| Motto | महाजनो येन गतः स पन्थाः |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1947 |
| Affiliation | University of Calicut |
| Students | 1778[1] |
| Location | ,, 678104 ,India 10°41′13″N76°43′24″E / 10.6869°N 76.7234°E /10.6869; 76.7234 |
| Campus | Rural |
| Website | chitturcollege.ac.in |
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Government College, Chittur is an educational institution located inChittur, Palakkad, Kerala. The college is affiliated to theUniversity of Calicut and is recognized as a special-grade college under the Department of Collegiate Education,Government of Kerala.[2]
The college was established on 11 August 1947, by Cherubala Karunakara Menon, ICS, Devan of erstwhile Cochin state. Initially under theUniversity of Madras and got affiliated toTravancore University in 1949. It started functioning in the present 40 acre campus on the bank ofSokanasini river since 1954.[3]
The college provides undergraduate and postgraduate education in science, arts and commerce streams. There are 15 departments: Geography, Botany, Chemistry, Commerce, Economics, Electronics, History, Malayalam, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, English, Tamil, and Zoology.[4] The Departments of Tamil, Geography, Philosophy, Music and Mathematics are the research departments under theUniversity of Calicut.[5] It has been accredited byNAAC with an A Grade (CGPA 3.01 out of 4).
