Government Victoria College, Palakkad
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Government Victoria College Palakkad
is the oldest institution of higher learning in the Malabar region of Kerala
. It is affiliated to the Calicut University and provides undergraduate and postgraduate education in Science
, Arts
and Commerce
subjects.
under the management of Municipal Council, Government undertaking to bear the net cost of the College Department. The Municipal Council resolved to work the institution on the salary-grant-system from 1894.In 1905 the Government declared the college to be self supporting and discontinued the salary grant.
In 1913 a hostel with furnished accommodation for 100 students was opened. In accordance with the resolution passed at a meeting of Palghat Municipal Council held in December 1917, unanimously requesting th Government to take over the management of the college, the institution was taken over by the Government of Madras Presidency in 1919. The college was raised to First Grade in 1925 with provisions for teaching of History
, Philosophy
and Mathematics
optionals in B.A classes. All classes below Fourth Form were transferred to the control of the Municipal Council, Palakkad
in the same year. The High School classes were also transferred in 1933. In 1939 the college was affiliated for the teaching of Mathematics, Physics
and Chemistry
as main subjects for BSc Degree Examination and Zoology
and Electrical Engineering
as subsidiary subjects. In 1944 Economics
was introduced for B.A and Hindi
as part II language in all classes. In 1945 Geography
was added to the optional in the Intermediate and in 1947, Group V Malayalam for the B.A.
As a result of formation of Linguistic Provinces, the college was affiliated to Kerala University
in 1957. The college celebrated its centenary on a grant scale in February 1968 based on starting of rate school, again it celebrated its centenary in the year 1989 based on the starting of the college. The college is now affiliated to Calicut University and has been recognized as a Centre of Excellence by the Government of Kerala
.
There is a club called "Victoria Vision" a body which makes campus films. The NCC is represented by 27th K Battalion.
Zoology Department (PG and Research Department) has started offering Ph.D Course from this year.
Palakkad
Palakkad , formerly known as Palghat, is a municipality and a town in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2.The city is situated about north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District...
is the oldest institution of higher learning in the Malabar region of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. It is affiliated to the Calicut University and provides undergraduate and postgraduate education in Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, Arts
ARts
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and Commerce
Commerce
While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
subjects.
History of the College
The institution was started in the year 1866 as a Rate School, so called because it depended for its finances upon an educational 'rate' which was at the time levied by Local Government. In 1871 the year in which Local Fund Act came into force and educational rates were abolished, the school was taken over by the Local Fund Board. In 1877 the school became a Government High School and in 1884, it was handed over by the Government to the managemf the school. In January 1888 the High School was raised to the rank of a Second Grade College and was affiliated to the University of MadrasUniversity of Madras
The University of Madras is a public research university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the three oldest universities in India...
under the management of Municipal Council, Government undertaking to bear the net cost of the College Department. The Municipal Council resolved to work the institution on the salary-grant-system from 1894.In 1905 the Government declared the college to be self supporting and discontinued the salary grant.
In 1913 a hostel with furnished accommodation for 100 students was opened. In accordance with the resolution passed at a meeting of Palghat Municipal Council held in December 1917, unanimously requesting th Government to take over the management of the college, the institution was taken over by the Government of Madras Presidency in 1919. The college was raised to First Grade in 1925 with provisions for teaching of History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
optionals in B.A classes. All classes below Fourth Form were transferred to the control of the Municipal Council, Palakkad
Palakkad
Palakkad , formerly known as Palghat, is a municipality and a town in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2.The city is situated about north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District...
in the same year. The High School classes were also transferred in 1933. In 1939 the college was affiliated for the teaching of Mathematics, Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
and Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
as main subjects for BSc Degree Examination and Zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
and Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
as subsidiary subjects. In 1944 Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
was introduced for B.A and Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
as part II language in all classes. In 1945 Geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
was added to the optional in the Intermediate and in 1947, Group V Malayalam for the B.A.
As a result of formation of Linguistic Provinces, the college was affiliated to Kerala University
Kerala University
The University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is an affiliating university located in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. It was established in 1937, long before the birth of the state of Kerala in India...
in 1957. The college celebrated its centenary on a grant scale in February 1968 based on starting of rate school, again it celebrated its centenary in the year 1989 based on the starting of the college. The college is now affiliated to Calicut University and has been recognized as a Centre of Excellence by the Government of Kerala
Government of Kerala
The Government of Kerala is a democratically elected body that governs the State of Kerala, India for a period of 5 years. The state government is headed by the Governor of Kerala as the nominal head of state, with a democratically elected Chief Minister as real head of the executive. The state...
.
There is a club called "Victoria Vision" a body which makes campus films. The NCC is represented by 27th K Battalion.
The Motto
The Motto of the college is the Latin slogan 'Labunter et imputatur. It translates as 'the moments slip away and are laid to your account'.Zoology Department (PG and Research Department) has started offering Ph.D Course from this year.
Some alumni
| Sl. No. | Name | Course and period of study | Field of eminence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir M Krishnan Nair (b.1870 - d.1938) |
High School 1885 - 1886 |
Diwan of Erstwhile Travancore State (1914–1920). (The gateway of the College was constructed in 1932 in his honour.) |
| 2 | Sri K Madhavan Nair (b.1882 - d.1933) |
High School 1900 - 1901 |
Freedom Fighter, First President (1925) of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. |
| 3 | Prof. P R Pisharoti (b.1909 - d.2002) |
Intermediate 1923 - 1925 |
Founder Director of Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (1962) |
| 4 | Sri E. M. S. Namboodiripad E. M. S. Namboodiripad Elamkulam Manakkal Sankaran Namboodiripad, , popularly known as EMS, was an Indian Communist leader and the first Chief Minister of Kerala. As the first non-Congress chief minister in independent India, he became the leader of the first democratically elected communist government in the world... (b.1909 - d.1998) |
High School 1928 - 1929 |
First Chief Minister of Kerala (1957–1959) |
| 5 | Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer (b.1915 - ) |
Intermediate 1931 - 1933 |
Judge of Supreme Court of India (1973–1980) |
| Sri M D Ramanathan (b.1923 - d.1984) |
Intermediate, B Sc (Physics) 1939 - 1943 |
Carnatic Vocalist and Composer | |
| 7 | Sri O V Vijayan (b.1930 - d.2005) |
Intermediate, B A (Economics) 1949 - 1953 |
Cartoonist and Author |
| 8 | Sri T N Seshan (b.1932 - ) |
Intermediate 1947 - 1949 |
Chief Election Commissioner (1990–1996) |
| 9 | Sri E Sreedharan (b.1932 - ) |
Intermediate 1947 - 1949 |
Architect of Konkan Railway and Chairman,Delhi Metro Rail Corporation |
| 10 | Sri M T Vasudevan Nair (b.1933 - ) |
Intermediate, B Sc (Chemistry) 1949 - 1953 |
Jnanpeeth Award Winner (1995), National Award Winning Film Maker |
| 11 | Dr. K.N.Panikkar (B.1936- ) |
BSc (Chemistry) 1953 - 1956 |
World-renowned Indian Historian |