Government College, Kattappana

Government College
Kattappana
	Official Emblem of GCK
Type	Government College
Established	1977
Principal	Dr. Abdul Rahim
Undergraduates	450
Postgraduates	70
Location	Kattappana, Kerala, India; 9°45′39″N 77°06′23″E / 9.7607°N 77.1065°E
Language	English
Acronym	GCK
Website	gckattappana.ac.in
	Location in Kerala Government College, Kattappana (India)

Government College, Kattappana is located in Idukki district, India. Affiliated with M G University,^[4] the college offers a Bachelor's degree in arts, science and commerce. The college is accredited with 'A' grade by NAAC

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.^[5]

Campus

The college is located in the spice city of Kerala, Kattappana.^[6] 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.^[7]

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.^[8]

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.^[9]

Organisation and administration

Departments

The institute has 12 departments. Courses are offered and managed independently by these departments.^[10] They are

Chemistry	Physics	Mathematics	Statistics
Commerce	Economics	History	Political Science
English	Hindi	Malayalam	Sanskrit

Facilities

Various facilities available in the institute are^[11]

Library
Edusat Bhavan
Internet Bhavano
Computer lab for Commerce & Maths Dept.
Automated & partly digitalized library
Conference hall
Auditorium
Sports ground

Courses offered

Different courses offered^[12] at the institute are

Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Bachelor of Arts in Malayalam
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
Bachelor in Commerce
Master of Arts in Malayalam
Master of Commerce

Image gallery

References

^ [1] Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine,
^ UG courses Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine,
^ PG courses Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine,
^ MG University, Kottayam.
^ History of the college Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine,
^ Kattappana description,
^ Location of the institute,
^ Campus clubs Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
^ Biodiversity Park,
^ Departments,
^ Facilities available Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine,
^ Courses offered,

External links

[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.

[history-5] History of the college Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine,

[kattappana_description-6] Kattappana description,

[location-7] Location of the institute,

[various_clubs-8] Campus clubs Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.

[Biodiversity_Park-9] Biodiversity Park,

[Departments-10] Departments,

[Facilities_available-11] Facilities available Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine,

[Courses_offered-12] Courses offered,

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