University College Trivandrum
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His Highness Maharaja's University College, Trivandrum (UCT) is a constituent college of the University of Kerala, based primarily in Thiruvananthapuram
, the capital of the India
n state of Kerala
.
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during the reign of his Highness Sri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
, one of the most illustrious rulers of the former State of Travancore
, celebrated for his devotion and great contributions to art and culture.
The Maharaja had occasion to visit a school that was imparting instruction in English at Nagarcoil under the auspices of the London Missionary Society
(LMS). He was impressed by the school and the quality of the education given there and was convinced that the new type of school held out great prospects for the people of the State. Shortly thereafter he invited Mr. Roberts who was in-charge of the school at Nagarcoil to come to Thiruvananthapuram
and start a similar school there. The educationist who was an Englishman, agreed and a new school was started in 1834. It was private institution, but the State Government contributed the prescribed fees for 80 pupils who thereby got free tuition. The classes were conducted in an old building located about half a mile to the south of the University College, on the premises where the Govt.Ayurveda College stands today. In less than a year Government took over the school and assumed full responsibility for its management. Mr. Roberts was appointed Headmaster and the school came to be known as ‘The Raja’s Free School’. In the following year the institution was moved to a new building constructed for the purpose on the premises where the University College is now located. The school continued as a free institution till 1863-64. Those were days when education of the western type was being newly introduced in India and the Raja’s Free School was one of the earliest institutions in South India
established under the auspices of the Government for imparting instruction to the children of the State. It attracted pupils from all parts of Travancore
and many of its alumni rose to high positions in the public life of the State and distinguished themselves in may fields of cultural activity.
In 1866, during the reign of His Highness Sri Ayilyam Thirunal
Rama Varma Maharaja of Travancore, it was decided that facilities for higher education should also be provided by the Government and the Raja’s School was raised to the status of a College affiliated to the University of Madras
. It was named H.H. The Maharaja’s College, though it still had the original school attached to it. Mr. John Ross, an inspiring teacher whom many a Travancore
an of the previous generation still remembers with reverence and affection, was the first Principal. Courses leading to the first examination in Arts of the Madras University were started. A spacious building for housing the college was constructed in 1870. It was a two-storeyed structure and has lasted to this day, forming the central block of the main building of the University College, which bears the bell tower and the ornamental G.I. roofing at the two ends. In laying the foundation stone of the building, His highness the Maharaja Ayilyam Thirunal
said: -
“ I consider this a grand occasion. In laying the foundation stone for a college we are in fact imparting strength and durability to a system of public education of a high order, which cannot fail to exercise a most important influence on the rising generation and on generations yet unborn.
It is gratifying to me to reflect that English education struck early root in Travancore
, that under favourable auspices, it has attained satisfactory growth and that already, pressing on the material limits provided for its by my venerated predecessor, it now calls for enlarged accommodation.
Such a call, it is superfluous for me to say, will at all times be responded to by the Sate with the utmost alacrity. To the numerous pupils I see assembled on this auspicious occasion I will only say: Pursue your various studies with the utmost devotion and perseverance; show yourselves worthily of the anxious care bestowed on you by your country for cultivated intelligence and, even over following into other countries, prove yourselves formidable yet friendly rivals to those whom other colleges send abroad. By such a course you will win credit for yourselves and honour for your country.”
The College was affiliated for the B.A. Degree course to the University of Madras
, first in Philosophy, in 1884. Mr. Robert Harvey who succeeded Mr. John Ross as Principal was the first Professor of Philosophy. B.A. courses in Mathematics
, Chemistry
, History
, Physics
and Sanskrit
and Dravidian Languages
followed in quick succession. A galaxy of distinguished Principals, Indian and English, guided the fortunes of the institution during its early years and the “Old Colleges” as it came to be fondly referred to by its alumni and the public acquired a pre-eminent position in the affections of the people of Travancore
. It was considered an honour and privilege to be a student of the college and to be on its staff. The pick of the intelligentsia of the State was attracted towards it. Among the great scholars who served the institution and won high credit and great reputation forfeit and for themselves by their single minded devotion to the pursuit of higher learning the name of the late A. R. Raja Raja Varma
, grammarian and poet
, deserves special mention. He has left a deep impression on the language and the culture of the land. He was Professor of Sanskrit and Dravidian Languages from 1910 to 1918 and also acted as Principal from 1915 to 1916.
