About Us

Sree Sankara College (SSC), affiliated to the University of Kerala, is a recently established arts and science college in aided sector at Nagaroor, Kilimanoor. This is yet another great achievement of Sree Sankara Trust which holds aloft the principles of Jagadguru Adi Sankara and which has carved an enviable place in the field of higher education.

The inception of SSC is the fulfilment of the long cherished dream of the youth of the rural environs of Nagaroor; to gain access to higher education. The college started functioning on 17 July 2018 in the right hand side of the ancient Thiruviraloorkavu Devi Temple. SSC is built in the midst of 36 acres of lush greenery on a hillock.

The college is managed by the Sree Sankara Trust, formed in 1965. The founders of the trust headed by Sri. P. N. Namboothiri were all social workers at grass root level and keen to select the less privileged and educationally backward rural areas to launch their institutions, for promoting higher education in accordance with the ideals propagated by the great saint Adi Sankara. The trust is owned and managed by Namboothiri community, the traditional Brahmins of Kerala, known as Keraladwijas in Sanskrit. The rich Brahmin tradition of learning and education inspired the founders in the creation of a trust to promote higher education in the name of Adi Sankara, the great visionary and exponent of Adwaitha Sidhantha.

In addition to Sree Sankara college, Kilimanoor, the trust also manages three other colleges located in isolated rural areas of Kerala: SSV College, Valayanchirangara, V. T. B College at Sreekrishnapuram, Palakkad and SSV College (Self- finance), Nagaroor, Thiruvananthapuram. The trust also manages SSV English Medium School at Nagaroor.