Who we are

Peoples Co-Operative Arts and Science College

The College is managed by the Kasaragod Co Operative Educational Society Ltd. With the vision of its founder Adv. P Raghavan (Ex MLA) to provide uncompromised higher education facilities for the marginalized class in the region, the Society established in the year 1983 with its head quarters at Munnad.

The Kasaragod Co Operative Educational Society Ltd established in the year 1983 with a view to contribute for the educational development of Kasaragod District. The Society now has 374 class ‘A’ members who collectively contribute the wellbeing of the region. The ultimate aim of the society is to provide quality education for the youth to contribute to their job career and also to uplift the living standard of the region.

The Society had its first focus over Kasaragod taluk and now is widespread across the district in comparatively short span of time. The effort and work of the Society is focused on a period when a child get admitted in LKG will get a chance to study upto MBA in a single edu city called EMS Akshara Gramam, which is named after EMS Namboothirippad. The Society strive to build some ideal institutions in the region where a Noble Citizen born and nurtured. For this several institutions have started in various places in the district providing various types of courses including technical, scientific, arts, music, dance, athletic, commercial and managerial discipline.

The main organs of the Society in nutshell will illustrate how the Society is contributing to the region.

EMS Akshara Gramam

Literally, it’s an edu-city named after EMS Namboothirippad is located in Munnad where Colleges, Institutes, Auditorium, Play Ground, and amenity places are provided to educate the youth in various discipline, including Arts, Commerce, Management, Science, Music, Yoga, Sports, Hotel Management etc.

Peoples Co Operative Arts & Science College

The Society have established an Arts & Science College with the recognition from Government of Kerala and affiliation with Kannur University in the academic year 2005-06. The largest Self Financing College in Co Operative Sector, Peoples College now offers 4 Post Graduation Courses, 13 Graduation courses varies from Linguistic, Arts, Science, management and Commerce.

Peoples College stands upright as a beautiful shrine on the hilltop of Munnad with a unique serene beauty. This higher education institution was started in the academic year 2005 with the noble intention of providing uncompromised high-quality higher education to the common people of this rural area. This college is managed by the Kasaragod Co-operative Educational Society Ltd. This higher education institution is the brainchild of late Adv. P. Raghavan Ex MLA. He was the founder manager of the college and long-term president of the society. Smt.E. Padmavathi is the present manager of the college. Adv.C Ramachandran is the pro-manager/Vice President of the society. Initially the college offered only three degree courses namely B.Com Computer Application, BBA, and BSc Computer Science, and the total strength of students was only 86.

Eventually, new courses were started to suit the requirements of ever changing global markets. Now, the college offers five Post Graduate programs and 13 Under Graduate courses such as M.Com Finance, MSW, MSc Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence, MCJ, MBA, B.Com Finance, B.Com Computer Application with ACCA, B.Com Co-oporation, B.Com Logistics, BBA Aviation and Hospitality, BBA Marketing, BCA, BSc Geography, BSc Psychology, B.A Malayalam, B.A History, B.S.W, B.TTM. All these courses are very relevant and highly job-oriented. Presently, we are having about 1150 students belonging to the above mentioned disciplines and 56 highly efficient and committed faculty members. The college is making rapid progress in the field of higher education. Every year this college produces several university toppers in various departments.

Nurturing creativity and inspiring innovation are two of the key elements of successful education, and the teaching learning style of Peoples College is the perfect amalgamation of both. It harnesses the creative energies of the academic community and distills the essence of their inspired imagination in the most brilliant way possible. Although this institution is functioning under the category of self financing colleges it is recognized by UGC under clause 2 f of the UGC Act 1956.