Sri. C. Achutha Menon Government College, Thrissur, is an institution of higher education under the Collegiate Education Department, Govt. of Kerala. Named after one of the eminent chief ministers of Kerala, the institution, drawing its inspiration from the values and visions enshrined in the Constitution of India, aims at moulding the young seekers of the knowledge as responsible citizens of a secular and democratic country duly conscious of their rights and duties, apart from providing a proper direction for their intellectual and aesthetic pursuits. The college started functioning on 14 August 1972 in the premises of the present Institute of Advanced Study in Education (IASE), Palace Road, Thrissur, then known as The Government Training College, Thrissur. In 1991 the college was shifted to its present lush green campus at Kuttanellur, on the outskirts of Thrissur town, fulfilling one of the long cherished academic dreams of the denizens of Thrissur. The college is affiliated to the University of Calicut and strictly follows the Government and University rules and regulations in its day-to-day governance and also in the process of the admission of students, and the appointment of faculty members/other staff. Annual elections to the posts of College Students Union are held in every academic year in accordance with the norms of the Lyngdoh Committee Report and the directives and statutes issued by the University.