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<div>{{Short description|College in Kerala, India}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Christ College, Irinjalakuda<br />
| native_name = ക്രൈസ്റ്റ് കോളേജ്, ഇരിഞ്ഞാലക്കുട<br />
| native_name_lang = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| image = Christ College, Irinjalakuda.jpg<br />
| image_size = 300<br />
| motto = ''जीवित प्रभा - ജീവിത പ്രഭ - Jeevitha Prabha''<br />
| mottoeng = "Light of Life"<br />
| established = 1956<br />
| principal = Fr. Dr. Jolly Andrews CMI<br />
| vice_chancellor = <br />
| city = [[Irinjalakuda, Thrissur District]]<br />
| state = [[Kerala]]<br />
| postalcode = 680125<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| coor = {{coord|10.355735|76.2122631|type:edu_region:IN-KL|display=inline,title}}<br />
| students = 4000+<br />
| founder = [[Gabriel Chiramel|Fr. Gabriel Chiramel CMI]]<br />
| type = [[Public University|Public]]<br />
| campus = [[urban area|Urban]]<br />
| nickname = CCAIJK<br />
| affiliations = [[University of Calicut]]<br />
| website = https://christcollegeijk.edu.in/<br />
}}<br />
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'''Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda''' is a [[Syro-Malabar Catholic|Syro Malabar Catholic Church]] college run by [[Carmelites of Mary Immaculate]] <br />
in [[Irinjalakuda]] of [[Thrissur District, Kerala]], [[India]]. Christ College is affiliated to [[University of Calicut]] accredited with an '''"A" Grade''' certificate by [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC). College ranked No. 1 in Kerala and 17th in all India level in NIRF ranking in 2017. College ranked 107 in All India Ranking by [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] during 2020 and is scaling heights in number with years. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2019/CollegeRanking.html|title = MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)}}</ref> The college conducts several undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Arts, Commerce, and Science faculties. Besides, the college offers professional courses like PG Diploma in Natural Disaster Management; [[Bachelor of Physical Education]] (BPE), and some UGC sponsored short-term courses.<br />
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==History==<br />
Christ College has its origin in 1956 at Mangadikunnu, then a forlorn hill on the outskirts of Irinjalakuda Municipality. The college was inaugurated by [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]], then [[Governor of Kerala]] on 13 October 1957. The college started with 240 students and 14 members on the teaching staff. The first Manager of the college was Rev. Fr. Clemens CMI and the first Principal was Rev. Fr. Gabriel Chiramel CMI. In the beginning, the college was affiliated to the [[University of Kerala]] until 1968, when it came under the jurisdiction of the [[University of Calicut]]. As per the latest MHRD ranking, Christ College stands at 63rd rank in India according to National Institutional Ranking Framework.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/CollegeRanking.html|title=MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)}}</ref><br />
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==Notable Alumni==<br />
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*[[K. Satchidanandan]]<br />
*[[P. Jayachandran]]<br />
*[[K. Radhakrishnan]]<br />
*[[P. N. Vinayachandran]]<br />
*[[Kochouseph Chittilappilly]]<br />
*[[V. P. Gangadharan|Dr. V. P. Gangadharan]]<br />
*[[Mala Aravindan]]<br />
*[[Joju George]]<br />
*[[Kamal (director)]]<br />
*K. Radhakrishnan (Novelist)<br />
*[[T. V. Chandran]]<br />
*[[T. P. Senkumar]]<br />
*Navya Ramesh<br />
*[[M. P. Vincent]]<br />
*[[Mani C. Kappan]]<br />
*[[Edavela Babu]]<br />
*P. N. Gopikrishnan<br />
*[[Jiju Asokan]]<br />
*[[Viswanathan Manikan]]<br />
*Satheesh Menon<br />
*[[P. Rajeeve]]<br />
*[[C. R. Neelakandan]]<br />
*[[Jijoy Rajagopal]]<br />
*[[Aditi Ravi]]<br />
*[[Lakshmi Nakshathra]]<br />
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[[Category:Catholic universities and colleges in India]]<br />
[[Category:Colleges affiliated with the University of Calicut]]<br />
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Thrissur district]]<br />
[[Category:Irinjalakuda]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1956]]<br />
[[Category:1956 establishments in Kerala]]<br />
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