Established in 1947, the college was founded by Aikya Keralam Thampuran, who was the Maharaja of the former Kingdom of Cochin.

[1][2][3][4] The institution is managed by the Cochin Devaswom Board and operates under the affiliation of the University of Calicut.

The idea of starting a new college at Trichur City originated from a committee of prominent citizens of Trichur, including Cheloor mana Itti Ravi Namboodiri who was a member of the first Legislative Assembly of the Kingdom of Cochin in 1925 in response to strong public demand.

The library has over 70,000 books, subscriptions to both online and print periodicals and magazines, back volumes, and access to INFLIBNET and NLIST.

Students can take part in a range of activities from sports (football, cricket, basketball, handball, kabbadi, swimming, boxing, etc.).