Thunchan Memorial Govt. College, Tirur. set up in the year 1980 and supported the student community a long way in their pursuit of dreaming the hike of the sky in acquiring knowledge. The Institute has a standing of about 42years, dedicated and glorious service to the cause of higher education in one of the most socially and economically backward area, Vettom Panchayath, Tirur Assembly constituency of the District of Malappuram, Kerala. Thunchan Memorial Government College, Tirur was started as a junior college with Pre-Degree course in the year 1980 and has maintained its affiliation with the University of Calicut for more than 38 years since its inception. The enrolment over the years reveals that the college has made substantial contribution for the education of women, especially girls from educationally and socially backward andminority communities. The college was upgraded into a Degree College in the year 1991, into P.G. College in the year 1995 by introducing M.Sc. Mathematics and now looks forward in establishing research centers.

Admissions to the Under- Graduate and post graduate courses are purely based on merit as per the criteria suggested by the affiliated University time to time. At present College has five academic departments and two Skill acquisition centers supported by the several service centers like LAN lab, INFLIB Net, Audio Visual Lab, Language labs and Central Library. It offers five Under-Graduate courses in different subjects viz Mathematics, Physics, Commerce, Arabic and Malayalam and five Post-Graduate courses, viz Mathematics, Commerce, Arabic, Malayalam along with integrated MA English and Media Studies. The department of Arabic has upgraded as Research centre of University of Calicut since 2018. 935 students, 45 qualified and competent teachers and 17 non-teaching staff form part of the teaching learning process. The college has made enviable progress in terms of physical infrastructure and learning resources. Apart from academic activities, the co-curricular activities, sports, cultural and social- service activities form very important parts of the life of the students. College has a rich Alumni base that has significantly contributed to the development of the college over the years. The Institute takes pride in alumni have done remarkably well in all spheres of life at both national and international levels and brought name and fame for themselves as well as to their Alma Mater.