Agriculture OTHER PROGRAMS: * UGC Add-on Courses * Diploma in Computer Application * Diploma in Cosmetology & Beauty Parlour Management

Notable alumni

* Shruthi Rajanikanth, Actress

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