Sri C Achutha Menon Government College, Thrissur Facilities Details: Hostel, Campus, Infrastructure, Library, Canteen

The major aim of the Library is to support the academic activities of the college through the rich collection of information resources. We are equipped with 35000+ books in the area of Economics, History, Computer science, Commerce, Literature (English, Hindi, and Sanskrit), Political Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Psychology, and management studies. We have a good collection of books relating to competitive examinations, collections on Buddhism and Gandhian literature, etc. stacked inside the library.

The college has sports facilities for all students. Football field, Cricket ground, Cricket nets for practice, Kabaddi court, Handball court, Table Tennis, Badminton Court, Judo mats, Fitness center, and Basketball court.

The college has an excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students.

The college canteen is visualized as a place of healthy eating and meaningful interactions. It is situated inside the campus beside the main entrance of the college and it has been functioning in a beautifully constructed building that gives ample space for a kitchen, storehouse, and dining. The canteen has a fully functional and sustainable bio-waste management system. The functioning of the college canteen has been timely monitored by a canteen committee of representatives of teachers, students, and non-teaching staff. ‘’Healthy and affordable food for students’’ is the motto of the canteen. The canteen promotes indigenous dishes and healthy ways of preparations with quality ingredients. College canteen, since 2012, has been serving a ‘healthy, delicious and nutritious affordable lunch in the form of ‘gruel with multiple vegetables’ curry and coconut chutney at Rs 5 per serving. The scheme was started and still, it has been continuing with the wholehearted support of socially responsible well-wishers of the college. Ensuring daily requirements of nutrition at an affordable cost is the basic aim of the college canteen. The canteen has been functioning strictly abiding by the existing rules and regulations stipulated by the government, local body, and health department.

The college Auditorium with 300 seating capacity is the main auditorium of the college where all major functions are held. A mini auditorium with 200 seating capacity was inaugurated recently where cultural events are staged regularly.

The college has a Gym facility for the students. Fitness Centre has equipped with 8 stations and 6 station multi-gym facilities. The Centre has an array of equipment for raising the fitness level of the students like inclined and declined bench presses, rowing machines, dumbbells, leg curl and leg extension machines, and vertical leg presses. The Centre has powerlifting machines with a total weight of 200 Kg. 

The college has a departmental-based laboratory facility for the students.

The college has a good networking for the alumni association.

A ladies hostel is functioning inside the campus to provide a safe stay for the students who are coming from distant parts of the State. There are 19 rooms and one dormitory for students to occupy with sufficient lights and fans that provides provisions for 88 students for a safe stay. Apart from this, there is an office room, Bath attached room for Resident Tutor, a reception area, a spacious mess hall, a hygienic kitchen, and a working area. Sufficient facilities for refreshment and sanitation are there in the hostel containing 10 toilets, 10 washrooms, 8 washing points, etc. Sufficient playground and various playing materials ( shuttle bats and cork, skipping rope, etc) are there for their leisure time. A room for watchmen is there inside the hostel compound with a regular staff for ensuring safety.

The College Co-operative Society Ltd. R 455 is incorporated under the Societies Registration Act, 1960 in the year 1976. Society started functioning on 21/02/1976. The objective of Society is to inculcate a habit of thrift among the students. The textbooks and notes books are supplied through the store at a price below the market price. All types of writing materials are arranged in the store which functions throughout all working days. A photocopying service is also available in the store.

The college has guest house/waiting room facilities for visiting faculty and student family members.

Separate car parking facility for staff members.

College also has free Wi-Fi connectivity that can be accessed by all students, teachers as well as the non-teaching community of the college.