Lakshmi College is one of the largest parallel colleges in

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with more than three thousand students. This college was founded in the 1980s by an enterprising trio of teachers Jose, Davis and Pearson. From its humble beginnings in a rented space on the upper storey of a house in the village of Moothakunnam, the college has expanded and is now situated near the Amman Kovil temple at Paravoor. Located at the heart of

North Paravoor North Paravur (; formerly known as Paravur or Parur), is a municipality in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is located north of the district collectorate in Thrikkakara and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. N ...

, Lakshmi College offers B.Com., B.Sc.(Mathematics),M.Com.and M.A.(Economics). The students opting for these courses are enrolled with the Mahatma Gandhi University and the

Calicut University The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is a state-run public university headquartered at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district of the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1968, it is the first university to be set up in no ...

Notable faculties

* Sunil P. Ilayidom

References

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