CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
The College lays utmost importance on co-curricular activities. In addition to the College Union which is statutory, the College has a number of clubs and societies, about which information is given in detail for the benefit of the students. Talented faculty members supervise the activities of these clubs and associations. Each departments has its own Subject Association which organizes various programmes related to their respective fields.
BRAINS TRUST
The Brains Trust, one of the most prestigious organizations of the college, has been functioning since 1958. Its membership is restricted to 75 students who are selected on the basis of a rigorous written test and interview. The ultimate object of the Trust is the comprehensive and harmonious development of the personality of students so that they can provide effective leadership in all walks of life. It has also been envisaged as a forum for discussing issues of national and international significance. In order to develop leadership skills among students, the Trust provides training in public speaking, debating, creative writing and other such activities. It also equips students for competitive exams, academic and cultural competitions etc. The Trust also has various functional wings like the Debating Forum, Quiz Club, Arts Club etc. A Leadership Training Camp, lasting for three days, is held every year for the members of the Trust.
Eminent personalities from different walks of life have addressed the Trust on various occasions in its history. The list of luminaries who have addressed the Trust in the past years include Sri. Rajaji, Sri. Fakrudheen Ali Ahammed, Sri. V V Giri, Smt. Indira Gandhi, Dr. Stanley Jones, Dr. John Mathai, Sri. Pattom Thanu Pillai, Dr. P C Alexander and so on.
The Trust is in fact widely viewed as the most acclaimed organizations of its kind. It has played a very decisive role in shaping the social and intellectual life of many students in the past and aspires to do the same in the future.
NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME
A unit of National Service Scheme has been functioning in the College since 1971. It is a voluntary organization designed to create community consciousness in the students and to channelise their energy and enthusiasm into constructive paths. Presently the College has two units of National Service Scheme with a membership of about 300 students. The students participate in a series of community development projects including, 10 day work camp arranged every year during Christmas holidays. The NSS volunteers carry out regular campus beautification programmes, arrange blood donation, and participate in community development schemes in the locality. A Bonus of 15 marks for the Degree Course and 5 marks for PG Course shall be awarded to NSS Candidate at the time of admission.
NATIONAL CADET CORPS
NCC functions in the College to develop character, comradeship, ideal service, leadership traits and to provide service training to young men and women. There are about 100 Cadets in the NCC unit of the College. Application for enrolment will be called for by the Officer-Commanding the unit at the beginning of each academic year. The cadets enrolled will undergo a minimum of 4 hours of training per week and attend an annual training camp of 14 days duration. Cadets who have the required attendance to their credit and have shown sufficient progress can appear for B and C Certificate Examinations conducted by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, at the end of the first and the third years of training respectively. Cadets are under no obligation to undertake active service but those cadets who have passed B and C certificate examinations will be given preference for joining the armed forces. The college can now boast of a special unit comprising of women cadets also. Application forms for enrolment can be had from the NCC Office. Bonus marks are awarded to NCC Candidate at the time of admission.
SCIENCE FORUM
The Science Forum in the College functions effectively. Students are admitted in to the Forum after an entrance test. Regular programmes of the Science Forum include monthly talks on science matters, quiz competitions, seminars etc.
PLANNING FORUM
The Planning Forum is a very active co-curricular organization of the College consisting of students and teachers. The primary objective of the Forum is to critically analyze the socio-economic issues, both national and international. It also undertake case studies and gathers empirical information/data focusing on issues affecting the community surrounding the College. Lectures, symposia, workshops etc. are also organized by the Forum.
WOMEN’S CELL
The Women’s Cell, of which all the women students of the college are members, provides opportunities to develop the talents of the members. It is a forum for cultural activities which highlights the issues of common concern of the women students. The annual ‘Women’s Day’ organized by the Cell offers an occasion for the women student’s to express their artistic talents.
BESTARTS
The Bestarts is a forum in which the best artists of the college become members. Students talented in singing, dancing, acting, painting, writing etc. are given special training to develop their skills. They get a number of opportunities to perform and to take part in Youth Festivals including chances on Radio and Television.
