Later it was named H.H. The Mahaja's College,
though it had the original school attached to
it. Mr. John Ross, as inspiring teacher, was the
first principal.
The
college was a affiliated for the B.A Degree course
to the University of Madras, first in Philosophy,
in 1884. Mr. Robert Harvey who succeeded Mr. John
Ross as Principal was the first Professor of Philosophy.
B.A. Courses in Mathematics, Chemistry, History,
Physics and Sanskrit and Dravidian Languages followed.
Among
the great scholars who served the institution,
the late A.R. Raja Raja Varma, Grammarian and
Poet, deserves special mention. He was professor
of Sanskrit and Dravidian Languages from 1910
to 1918 and also acted as Principal from 1915
to 1916. It is with a sense of pride that everyone
remembers Dr. K.R. Narayanan, President of India,
who is an alumnus of this college.
In
1957, the State Government took over the Mangament
of the college. A special scheme for coaching
students for the U.P.S.C. Examination (I.A.S.)
was introduced in October 1961. An Evening College
was started in June 1965.
The
college celebrated its centenary in July 1966
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the then President of India,
inaugurated the celebrations..
M.Phil
courses in twelve disciplines were started in
1994-95. The University College now comprises
20 Post Graduate Departments and 18 under graduate
departments with 235 members of staff (Teaching
and Non-teaching) and over 2455 students on its
roll.
This
Centre of Excellence college has been recognised
by the University as a Research Centre for M.Phil
& Ph.D. Degree in twelve disciplines.
| Principal
|
Dr.A.Sahhuddin
Kunju
Tel: 0471-475830(O); 0471-2322019(Res) |
| Courses
offered |
B.A
|
English |
| Malayalam |
| Hindi |
| Arabic |
| Politics |
| Sanskrit |
| Tamil |
| Islamic
History |
| Economics |
| Philosophy |
| History |
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B.Sc
|
Mathematics |
| Physics |
| Chemistry |
| Botany |
| Geology |
| Geography |
| Zoology |
|
M.A.
|
English |
| Malayalam |
| Hindi |
| Arabic |
| Sanskrit |
| Psychology |
| Tamil |
| Islamic
History |
| Economics |
| Politics |
| Philosophy |
| History |
| Statistics |
|
M.Sc.
|
Mathematics |
| Physics |
| Chemistry |
| Botany |
| Zoology |
| Geology |
| Geography |
| Statistics |
| M.Phil |
Mathematics |
| Physics |
| Chemistry |
| Botany |
| Zoology |
|
English |
| Malayalam |
| Hindi |
| Arabic |
| Philosophy |
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History |
| Economics |
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Patent
for oil extraction
Researchers
at the Plant Biochemistry unit, Department
of Botany, University College, Thiruvananthapuram,
have obtained a patent (File No: 983/MAS/2000)
on production of edible red Palm Oil and Oil
cake from oil palm fruits by dry method.
This research group, led by Dr. C. Mohan Kumar,
has been focussing on the biochemical and
molecular aspects of oil palm and coconut
since 1994. This novel method was found to
be easier, more hygienic economical and thereby
a better alternative to the traditional wet
processing technique.
Dr. Mohan Kumar has also applied for another
patent for a new plant product, (Biogreen)
found to be effective in controlling mite
infestation in coconut.
Source: University Herald (July-September
2001) |
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