Government Victoria College, Palakkad

Government Victoria College, Palakkad
Motto	Labunter et imputatur
Type	Government College
Established	1888; 136 years ago
Location	Palakkad, Kerala, 678001, India; 10°47′04″N 76°39′07″E / 10.7844°N 76.6520°E
Campus	Urban, 25 Acres
Language	English
Affiliations	University of Calicut
Website	www.gvc.ac.in
	Location in Kerala Government Victoria College, Palakkad (India)

The Government Victoria College in Palakkad is an institution of higher learning in the Malabar region of Kerala. It is affiliated to the Calicut University^[1] and provides undergraduate and postgraduate education in science, arts and commerce subjects. The college is ranked 84th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.^[2]

The institution was started in the year 1866.^[3]

Notable alumni

E. M. S. Namboodiripad, communist politician and first Chief Minister of Kerala^[3]^[4]
V. R. Krishna Iyer, former Supreme Court judge, former minister
M. T. Vasudevan Nair, writer and filmmaker^[3]
O. V. Vijayan, author and cartoonist^[3]
T. N. Seshan, former Chief Election Commissioner^[3]^[4]
E. Sreedharan, civil engineer^[3]^[4]
Unni Menon, playback singer
K. N. Panikkar, historian
Olappamanna, poet
Ravi Shankar (Cartoonist)
C. N. Jayadevan
Anil Radhakrishnan Menon
O. Rajagopal
Mundur Krishnankutty, author
Mankada Ravi Varma, cinematographer, film director
Murali Sreeshankar, athlete
Shyama Prasad, Film Maker

^ "Affiliated College of Calicut University" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
^ "2024 NIRF Ranking" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "District Profile". spb.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "College students gift retiring principal a grave, later arrested". hindustantimes.com. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2019.