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The University of Kerala , formerly the University of Travancore, is an affiliating university located in Trivandrum in the state of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937, long before the birth of the state of Kerala in India, by a promulgation of the Maharaja of Travancore, Sri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma who was also the first Chancellor of the university. Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, the then Diwan of the State, was the first Vice-Chancellor. It was the sixteenth university to be set up in India, and ten colleges within the state of Travancore which were affiliated to Madras University became the affiliated colleges of the University of Travancore.In 1954, the unified state of Kerala came into being with most of Travancore and the whole of the state of Cochin and Malabar area of Madras presidency becoming part of it. The Kerala University Act was brought into force and the University of Travancore was renamed University of Kerala. The university had three campuses located in the state viz. Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kozhikode.In 1968, the University Centre at Kozhikode became a full-fledged university, the University of Calicut, affiliating the colleges located in Thrissur, Palakkad, Kozhikode and Kannur districts of Kerala and transforming the Kozhikkode Centre into university departments. The Cochin University of Science and Technology – CUSAT -- , Kerala Agricultural University and Mahatma Gandhi University were established, with CUSAT taking over the university’s centre at Cochin. These developments have shrunk the jurisdiction of the University of Kerala to Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha Districts and some parts of Pathanamthitta District.

Mahatma Gandhi college, Iritty, founded by Iritty Educational Society, is the realization of long cherished dream of the hard working and enterprising people of the region. As there was no institution for higher studies near the locality, enterprising people with a vision formed Iritty Educational Society in 1982 and sought the permission of the Calicut University and Kerala Government to start a new aided college. The society purchased around 17 acres of land at Keezhurkunnu, 4 km away from Iritty, in between Mattannur and Iritty near the Thalassery-Mysore State Highway, as the permanent site for proposed college. The site is noted for it’s scenic beauty, easy accessibility and calm atmosphere so needed for scholarly pursuits. The tranquil atmosphere that envelopes the region makes it an ideal spot for a scholarly aspirants. The college started functioning on 13th July 1995. Initially college was affiliated to Calicut University. At present the college is affiliated to Kannur University. Prof. M.P. Lakshmanan was the founder Principal of the college. Prof. M.A.H. Khan took over the mantle from him in 2000. After his retirement in March 2003 Sri. Mathew M.J assumed office as Principal. Sri.K.P. Noorudheen, Ex.Minister, has been acting as Manager of the college right from the inception of the college.