The B.A. honours courses in English
and History
were started in 1914. Provision for the study of Natural Science
(Biology) in the Intermediated Course was made in 1922. The school section of the institution continued to function in the same premises till 1919. In October of that year the school was shifted to a new building at Vanchiyoor
and the whole of the old building was given over to the College. The strength of the college, that year, was 561. By 1923 it arose to 837 and there was great pressure for additional accommodation. Therefore in 1924 the Government decided to separate the Arts and Science Departments, This step, which is known as the bifurcations’ was given effect to at the beginning of the academic year 1924-25. The new institutions that came into being as result of the bifurcation were called H.H. The Maharaja’s College of Science and H.H. The Maharaja’s College of Arts. The later was housed in a new three storeyed building about a mile away at Thaikad. After the birucation, the Sceience College was affiliated for the B.A. pass course in Botany
in 1924 for the B.A. Honours course in Mathematics
in 1925 and for the B.A. pass course in Zoology
in 1931. In the Arts College in B.A. Honours Course in Malayalam was started in 1935 and the B.A Honours Course in Sanskrit
in 1939. The B.A. Course in Philosophy, though it was the first to be started in the old College, had to be discontinued for many years, as sufficient number of students was not forthcoming. It was however, re-started in 1925 in the Arts College
. The strength of the Arts College in 1935-36 was 447 and that of the Science College 937.
The two Colleges grew from strength to strength and became the premier institutions of higher education in the State. Members of the teaching staff of the language sections used to be transferred from the college to the other and this along contributed to the maintenance of some contact between the two. The bifurcation of the old college brought about a certain dichotomy of the spirit between the humanities and sciences and both disciplines suffered there from. “The richness or corporate life springs from the university of its elements”. This was realized by the authorities and in 1942 the two institutions were amalgamated. The reunited College was called the University College. Subsequently the Intermediate section was separated from it (in 1949) and the College became a Post Intermediate Institution. M.Sc. Courses in Physics
, Chemistry
and Economics
in June 1953. B.A. Courses in politics and Hindi
were started in June 1951. B.Sc. Courses in Geology
was started in June 1953. The M.A Courses in Hindi
was started in 1957. As new courses were started, facilities for advanced research came to be provided both in the humanities ad the sciences.
In 1957, State Government took over the Management of the College; a special scheme for coaching students for the U.P.S.C. Examination (I.A.S) was in the College in October 1961. With a view to giving opportunities of higher standard education to employed personnel, as Evening College was started in the College in June 1965.
The College celebrated its Centenary in a grand manner in July 1969 Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the then President of India, inaugurated the celebrations.
The B.Sc. (Special) course was started in 1966 in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology. But these courses were discontinued in 1969 when the Kerala University
abolished them.
The Government vide G.O (Ms.) No. 62/93/H. Edn. dated 14-5-1993, decided to shift the Graduate courses to another campus in a phased manner. Accordingly, the First year classes of the Eleven B.A, Degree courses were shifted to the new buildings for the Graduate Section at Kariavattom
during 1993-94 and those of the B.Sc. Degree during 1994.95. The final year classes of the B.A ad the Second and final year classes of the B.Sc. courses will ceased to function in the College by the end of the academic year 1994-95 and 1995-96 respectively.
The Government has decided to re-introduce the degree courses and to shift III year B.Sc. Classes from University College Graduate Section, Kariavattom to this college from the academic year 1996-97 onwards.
M. phil courses in twelve disciplines have been newly started from the academic year 1994-95. The University College now comprises 20 Post Graduate departments and 18 Graduate departments with about 278 members of staff (Teaching and Non-teaching) and over 3164 students on its roll.
This College has been recognised by the University as a Research Centre for M. Phil and Ph.D Degree in twelve disciplines.
H. H. The Maharaja’s Science College
HH. The Maharaja’s Arts College
University College
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
, the capital of the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state 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....
.
Geography and Location
The college is located at the heart of Trivandrum city called PalayamPalayam
Palayam is a panchayat town in Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Demographics:As of 2001 India census, Palayam had a population of 14,096. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Palayam has an average literacy rate of 45%, lower than the national average of...
.
