Thrissur is a part of Kerala, which is well known throughout the entire country of India for its immense advancement in the field of mass education. Being a part of a state that has achieved almost 100% literacy rate, Thrissur offers good opportunities for education at all levels including school, college and university.
The district of Thrissur holds some premier institutions in Kerala. Kerala Agricultural University is situated in this city. Three Medical Colleges, The Government Engineering College, Govt. Law College, Ayurveda College, Govt.Fine Arts College, College of Co-operation & Banking and Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, College of Horticulture, College of Forestry etc are situated in Thrissur. Thrissur is also a main center of coaching for the entrance examinations for engineering and medicine.
The Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of Technical Education in India. The College started functioning in the Chembukkavu campus in of Maharaja Technological Institute in 1957.The present college campus is spread over an area of 120 acres (0.49 km2) and is located at Ramavarmapuram which is about 5 km from the heart of Thrissur town and about 6 km from Thrissur Railway station.The foundation stone of the college was laid by late Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, on 26 April 1958. The College offers undergraduate, post graduate and doctorate courses in various departments of engineering, science and technology.
The educational sector of Thrissur is capable of reaching out to the people from different walks of life. Thrissur education is not limited to the privileged class of the society. It provides ample opportunities for financial and intellectual development to the younger generation, especially of the rural region. One of the most important educational institutes in Thrissur that offers educational facilities to the young people of the rural regions of the district is the Maharajas Technological Institute. It provides polytecnic educational courses in a variety of streams and has the facility to accommodate the rural students.
Another important aspect of the educational sector in Thrissur is that it offers a wide range of choice in terms of courses as well as type of educational institute. The district also has a variety of schools like girls schools, co-educational schools and residential schools. The place houses a number of famous colleges like Sri Kerala Varma College, Government Medical College, Vimala College and the popular St. Thomas College all of which offer a variety of professional courses and general stream courses from arts, commerce and science.
