Government College, Chittur

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| name = Government College, Chittur

| motto = महाजनो येन गतः स पन्थाः

| type = Public

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| established = 1947

| students = 1778{{Cite web|url=https://www.careers360.com/colleges/government-college-chittur|title = Government College, Chittur: Admission 2021, Courses, Fee, Cutoff, Ranking, Placements & Scholarship}}

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| affiliation = University of Calicut

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| city = Chittur

| state = Kerala

| country = India

| postcode = 678104

| coordinates = {{coord|10.6869|76.7234|type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| campus = Rural

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| website = {{URL|http://61.0.248.125/dcekerala/chitturcollege|chitturcollege.ac.in}}

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Government College, Chittur is an educational institution located in Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala. The college is affiliated to the University of Calicut and is recognized as a special-grade college under the Department of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala.{{Cite web|url=http://www.highereducation.kerala.gov.in/index.php/academic/institutions/government?showall=&start=2|title = Government}}

History

The college was established on 11 August 1947, by Cherubala Karunakara Menon, ICS, Devan of erstwhile Cochin state. Initially under the University of Madras and got affiliated to Travancore University in 1949. It started functioning in the present 40 acre campus on the bank of Sokanasini river since 1954.http://61.0.248.125/dcekerala/chitturcollege/history/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

Academics

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.highereducationinindia.com/institutes/government-college-chittur-7499.php|title=Government College Chittur - Govt. College Chittur Kerala}} The Departments of Tamil, Geography, Philosophy, Music and Mathematics are the research departments under the University of Calicut.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/nov/02/centre-reconstitutes-kerala-coastal-zone-management-authority-2055868.html|title = Centre reconstitutes Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority}} It has been accredited by NAAC with an A Grade (CGPA 3.01 out of 4).