Government College, Kattappana

Coordinates: 9°45′39″N 77°06′23″E / 9.7607°N 77.1065°E / 9.7607; 77.1065
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Government College
Kattappana
Official Emblem of GCK
TypeGovernment College
Established1977
PrincipalDr. Kannan V.[1]
Undergraduates600[2]
Postgraduates100[3]
Location
Kattappana
,
Kerala
,
685508
,
India

9°45′39″N 77°06′23″E / 9.7607°N 77.1065°E / 9.7607; 77.1065
LanguageEnglish
AcronymGCK
Telephone No:04868272347
Affiliations Mahatma Gandhi University
Websitegckattappana.ac.in
Government College, Kattappana is located in Kerala
Government College, Kattappana
Location in Kerala
Government College, Kattappana is located in India
Government College, Kattappana
Government College, Kattappana (India)


Government College Kattappana is an arts and science college functioning under the Department of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala. The college is affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.[4] The college is recognized under the 2(f) and 12(B) schedules of the UGC act. It offers various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes through which about seven hundred students fulfil their higher education aspirations. The college was accredited with an 'A' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in September 2016.

History

Government college, Kattappana was established in July 1977 to fulfill a long need in the vicinity.

GC Kattappana Main Building

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.[5]

Campus

The college is located in the spice city of Kerala, Kattappana.[6] The institute is equipped with all modern amenities. The main building consists of an academic block and administrative office. The newly built science block is a three storeyed one with modular laboratory and instrumentation facilities. The college does have a state of art library block with around 420000 books and e facilities. The postgraduate and research department of Malayalam functions in a separate academic block. The college does have hostels for both boys and girls inside the campus. The college does also have a staff quarters with the facilities for 12 families. It is situated on a beautiful windy hill which is just 1.5 km. away from the Kattappana main town.[7]

Co-curricular activities of the college come under various clubs. They are NSS, NCC, tourism club, women cell,Career Guidance and counseling cell, arts club, debate club, quiz club and nature clubs.[8]

Organisation and administration

Departments

The institute has 13 departments. Courses are offered and managed independently by these departments.[9] They are

  1. Chemistry
  2. Physics
  3. Mathematics
  4. Statistics
  5. Commerce
  6. Economice
  7. History
  8. Political Science
  9. English
  10. Hindi
  11. Malayalam
  12. Sanskrit
  13. Physical Education

Facilities

Various facilities available in the institute are[10]

  • Library
  • Edusat Bhavan
  • Internet Bhavan
  • Wifi connectivity
  • Computer lab for Commerce & Maths Dept.
  • Conference hall
  • Auditorium
  • Sports grounds
  • Boys Hostel
  • Girls Hostel
  • Staff Quarters
  • E learning Centre
  • College Bus
  • Reading corner

Courses offered

Different courses offered[11] at the institute are

UG HONOURS PROGRAMMES
# CORE COURSE STUDENT INTAKE
1 B Sc.(Hons) Mathematics 24
2 B Sc.(Hons) Physics (Computational Physics) 24
3 B Sc.(Hons) chemistry 24
4 BA(Hons) Malayalam (Journalism & Language and Literature) 30
5 BA(Hons) Economics 50
6 B Com.(Hons) Finance and Taxation & Accounting 60
7 Integrated MA Programme in Languages-English (5 year ) 25
PG PROGRAMMES
# CORE COURSE STUDENT INTAKE
1 M.Sc. Chemistry 12
2 MA Malayalam 12
3 MA Economics 14
4 M.Com. Finance and Taxation 12
5 Integrated MA Programme in Languages-English (5 year ) 25
Annual sports fest
Entrance of Institute
Administrative Block
Arts Block
Science Block
Arts Block

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine,
  2. ^ UG courses Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine,
  3. ^ PG courses Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine,
  4. ^ MG University, Kottayam.
  5. ^ History of the college Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine,
  6. ^ Kattappana description,
  7. ^ Location of the institute,
  8. ^ Campus clubs Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ Departments,
  10. ^ Facilities available Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine,
  11. ^ Courses offered,
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