History
The institution, now called the University College, was founded in the year 1834 by the Government of TravancoreTravancore
Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
during the reign of his Highness Sri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
Sri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma was the Maharaja of the state of Travancore , in India. He reigned under the regency of his mother Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi from 1813 till 1815 and henceforth under the regency of his aunt Maharani Gowri Parvati Bayi from 1815 till 1829...
, one of the most illustrious rulers of the former State of Travancore
Travancore
Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
, celebrated for his devotion and great contributions to art and culture.
The Maharaja had occasion to visit a school that was imparting instruction in English at Nagarcoil under the auspices of the London Missionary Society
London Missionary Society
The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglicans and Nonconformists, largely Congregationalist in outlook, with missions in the islands of the South Pacific and Africa...
(LMS). He was impressed by the school and the quality of the education given there and was convinced that the new type of school held out great prospects for the people of the State. Shortly thereafter he invited Mr. Roberts who was in-charge of the school at Nagarcoil to come to Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
and start a similar school there. The educationist who was an Englishman, agreed and a new school was started in 1834. It was private institution, but the State Government contributed the prescribed fees for 80 pupils who thereby got free tuition. The classes were conducted in an old building located about half a mile to the south of the University College, on the premises where the Govt.Ayurveda College stands today. In less than a year Government took over the school and assumed full responsibility for its management. Mr. Roberts was appointed Headmaster and the school came to be known as ‘The Raja’s Free School’. In the following year the institution was moved to a new building constructed for the purpose on the premises where the University College is now located. The school continued as a free institution till 1863-64. Those were days when education of the western type was being newly introduced in India and the Raja’s Free School was one of the earliest institutions in South India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
established under the auspices of the Government for imparting instruction to the children of the State. It attracted pupils from all parts of Travancore
Travancore
Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
and many of its alumni rose to high positions in the public life of the State and distinguished themselves in may fields of cultural activity.
In 1866, during the reign of His Highness Sri Ayilyam Thirunal
Ayilyam Thirunal
Maharajah Ayilyam Thirunal Rama Varma was the ruler of the princely state of Travancore in India from 1860 to 1880. His reign was highly successful with Travancore gaining the appellation of "model state of India"...
Rama Varma Maharaja of Travancore, it was decided that facilities for higher education should also be provided by the Government and the Raja’s School was raised to the status of a College affiliated to the University of Madras
University 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...
. It was named H.H. The Maharaja’s College, though it still had the original school attached to it. Mr. John Ross, an inspiring teacher whom many a Travancore
Travancore
Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
an of the previous generation still remembers with reverence and affection, was the first Principal. Courses leading to the first examination in Arts of the Madras University were started. A spacious building for housing the college was constructed in 1870. It was a two-storeyed structure and has lasted to this day, forming the central block of the main building of the University College, which bears the bell tower and the ornamental G.I. roofing at the two ends. In laying the foundation stone of the building, His highness the Maharaja Ayilyam Thirunal
Ayilyam Thirunal
Maharajah Ayilyam Thirunal Rama Varma was the ruler of the princely state of Travancore in India from 1860 to 1880. His reign was highly successful with Travancore gaining the appellation of "model state of India"...
said: -
“ I consider this a grand occasion. In laying the foundation stone for a college we are in fact imparting strength and durability to a system of public education of a high order, which cannot fail to exercise a most important influence on the rising generation and on generations yet unborn.
It is gratifying to me to reflect that English education struck early root in Travancore
Travancore
Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
, that under favourable auspices, it has attained satisfactory growth and that already, pressing on the material limits provided for its by my venerated predecessor, it now calls for enlarged accommodation.
Such a call, it is superfluous for me to say, will at all times be responded to by the Sate with the utmost alacrity. To the numerous pupils I see assembled on this auspicious occasion I will only say: Pursue your various studies with the utmost devotion and perseverance; show yourselves worthily of the anxious care bestowed on you by your country for cultivated intelligence and, even over following into other countries, prove yourselves formidable yet friendly rivals to those whom other colleges send abroad. By such a course you will win credit for yourselves and honour for your country.”
The College was affiliated for the B.A. Degree course to the University of Madras
University 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...
, first in Philosophy, in 1884. Mr. Robert Harvey who succeeded Mr. John Ross as Principal was the first Professor of Philosophy. B.A. courses in 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...
