Payyannur College

Payyanur College served a massive student population to the tune of two thousand and five hundred. After the bifurcation of the Pre-degree course, the College offers courses of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral status in various disciplines to a community of about 1600 students. Drawing its students from among all the communities of the sprawling Kannur and Kasaragod districts and catering to the secular, democratic, and academic interests of this region.

Payyanur College stands out as the mother institution of the intellectual community that spearheads all activities of this region. With its imposing vastness of 104 acres of land as campus area, the college is a significant physical and intellectual presence that rivals even a university. It is one of the very few sought after institutions of higher education and learning under the jurisdiction of the Kannur University. From the moment of its inception forty one years ago, the college has been functioning as an outstanding, secular centre of academic excellence.

Established : 1965