Government Arts And Science College Kozhikode Meenchanda

Government Arts & Science College, Calicut, Meenchanda, is one of the well-known colleges in Kerala established in 1964. Today the college has 1603 students, 80 Teachers and 43 Non-teaching staff members and the principal. The College is affiliated to the University of Calicut and is maintained according to the strict Government policy of admission based on merit and reservation for backward classes. Reservation for SC/ ST/OEC/SEBC are strictly followed. the College has a quota for Lakshadweep students and from its inception many students have graduated from this institution. One point of significance of the Govt. College is that the Teachers and Non-teaching staff are recruited through Kerala Public Service commission based on written test and interview, adhering to reservation policy. Out of the 81 Teachers, 22 have Ph.D.Degree and 18 have M.Phil Degree. The College maintains an atmosphere conducive to the development of curricular as well as co-curricular activities. The Teachers and students have a healthy interaction in academic pursuit as well as co-curricular activities. One wings of combined (boys and girl) NCC is active in training and extension programes. Two NSS Unitsm Nature Club, Career Guidance Cell, Grievance Redressal Forum, Parent-Teacher Association, Alumni Association, Co-operative store, Compulsory Social Service Schme, Cricket Club etc, are lively agencies of this institution. The College has related itself with the needs of the neighboring people. A post Office functions in the campus with this motive. The Co-operative store provides Telephone facility for students and staff members. Every year, students form a College Union through an election. The College Union takes up the responsibility of representing their ideas, programmes and problems. The Staff Council, with the Principal as its Chairman, the heads of Departments and elected staff as its members, meet regularly to evaluate the needs and development of the College. Though the permission of the Government is required in all policy matters, the Principals, Teachers and students strive for the smooth functioning of the College with ambitions and dreams for a steady growth of the institution.

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