ECO CLUB
The Eco Club was set up to create among the students an awareness about the importance of protecting our environment. The club enlists student participation in maintaining a clean and healthy campus by planting more trees, holding seminars on topics related to current environmental problems and to conduct study tours to eco-tourism centers. The club, which has about 60 student members strives to develop love of nature and adventure and to instill awareness of the environment in the college community. The recent activities of the club include planting and nurturing of about 40-50 indigenous forest trees and medicinal plants on the campus, labeling of plants etc. The club has also arranged a nature camp and a trip to the Nehru Planetarium in Trivandrum and the Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary and other places of interest to students. They have also screened nature-related video cassettes and arranged drawing and painting competitions to instill environmental consciousness among students.
RAIN WATER HARVESTING
To confront the acute water scarcity in the area, the College has started steps to conserve as much as rainwater as possible by putting up one or two water sumps and harvesting rain water from the stadium and roof tops. Making pits to collect rainwater on the campus is also contemplated.
ASTRONOMY CLUB
The Astronomy Club was started in the College with the aim to cultivate research interest among the students in the field of astronomy and astrophysics. Regular lecturers and studies are being conducted. The club uses a 150 mm astronomical telescope for observations. The telescope was constructed at Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune by our trainee students. Extension activity of the Club in the recent years include allowing the school students and general public to observe Mars as the planet came to its closest trajectory near to earth in the past 20,000 years. The telescope was made available to the public for 3 nights and a lot of people made use of the opportunity. Seminars and Lecturers were conducted using LCD projectors, on various topics Viz. Red Shift, Mars, Galaxies and General Theory of Relativity. Among the dignitaries who addressed the students include eminent scientists Prof. Jayant Narlikkar, Prof. Ajit Kembhave and Prof. Naresh Daddich.
ADIC CLUB
An Adic Club (Alcohol and Drug Information Center) functions under the directions of the District Collector. It creates an awareness about the evil effects of drug and drinks among the students by organizing a series of conscientisation programmes such as seminars, exhibitions, role plays etc.
MEDICAL CLUB
Medical Club is one of the new clubs started for the benefit of the students. Under the auspices of the Club, lectures on various aspects of health-maintenance, Medical Camps, Blood group Detection Camp etc. are periodically arranged.
TOURISM CLUB
The Tourism Club aims at generating more attention on tourism and its advantages, creating awareness about the socio-economic relevance of tourism for the development of the state, promoting interest in travel which engenders national integration and exploring potential tourist spots in Kerala. The Club conducts trucking, tourism camp, study tour etc.
COLLEGE UNION
The College Union was instituted by the Management as early as 1952, long before it became a regular feature and a statutory body in the other Colleges in the state. The Union was founded with the view to promote democratic spirit, the leadership skills, and to sharpen the
artistic and intellectual attributes of the students.
The College Union is an elected body of the students functioning with a Chairman and guided by a Staff Advisor appointed by the College Council. The annual Arts Festival and the Kerala Day Celebration besides the various cultural programmes are events about which the Union can be proud of. The Union also arranges Annual Cultural Competitions within the College and make the necessary selections of participants and teams to represent the College in the various competitions at the Inter-Collegiate, University and State levels. The editing and publishing of the College Magazine, which is clear manifestation of the creative genius of the student community is yet another activity of the College Union.
SUBJECT ASSOCIATIONS
Nine Subject Associations and one Post Graduate Association function actively on the campus. A teacher in the department is nominated by the respective department as president of the subject association. These associations arrange special meetings and social functions. Special seminars, lectures and competitions are also held every year. The associations functions for the all round development of the students
SPORTS AND GAMES
The College has always given great importance to sports and games and its infrastructural facilities are made available to the local public and other institutions also. Facilities for all the major games and athletics are provided for both men and women. The students of the College are divided into different houses, which compete in healthy rivalry in Inter-House Tournaments in all major games. Traditionally the College has been a centre of excellence especially for football. The men& and women teams in football are university champions for the last several years. For more than 40 years the College has been organizing Mar Thoma Trophy All Kerala Inter-Collegiate Foot ball Tournament for men teams. It has become a prestigious Trophy for which the best teams of the Colleges from all the Universities in Kerala compete. The Department of Physical Education also helps other Sports Associations in organizing various tournaments.
The College has Sports Hostel for Women where free boarding and lodging are provided for sports persons with the assistance of the Kerala Sports Council. The Council also makes available the services of a State Coach to the students. Sports women are given free accommodation and food in the women hostel with management funding.
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