, 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....
, 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...
, 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 Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
and Dravidian Languages
Dravidian languages
The Dravidian language family includes approximately 85 genetically related languages, spoken by about 217 million people. They are mainly spoken in southern India and parts of eastern and central India as well as in northeastern Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iran, and...
followed in quick succession. A galaxy of distinguished Principals, Indian and English, guided the fortunes of the institution during its early years and the “Old Colleges” as it came to be fondly referred to by its alumni and the public acquired a pre-eminent position in the affections of the people of Travancore
Travancore
Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
. It was considered an honour and privilege to be a student of the college and to be on its staff. The pick of the intelligentsia of the State was attracted towards it. Among the great scholars who served the institution and won high credit and great reputation forfeit and for themselves by their single minded devotion to the pursuit of higher learning the name of the late A. R. Raja Raja Varma
A. R. Raja Raja Varma
A. R. Raja Raja Varma or A R. Rajaraja Varma was an Indian poet, grammatician and Professor of Oriental Languages at Maharaja's College, Trivandrum. He wrote widely in Sanskrit and Malayalam...
, grammarian and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, deserves special mention. He has left a deep impression on the language and the culture of the land. He was Professor of Sanskrit and Dravidian Languages from 1910 to 1918 and also acted as Principal from 1915 to 1916.
The B.A. honours courses in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and 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...
were started in 1914. Provision for the study of Natural Science
Natural science
The natural sciences are branches of science that seek to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world by using empirical and scientific methods...
(Biology) in the Intermediated Course was made in 1922. The school section of the institution continued to function in the same premises till 1919. In October of that year the school was shifted to a new building at Vanchiyoor
Vanchiyoor
Vanchiyoor is a locality in downtown Thiruvananthapuram city. Vanchiyoor occupies an important place in the history of Travancore. It was the district headquarters and most important offices were situated there. There are a lot of heritage monuments in the area. Major administrative, commercial,...
and the whole of the old building was given over to the College. The strength of the college, that year, was 561. By 1923 it arose to 837 and there was great pressure for additional accommodation. Therefore in 1924 the Government decided to separate the Arts and Science Departments, This step, which is known as the bifurcations’ was given effect to at the beginning of the academic year 1924-25. The new institutions that came into being as result of the bifurcation were called H.H. The Maharaja’s College of Science and H.H. The Maharaja’s College of Arts. The later was housed in a new three storeyed building about a mile away at Thaikad. After the birucation, the Sceience College was affiliated for the B.A. pass course in Botany
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
in 1924 for the B.A. Honours course in 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...
in 1925 and for the B.A. pass course in 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...
in 1931. In the Arts College in B.A. Honours Course in Malayalam was started in 1935 and the B.A Honours Course in Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
in 1939. The B.A. Course in Philosophy, though it was the first to be started in the old College, had to be discontinued for many years, as sufficient number of students was not forthcoming. It was however, re-started in 1925 in the Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
. The strength of the Arts College in 1935-36 was 447 and that of the Science College 937.
The two Colleges grew from strength to strength and became the premier institutions of higher education in the State. Members of the teaching staff of the language sections used to be transferred from the college to the other and this along contributed to the maintenance of some contact between the two. The bifurcation of the old college brought about a certain dichotomy of the spirit between the humanities and sciences and both disciplines suffered there from. “The richness or corporate life springs from the university of its elements”. This was realized by the authorities and in 1942 the two institutions were amalgamated. The reunited College was called the University College. Subsequently the Intermediate section was separated from it (in 1949) and the College became a Post Intermediate Institution. M.Sc. Courses in 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...
, 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....
and 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"...
in June 1953. B.A. Courses in politics 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...
were started in June 1951. B.Sc. Courses in Geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
was started in June 1953. The M.A Courses in 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...
was started in 1957. As new courses were started, facilities for advanced research came to be provided both in the humanities ad the sciences.
In 1957, State Government took over the Management of the College; a special scheme for coaching students for the U.P.S.C. Examination (I.A.S) was in the College in October 1961. With a view to giving opportunities of higher standard education to employed personnel, as Evening College was started in the College in June 1965.
The College celebrated its Centenary in a grand manner in July 1969 Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the then President of India, inaugurated the celebrations.
