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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Government Victoria College, Palakkad<br />
| motto = Labunter et imputatur<br />
| type = [[Government degree colleges in India|Government College]]<br />
| image = Govt Victoria College Palakkad Campus IMG 20190106 103618.jpg<br />
| established = {{start date and age|1888}}<br />
| students = <br />
| principal = <br />
| affiliations = [[University of Calicut]]<br />
| dean = <br />
| city = [[Palakkad]]<br />
| state = [[Kerala]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| postcode = 678001<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|10.7844|76.6520|type:edu|display=inline,title}} <!--verify coord--><br />
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India<br />
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]], 25 Acres<br />
| undergrad = <br />
| postgrad = <br />
| doctoral = <br />
| faculty = <br />
| language = English<br />
| website = {{url|www.victoriacollege.ac.in}}<br />
}}<br />
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[[File:Govt Victoria College Palakkad Campus IMG 20190106 103450.jpg|thumbnail|Govt. Victoria College Campus]]<br />
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The '''Government Victoria College''' in [[Palakkad]], is the oldest institution of higher learning in the [[Malabar (Northern Kerala)|Malabar]] region of [[Kerala]]. It holds a rich educational heritage in the history of malabar region. It is affiliated to the [[Calicut University]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Affiliated College of Calicut University |url=http://www.universityofcalicut.info/affiliated_colleges/2016_Affiliated_Colleges_and_courses_latest_list_on24May2016.pdf}}</ref> and provides undergraduate and postgraduate education in [[science]], [[arts]] and [[commerce]] subjects.<br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Govt Victoria College Palakkad Campus IMG 20190106 103643.jpg|thumb|right|"The foundation stone of this building was laid by His Excellency Col. Maharaj Shri Sir Krishna Kumar Sinhji Bhavasinji K.C.S.I, Maharaja of Bhavanagar, Governor of Madras on 3-3-1949"]]<br />
[[File:Govt Victoria College Palakkad Campus IMG 20190106 103655.jpg|thumb|right|"Opened by the H'onble Sri P.S.Kumaraswami Raja, Chief Minister, Govt. of Madras on 12th February 1951"]]<br />
The institution was started in the year 1866<ref name="spbprofile">{{Cite web|url=http://spb.kerala.gov.in/index.php/district-profile-palakkad.html|title=District Profile|website=spb.kerala.gov.in|access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref> as a Rate School, so called because it depended for its finances upon an educational 'rate' which was at the time levied by Local Government. In 1871 the year in which Local Fund Act came into force and educational rates were abolished, the school was taken over by the Local Fund Board. In 1877 the school became a Government High School and in 1884, it was handed over by the Government to the management of the school. In January 1888 the High School was raised to the rank of a Second Grade College and was affiliated to the [[University of Madras]] under the management of Municipal Council, Government undertaking to bear the net cost of the College Department. The Municipal Council resolved to work the institution on the salary-grant-system from 1894.In 1905 the Government declared the college to be self-supporting and discontinued the salary grant.<br />
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In 1913 a hostel with furnished accommodation for 100 students was opened. In accordance with the resolution passed at a meeting of Palghat Municipal Council held in December 1917, unanimously requesting th Government to take over the management of the college, the institution was taken over by the Government of [[Madras|Madras Presidency]] in 1919. The college was raised to First Grade in 1925 with provisions for teaching of [[History]], [[Philosophy]] and [[Mathematics]] optionals in B.A classes. All classes below Fourth Form were transferred to the control of the Municipal Council, Palakkad in the same year. The High School classes were also transferred in 1933. In 1939 the college was affiliated for the teaching of Mathematics, [[Physics]] and [[Chemistry]] as main subjects for BSc Degree Examination and [[Zoology]] and [[Electrical Engineering]] as subsidiary subjects. In 1944 [[Economics]] was introduced for B.A and [[Hindi]] as part II language in all classes. In 1945 [[Geography]] was added to the optional in the Intermediate and in 1947, Group V [[Malayalam]] for the B.A.<br />
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As a result of formation of Linguistic Provinces, the college was affiliated to [[Kerala University]] in 1957. The college celebrated its centenary on a grant scale in February 1968 based on starting of rate school, again it celebrated its centenary in the year 1989 based on the starting of the college. The college is now affiliated to [[Calicut University]] and has been recognized as a Centre of Excellence by the [[Government of Kerala]].<br />
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==Motto==<br />
The motto of the college is the Latin ''Labunter et imputatur'', meaning ''the moments slip away and are laid to your account''.<br />
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'''Notable Alumni''' <br />
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*[[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]], communist politician and first Chief Minister of Kerala<ref name="spbprofile"/><ref name="hindustantimes">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/college-students-gift-retiring-principal-a-grave-later-arrested/story-6L3KWH4hNHFz2mauDf3ssK.html|title=College students gift retiring principal a grave, later arrested|date=2016-04-06|website=hindustantimes.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref><br />
*[[V. R. Krishna Iyer]], former Supreme Court judge, former minister<br />
*[[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]], Jnanpith Award-winning writer and filmmaker<ref name="spbprofile"/><br />
*[[O. V. Vijayan]], author and cartoonist<ref name="spbprofile"/><br />
*[[T. N. Seshan]], former Chief Election Commissioner<ref name="spbprofile"/><ref name="hindustantimes"/><br />
*[[E. Sreedharan]], civil engineer<ref name="spbprofile"/><ref name="hindustantimes"/><br />
*[[Unni Menon]], playback singer<br />
*[[K. N. Panikkar]], historian<br />
*[[Olappamanna]], poet<br />
*[[Ravi Shankar (Cartoonist)]]<br />
*[[C. N. Jayadevan]], ex-MLA & MP<br />
*[[Anil Radhakrishnan Menon]], director <br />
*[[O. Rajagopal]], MLA<br />
*[[Mundur Krishnankutty]], author<br />
*[[Mankada Ravi Varma]], Cinematographer, film director<br />
*[[M.D. Ramanathan]], Carnatic Musician<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery mode=packed><br />
Govt Victoria College Palakkad Entrance.JPG|Entrance<br />
Govt Victoria College Palakkad Campus IMG 20190106 103238.jpg|Malayalam Department<br />
Govt Victoria College Palakkad Campus IMG 20190106 103420.jpg|English Department<br />
Govt Victoria College Palakkad Campus IMG 20190106 103527.jpg|Physics Department<br />
Govt Victoria College Palakkad Campus IMG 20190106 103450.jpg|Chemistry Department<br />
Govt Victoria College Palakkad Campus IMG 20190106 103957.jpg|<br />
</gallery><br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[List of colleges affiliated to the University of Calicut]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[http://61.0.248.125/dcekerala/victoriacollege/ Official Webpage]<br />
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{{Education in Kerala}}<br />
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