Government College, Kattappana

Government College
Kattappana
	File:Emblem.JPG 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°ECoordinates: 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[edit]

Government college, Kattappana was established in July 1977 to fulfill a long need in the vicinity.

File:College main building.JPG

Institute main building

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[edit]

The college is located in the spice city of Kerala, Kattappana.^[6] The institute is equipped with all modern amenities. The main building consists of an academic block and administrative office. The newly built science block is a three storeyed one with modular laboratory and instrumentation facilities. The college does have a state of art library block with around 420000 books and e facilities. The postgraduate and research department of Malayalam functions in a separate academic block. The college does have hostels for both boys and girls inside the campus. The college does also have a staff quarters with the facilities for 12 families. 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,Career Guidance and counseling cell, arts club, debate club, quiz club and nature clubs.^[8]

Organisation and administration[edit]

Departments[edit]

The institute has 13 departments. Courses are offered and managed independently by these departments.^[9] They are

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

Physical Education

Facilities[edit]

Various facilities available in the institute are^[10]

Library
Edusat Bhavan
Internet Bhavan
Wifi connectivity
Computer lab for Commerce & Maths Dept.
Conference hall
Auditorium
Sports grounds
Boys Hostel
Girls Hostel
Staff Quarters
E learning Centre
College Bus
Reading corner

Courses offered[edit]

Different courses offered^[11] 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
Bachelor of Science in Physics
Master of Arts in Malayalam
Master of Commerce
Master of Arts in Economics
Master of Science in Chemistry
Integrated M A in English
Research in Malayalam

Image gallery[edit]

Annual sports fest

Entrance of Institute

Administrative Block

Arts Block

Science Block

Arts Block

References[edit]

↑ [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.
↑ Departments,
↑ Facilities available Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine,
↑ Courses offered,

External links[edit]

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[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.

[Departments-9] Departments,

[Facilities_available-10] Facilities available Archived 18 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine,

[Courses_offered-11] Courses offered,

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