The B.Sc. (Special) course was started in 1966 in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology. But these courses were discontinued in 1969 when the 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...
abolished them.
The Government vide G.O (Ms.) No. 62/93/H. Edn. dated 14-5-1993, decided to shift the Graduate courses to another campus in a phased manner. Accordingly, the First year classes of the Eleven B.A, Degree courses were shifted to the new buildings for the Graduate Section at Kariavattom
Kariavattom
Kariavattom is a town near Trivandrum in Kerala, India.-Geography:Kariavattom is approximately 14 km north of Trivandrum on NH 47, between Pangappara and Kazhakuttam...
during 1993-94 and those of the B.Sc. Degree during 1994.95. The final year classes of the B.A ad the Second and final year classes of the B.Sc. courses will ceased to function in the College by the end of the academic year 1994-95 and 1995-96 respectively.
The Government has decided to re-introduce the degree courses and to shift III year B.Sc. Classes from University College Graduate Section, Kariavattom to this college from the academic year 1996-97 onwards.
M. phil courses in twelve disciplines have been newly started from the academic year 1994-95. The University College now comprises 20 Post Graduate departments and 18 Graduate departments with about 278 members of staff (Teaching and Non-teaching) and over 3164 students on its roll.
This College has been recognised by the University as a Research Centre for M. Phil and Ph.D Degree in twelve disciplines.
Alumni and Academics
- Raja Ravi VarmaRaja Ravi VarmaRaja Ravi Varma was an Indian painter from the princely state of Travancore who achieved recognition for his depiction of scenes from the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana...
, world famous painterPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is... - C. V. Raman PillaiC. V. Raman PillaiCannankara Velayudhan Raman Pillai was one of the great Indian novelists and playwrights and the greatest novelist and pioneering playwright and journalist in Malayalam...
,one of India's greatest playwrightPlaywrightA playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and novelist - Ayyappa Paniker, poetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and criticCriticA critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced... - K. R. NarayananK. R. NarayananKocheril Raman Narayanan , also known as K. R. Narayanan, was the tenth President of India. He was the first Dalit, and the first Malayali, to have been President....
, former president of IndiaPresident of IndiaThe President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
.
Faculties
- Faculty of English
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Arabic
- Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Faculty of Mathematics
- Faculty of Physics
- Faculty of Geology
- Faculty of Geography
- Faculty of Botany and Zoology
Succession List of Principals
H. H. The Maharaja’s College- Sri. John Ross M.A. 1866-1884
- Sri. Robert Harvey M.A., L.L.D. 1884-1890
- Sri. H.N. Read M.A. 1890-1892 (acting)
- Sri. Dr Alexander Crichton Mitchell D.Sc., F.R.S.E 1892-1909
- Sri. A.W. Bishop Ph.D 1909-1915
- Sri. L.C. Hodson M.A. 1912-1915
- Sri. A. R. Raja Raja VarmaA. R. Raja Raja VarmaA. R. Raja Raja Varma or A R. Rajaraja Varma was an Indian poet, grammatician and Professor of Oriental Languages at Maharaja's College, Trivandrum. He wrote widely in Sanskrit and Malayalam...
