Established 1977 Acronym GCK Phone 04868 272 347 Undergraduates 450 | Principal Dr. Abdul Rahim Website gckattappana.ac.in Founded 1977 Postgraduates 70 | |
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Location Kattappana, Kerala, India Address Suvarnagiri - College Jct Rd, Kattappana, Kerala 685508 Similar Government College - Manimalakkunnu, University College of Teacher, Bharata Mata College, Yeldo Mar Baselios College, Government College - Kottayam | ||
Naac accreditation for government college kattappana in first attempt
Government College, Kattappana is located in Idukki district, India. Affiliated with M G University, the college offers a Bachelor's degree in arts, science and commerce. The college is accredited with 'A' grade by NAAC
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Courses offered
Different courses offered at the institute are
History
Government college, Kattappana was established in July 1977 to fulfill a long need in the vicinity.
Prof.R.Balakrishnan Nair took charge as the first principal of the college on 26 July 1977. The affiliation was granted by the University of Kerala for starting a Junior college. The classes started on 18 August 1977. The University of Kerala accorded sanction for starting a unit of NSS during the academic year 1979-1980. The college was later upgraded in the year 1989 for Undergraduate Studies in Economics.
The permanent affiliation for the college was granted by the Mahathma Gandhi University, Kottayam in the year 1994.
Facilities
Various facilities available in the institute are
Campus life
The college is located in the spice city of Kerala, Kattappana. The Institute is a three floor building with all modern amenities. It is situated on a beautiful windy hill which is just 1.5 km. away from the Kattappana main town.
Co-curricular activities of the college come under various clubs. They are NSS, NCC, tourism club, women cell, counseling cell, arts club, debate club, quiz club and nature clubs.
The majority of the students at the institute are day scholars, while a small percentage who come from faraway places stay at nearby lodges. Mahatma Gandhi university has announced a project to develop a biodiversity park on the campus of Government College. The groves, highlighting the biodiversity of plants, will be created and preserved by the National Service Scheme (NSS), in association with Green Leaf, a non-governmental organization engaged in planting and preserving trees in public places for the past two decades.
Departments
The institute has 12 departments. Courses are offered and managed independently by these departments. They are