Christ College, Irinjalakuda

Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda is a Syro Malabar Catholic Church college run by Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) in Irinjalakuda of Thrissur District, Kerala, India. Christ College is affiliated to The University of Calicut. It has become the first college in Thrissur district to be accredited with an "A++" Grade certificate by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The college conducts several undergraduate and postgraduate courses in arts, commerce, and science faculties. Besides, the college offers professional courses like PG diploma in natural disaster management; Bachelor of Physical Education (BPEd), and some UGC sponsored short-term courses. The College has 4800+ Students and 200+ Faculties. There are 53 Ug & Pg Programs and 4 Research Centres in the College.

History
Christ College was started in 1956, by the Devamatha Province of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), an indigenous religious congregation founded in 1831 by St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, a religious priest and versatile genius, who envisioned education as a tool for liberation and development. Christ College has its origin at Mangadikunnu, then a forlorn hill on the outskirts of Irinjalakuda Municipality. The college was inaugurated by Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, then Governor of Kerala on 13 October 1957. The college started with 240 students and 14 members on the teaching staff. The first Manager of the college was Rev. Fr. Clemens CMI and the first Principal was Rev. Fr. Gabriel Chiramel CMI. In the beginning, the college was affiliated to the University of Kerala until 1968, when it came under the jurisdiction of the University of Calicut.

Notable alumni

 * K. Satchidanandan
 * P. Jayachandran
 * K. Radhakrishnan
 * P. N. Vinayachandran
 * Kochouseph Chittilappilly
 * Dr. V. P. Gangadharan
 * Mala Aravindan
 * Joju George
 * Kamal (director)
 * T. V. Chandran
 * T. P. Senkumar
 * M. P. Vincent
 * Mani C. Kappan
 * Edavela Babu
 * Jiju Asokan
 * Viswanathan Manikan
 * Tom Emmatty
 * P. Rajeeve
 * C. R. Neelakandan
 * Jijoy Rajagopal
 * Aditi Ravi
 * Sowmya Menon
 * Lakshmi Nakshathra
 * Malavika Menon

Notable faculty

 * K. Satchidanandan
 * Fr. Gabriel Chiramel CMI
 * Dr. A. V. George

In popular culture
Movies shot at Christ College, Irinjalakuda, include:
 * Niram
 * Puthiya Mugam
 * Ishtam
 * Vaadamalli
 * Manathodu Mazhaikalam
 * Pokkiri Raja
 * Apoorvaragam
 * Mazhavilkoodaram
 * Dosth
 * July 4
 * D Company
 * Mazhathullikkilukkam
 * Twenty:20
 * Kaaryasthan
 * 2018