Kovil Thampuran M.A 1915-1916, 1918 - Dr. J. Stephenson, B.Sc., A.R.D.S.C. 1916-1927
H. H. The Maharaja’s Science College
- Sri. R. Krishnaswamy Iyer, V.A. 1924-1927
- Sri. James Pryde, M,.A., B.Sc. 1927-1930
- Sri. C.V. Chandrasekharan, M.A, (Oxon) 1930-1931
- Sri. K.V. Rangaswamy Aiyangar, M.A., (Oxon) 1931-1935 (on leave)
- Sri. K.L. Moudgil, M.A., D.Sc., F.L.C. 1933-1934 (acting) and 1935–1937 and 1938–1941
- Sri. A. Gopala Menon, M.A., B.Com. 1934-1935 (acting)
- Sri. R. Srinivasan, M.A. 1937-1938 and 1941–1942
HH. The Maharaja’s Arts College
- Sri. K.V. Rangaswamy Aiyangar, M.A. 1924-1928 and 1930–1933
- Sri. C.V. Chandrasekharan, M.A, (Oxon) 1928-1930 (ag.) and 1933–1935
- Sri. A. Gopala Menon, M.A., B.Com. 1935-1937
- Sri. P.G. Sahasranama Iyer, M.A. 1937-1942
University College
- Sr. H. Subrahmonia Iyer, M.A., Ph.D. 1942-1948
- Sri. V. Narayana Pillai, M.A., B.L. 1948 (acting)
- Sri. V. Sundararaja Naidu, M.A., B.L.T.D, 1948-1949 (acting) and 1950
- Dr. T.K. Koshy, M.A., Ph.D. 1949-1950
- Sri. C.V. Subbarama Iyer, M.A. 1950-1951 (acting)
- Dr. C.S. Venkateswaran, M.A., M.Sc., D.Sc., F.Inst.P.FA.Sc. 1951-1957
- Dr. A. Narayanan Potti, M.N., Ph.D. January–August 1954 (acting)
- Sri. C.S. Venkateswaran 1954 August-1956 November
- Dr. A. Narayanan Potti, M.A., Ph.D. November 1956-March 1957
- Dr. K. Bhaskaran Nair, M.Sc., D.Sc. April 1957-February 1960
- Sri. V.R. Pillai, M.S., M.Sc. February 1960-March 1962
- Sri. E.P. Narayana Pillai. M.A. (Madras and Oxford) March 1962-March 1964
- Dr. N. Subramonia Wariyar, M.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D, FIC. March 1964-March 1969
- Dr. S. Parameswara Iyer, M.Sc., Ph.D 1-4-1959 to 3-7-1969 (acting)
- Sri. R. Suryanarayanan, M.A., B.T. 1969 to March 1977
- Dr. (Mrs.) N.I. Joseph 1-4-1977 to 31-3-1978
- Sri. P. Madusudana Perumal Pillai 1 April 1978 to 6 April 1981
- Sri. K.M. Zachariah 6 April 1981 to 31 March 1982
- Sri. G. Nagappan Nair 1-4-1982 to 31-3-1984
- Sri. A.G. Ramachandran 1-4-1984 to 29-3-1985
- Amt. A. Nabeesa Ummal 1-6-1985 to 31-3-1986
- Prof. C. Ebertchellam 1986-1987
- Prof. S. Ponnayyan 5-8-1987 to 31-3-1989
- Prof. K. Somanadhan from 20-4-1989 to 31-3-1990
- Prof. Rama Sarma 5-5-1990
- Prof. M. Sarojini 14-2-1991 to 31-3-1991
- Dr. H. Parameswaran from 3-4-1991 to 30-4-1991
- Prof. V. Hamsa Devi 21-8-1991 to 24-6-1992
- Prof. R. Balakrishnan Nair 24-6-1992 to 3-11-1992
- Prof. I. Sundaram Pillai 4-11-1992 to 31-3-1993
- Prof. R. Balakrishnan Nair 24-6-1992 to 3-11-1992 and 5-4-1993 to 18-5-1993
- Prof. R. Harihara Subrahmonia Iyer 18-5-1995 to 26-12-1995
- Prof. B. Padmakumari 26-12-1995 to 17-6-1996
- Prof. P. Sahadevan 17-6-1996 to 31-5-1998
- Dr. K.Sukumaran 31-5-1998 to 17-7-1998
- Smt. P. Saraswathy Amma 17-7-1998 to 31-3-1999
- Sri. S. Mohan Kumar 31-3-1999 to 16-6-1999
- Prof. B. Rishikesan Thampy 16-6-1999
- Sri. G. Gopalakrishnan
- Sr. V.R. Ramachandran
- Prof. S. Varghese 6-8-2001 to 16-8-2002
- Smt. Vijayakumi Jaya Singh 17-8-2002 to 31-3-2003
- Prof. Prasanna 28-6-2003 to 30-6-2003
- Prof. A. Salahudeen Kunju 1/7/2003 to 31/3/2004
- Prof. Dr. D. Maya 1/4/2004 to 31/3/2005
- Prof. M.S. Girija 18/8/2005 to 28/4/2006
- Dr. Cyriac Mathews 28/4/2006 to 28/7/2007
- Dr. Asha Balagandharan 27/7/2007 to 30-6-2008
- Smt. Shobha Ravindranath 19/7/2008 onwards.
- Dr.B S Mohanachandran