Govt. College, Kodenchery,Kodenchery

Government College Kodanchery was established on 22nd July 1980 vide the Government Order No. 44819/B3/79/80 dated 2-7-1980 and was formally inaugurated on 24th August by the then Education Minister, Sri. Baby John. The benevolence and academic zest of the College Sponsoring Committee, comprising of leaders of all religious, cultural and political parties of the area, resulted in mobilizing adequate resources to acquire 17.10 acres of land for the beginning of the college.

The University of Calicut accorded affiliation to begin two Pre-Degree courses (Humanities and Commerce) on 28-08-1980. Pre-degree science group was started during 1981. In 1991, the college was upgraded and the first Under Graduate programme, B. Sc. Zoology was initiated. The functioning of the college was shifted to the newly constructed permanent building in 1994. The B.A. Degree Programme in Economics commenced in 1993-94, B.Com with Computer Application in 1998-99, B. Sc. Physics with Computer Science and PG course in Economics in 1999-2000. The college being included under Section 2(f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act 1956 on 15.9.2004 was a landmark in its history.The college was voluntarily subjected to NAAC Accreditation in February 2009 and secured B grade with a CGPA of 2.17.  The much awaited Post Graduate Programme in Commerce (M.Com) was sanctioned after a long period of 12 years in 2012.  The college has re-accredited in 2014 with B Grade by NAAC. In 2016, Department of Economics has upgraded into a research Centre under the University of Calicut.

The purposes of every educational institution are to transfer knowledge, impart skills and to prepare young people to participate in a democratic society.  Government College Kodanchery is enriched with a motivational environment for knowledge assimilation, skill development, value creation and democratic living.

Today, as introspect, we believe that the journey of three and a half decades was successful by all means in materializing the vision of empowering the youth in making them globally competent and socially responsible citizens.

Vision of the College

Develop the college as a centre of higher learning, to enlighten and empower the youth to become socially responsible citizens, to activate the youth for Nation building and to equip the youth to compete in a multi-cultural global environment.

Mission of the College

• To extent quality higher education to all, irrespective of caste, creed or gender.
• To facilitate the acquisition of knowledge through ICT enabled techniques.
• To empower the students of rural and backward areas through training, research and extension activities.
• To promote among the youth, the virtues of collective action, fraternity and secular thinking.
• To create the awareness of national and global trends and prepare the students for competitive ventures

Objectives

• To provide access to education to the marginalized and disadvantaged sections of the society.
• To mould the students as socially useful and productive individuals.
• To inculcate ethical and moral values among the student community.
• To develop the overall personality of the students.
  • Ultimately, to convert the institution as a centre of higher learning.

• BA Economics
• BSc Physics
• BSc Zoology
• MA Economics
• MCom
• BCom
• Ph.D Economics