THUNCHAN MEMORIAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, TIRUR
This college was started in the year 1980 as a junior college with Pre-Degree courses. The college has completed its 43 years of dedicated and glorious service to the cause of higher education. At present the college offers 6 undergraduate programmes and 4 postgraduate programmes and one doctoral programme. The college is affiliated to the university of Calicut. The college was recognised by the UGC with 2(f) and 12B and it is re-accredited by the NAAC with B++ grade.
A Brief History of the College:
The history of the institution is closely related to the history of educational progress of the people of the district in general and that of the educationally and economically backward communities in particular. The establishment of the college owes to the keen desire of a group of people of this area to uplift the marginalized and backward communities, who was thrown out off from the main stream of social progress for historical reasons.
The decision to start a Government College was the long-cherished dream of a group of socially committed visionaries of this area. It was materialized as the result of the fusion of their enthusiasm, hard work, diligence and zeal. Apart from the primary aim of imparting knowledge, this institution has been visualized to play a more significant role, namely the improvement of the otherwise educationally backward Malappuram District in general and the coastal belt of Tirur Taluk in particular. The College was inaugurated by the then Educational Minister of Kerala, Sri. Baby John.
For the present generation, it might be a surprise to learn that this prestigious College had a very humble beginning. With no separate building of its own at that time, the classes were initially held in the few class rooms of the nearby Paravanna Government High School. One of the rooms of the nearby Master’s Lodge served as the make-shift office room of the College. In 1981, this College was aptly christened as Thunchan Memorial Government College, thus honoring the father of modern Malayalam Language, whose birthplace is Tirur.
Thanks to the untiring enthusiasm and efforts of the College Sponsoring Committee, the College was shifted to its new premises by 1984. The Committee received generous helps from the public by way of donation. 22.5 acres of salubrious land at Vakkad was purchased and a college building was constructed on the land at the cost of Rupees five lakhs. 17th November 1984 is a memorable day in the annals of the College. On this day, the College started functioning in its own building. Thus, the present college campus came into existence.
The Sponsoring Committee is also credited with arranging the infrastructure and providing the necessary facilities so that the Pre-Degree Courses in Humanities (Third Group) and Commerce (Fourth Group) could be started immediately. With unbounded gratitude we remember all the members of the Sponsoring Committee whose yeoman services contributed to the birth and step by step growth of the college. These members did the spade work for developing the College into a good temple of learning. We are grateful to each of them.
Members of the Sponsoring Committee:
- Mohammed Mangalam (President)
- K. Hameed Haji., Vettom (Vice President)
- P. Narayana Menon, Vettom (Vice President)
- K. Abdulla, B. P. Angadi (Secretary)
- Mohammed Master, B. P. Angadi (Joint Secretary)
- Mohammed Kutty, B. P. Angadi (Joint Secretary)
- Kuttiyil Kumaran, Vettom (Treasurer)
- V. Mohammed, Tirur (Member)
- T. Mohammed alias Bappu Haji, Kanoor (Member)
- K. Syed Muhammed, B. P. Angadi (Member)
- M. Kunhi Mohammed,Vettom (Member)
- Velayudhan Nair alias Kuttan Nair, Thekkummury (Member)
- A. Saidalavi, Kanoor (Member)
The year 1991 was another milestone in the history of the College. It was in this year that Sri. E. T. Mohammed Basheer, the then Educational Minister of Kerala declared, at a function, the sanction of the first Degree Course, viz, B. A. Arabic in the College. Along with this, the College was also sanctioned B. Com. The College was thus upgraded to the status of a Degree College.
The need for introducing new courses in science subjects in the college was realized and during the academic year 1993-’94, B. Sc. Mathematics was introduced, followed by M. Sc. Mathematics in the year 1995-’96. This marked the beginning of the first Post-Graduate Government College in Malappuram District.
The following years saw the commencement of other new courses in the College. B. A. Malayalam course was sanctioned by the then Educational Minster Sri. P. J. Joseph in the year 1999 and its inauguration was done by the Minister of Local Self Government Sri. Paloli Mohammed Kutty. In 2004-’05, B. Sc. Physics was added to the list of courses in the college. In the academic year 2012-2013 three PG programmes via., MA Arabic, MCom., and MA Malayalam were sanctioned.
The establishment of the Research Centre under the Department of Arabic in the year 2018 was a milestone in the history of the college. At present one PhD degree was awarded from the department and 22 research scholars are carrying out their researches. As a new generation programme, Integrated MA English and Media Studies was introduced in the college in the year 2021.
We have not looked back since we cut our teeth in the educational firmament in 1980. Our students have secured the top ranks in university examinations and brought credit to the college. They have also excelled in extra-curricular activities in national and international level. Thus, the spirited endeavour of the students, teachers and people of this locality have earned the college a prominent niche in the educational map of the state.
The college gratefully acknowledge the efforts of those administrators, legislators, former staff, people of the locality etc. who have shown interest and contributed in the growth of the college to the present status.