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{{Infobox college<br />
| name = Government College, Chittur<br />
| motto = महाजनो येन गतः स पन्थाः<br />
| type = Public<br />
| image = <br />
| established = 1947<br />
| students = 1778<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.careers360.com/colleges/government-college-chittur|title = Government College, Chittur: Admission 2021, Courses, Fee, Cutoff, Ranking, Placements & Scholarship}}</ref><br />
| principal = <br />
| affiliation = [[University of Calicut]]<br />
| dean = <br />
| city = [[Chittur]]<br />
| state = [[Kerala]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| postcode = 678104<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|10.6869|76.7234|type:edu|display=inline,title}} <!-- PLEASE verify coord --><br />
| campus = Rural<br />
| undergrad = <br />
| postgrad = <br />
| doctoral = <br />
| faculty = <br />
| website = {{URL|http://61.0.248.125/dcekerala/chitturcollege|chitturcollege.ac.in}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Government College, Chittur''' is an educational institutions located in [[Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala]]. The college is affiliated to the [[University of Calicut]] and recognized as a special-grade college under the Department of Collegiate Education, [[Government of Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.highereducation.kerala.gov.in/index.php/academic/institutions/government?showall=&start=2|title = Government}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The college was established on 11 August 1947, by Cherubala Karunakara Menon, ICS, Devan of erstwhile Cochin state. Initially under the [[University of Madras]] and got affiliated to [[Travancore University]] in 1949. It started functioning in the present 40 acre campus on the bank of [[Bharathappuzha|Sokanasini]] river since 1954.<ref>http://61.0.248.125/dcekerala/chitturcollege/history/</ref><br />
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==Academics==<br />
The college provides undergraduate and postgraduate education in science, arts and commerce streams. There are 15 departments: Geography, Botany, Chemistry, Commerce, Economics, Electronics, History, Malayalam, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, English, Tamil, and Zoology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.highereducationinindia.com/institutes/government-college-chittur-7499.php|title=Government College Chittur - Govt. College Chittur Kerala}}</ref> The Departments of Tamil, Geography, Philosophy, Music and Mathematics are the research departments under the [[University of Calicut]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/nov/02/centre-reconstitutes-kerala-coastal-zone-management-authority-2055868.html|title = Centre reconstitutes Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority}}</ref> It has been accredited by [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]] with an A Grade (CGPA 3.01 out of 4).<br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
* [[Thiruvizha Jayashankar]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of institutions of higher education in Kerala]]<br />
*[[List of colleges affiliated to the University of Calicut]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{url|http://61.0.248.125/dcekerala/chitturcollege|Official Webpage}}<br />
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{{Education in Kerala}}<br />
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[[Category:Arts and Science colleges in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Palakkad district]]<br />
[[Category:Colleges affiliated with the University of Calicut]]<br />
[[Category:1947 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras]]<br />
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