Ilanchira College of Arts and Science, Kochi Apply for 2027

സ്വാഗതം. Arts and Science, Thrikkakara, Kochi. Since 1968.

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Ilanchira College teaches 12 undergraduate and 6 postgraduate programmes on a 31-acre campus in Thrikkakara, built around an old pond and an ilanji tree. Classes are small, teachers know your name, and every fee is printed on this page.

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Four students walk along the long tiled-roof verandah of a whitewashed college building in monsoon rain, one holding a black umbrella, the laterite path wet and shining.
The east verandah, first week of the monsoon.Campus, Thrikkakara
  • 18programmes, undergraduate and postgraduate
  • 1 : 18one teacher for every 18 students
  • 64,000books and journals in the library
  • 12 Mayapplications for 2027 open

അറിയിപ്പുകൾ Notices and events

Coming up on campus

Dates, deadlines and what is on. The same notices go up on the board outside the main office.

  1. Exams

    Internal assessment timetable published

    The timetable for odd semesters is out. See your department board or the student portal.

  2. Events

    Kerala Piravi at the pond steps

    A morning of Malayalam poetry read by students, from 9.30 am. Everyone is welcome to sit in.

  3. Scholarships

    Merit and Need Fee Waiver: last two weeks

    Applications for the Ilanchira Merit and Need Fee Waiver close on 20 November.

  4. Events

    Open seminar: Kochi's water

    Its canals and its future. Department of Economics with the Nature Club, Seminar Hall.

  5. Admissions

    PG enquiry evening for working graduates

    Meet the departments and ask about the postgraduate entrance test, 5.30 pm, Seminar Hall.

  6. Events

    Ilanchira Arts Week opens

    Theatre, music and the film society's short film night, all week in the open-air theatre.

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Programmes

Every programme, on one page

Twelve undergraduate and six postgraduate programmes across arts, science and commerce. Undergraduate programmes run four years with an honours option, or exit with a degree after three.

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പ്രവേശനം Admissions 2027

Admissions for 2027, date by date

Six dates decide the year. Each step below shows whether it is upcoming, open now or closed, worked out from today's date.

  1. Upcoming

    Prospectus 2027 published

    Here on this page and at the college office, with every fee and seat count.

  2. Upcoming

    Online applications open

    For all undergraduate programmes. One form, up to three programme choices.

  3. Upcoming

    Undergraduate applications close at 5 pm

    Late forms are not accepted, so send yours a few days early.

  4. Upcoming

    First rank list published

    The second list follows on 25 June. Both go up here and on the office board.

  5. Upcoming

    Postgraduate entrance test and interviews

    A written test in the morning, a short interview with the department after lunch.

  6. Upcoming

    Classes begin

    With a three-day orientation for new students and their parents.

Who can apply

  • Undergraduate: a pass in Plus Two, or an equivalent board, in the subjects your programme asks for.
  • Postgraduate: a degree in a relevant subject, and the entrance test in June.
  • Reserved seats: filled as per government norms, shown seat by seat in the prospectus.

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Applications are free to submit. We never ask for a donation or capitation fee.

Fees

What it costs, in full

Tuition and fixed charges for every programme, in rupees. Switch to the whole course to see what a degree costs from the first day to the last.

Tuition and fixed charges by programme
ProgrammeLengthPer year
BA English, Malayalam, Economics, History3 or 4 years₹38,000
BA Psychology, BA Mass Communication and Journalism3 or 4 years₹46,000
BSc Mathematics3 or 4 years₹40,000
BSc Physics, Chemistry, Botany3 or 4 years₹46,000
BCom Finance and Taxation3 or 4 years₹42,000
BCA (Computer Applications)3 or 4 years₹62,000
MA English, MA Economics2 years₹44,000
MSc Physics, MSc Chemistry2 years₹58,000
MSc Computer Science2 years₹68,000
MCom2 years₹48,000

Figures are per academic year, tuition plus fixed charges.

Scholarships

Help with fees, explained plainly

  • 01

    Merit fee waiver

    Up to 50% of tuition for the five highest Plus Two scores in each programme's intake.

  • 02

    Need-based fee waiver

    Up to full tuition for families with a household income under ₹2.5 lakh a year.

  • 03

    First in the family

    ₹10,000 a year for students who will be the first graduate in their family.

  • 04

    Arts and sports

    Fee support for students who represent the college in the arts or on the field.

Students also qualify for government scholarships for their community, income or course. Our scholarship desk in the main office helps you find and file them, free.

Two students at a long teak table in a library reading room, one reading a thick book and one writing, with old bookshelves on the left and tall shuttered windows open to rain and coconut palms.
The reading room, west wing.

ഗ്രന്ഥശാല Library and labs

A library that stays open till 8

64,000 books and journals, a Malayalam collection going back to the 1940s, a quiet reading room under tall shuttered windows, and a digital room with 40 terminals.

Working days
8 am to 8 pm
Saturdays
9 am to 1 pm

Labs and studios

  1. 01PhysicsOptics, electronics and a dark room for spectroscopy
  2. 02ChemistryFour teaching labs and an instrument room
  3. 03BotanyA herbarium and the campus plant survey
  4. 04Computer labs120 systems across three rooms
  5. 05Language labFor English and Malayalam speaking practice
  6. 06Psychology observation roomWith a one-way window for supervised sessions
  7. 07Media studioCameras, an edit suite and a radio booth for Mass Communication
A lecturer in a saree and lab coat guides two students in white coats through a titration at a black-topped chemistry bench beside tall windows.
Second-year chemistry, a Thursday titration.
Three students sit talking on the wet laterite steps of a campus pond under a large leaning tree, small cream flowers scattered on the stone and coconut palms behind.
ചിറ The pond steps, after rain.

Campus life

Thirty-one acres, and most of them green

The chira at the centre of campus is where most friendships start. Around it: a 400-metre track, courts for basketball and badminton, two hostels, a canteen that serves kappa on Wednesdays, and a lot of shade.

Clubs and societies

  • Film Society
  • Debate and Quiz
  • Nature Club
  • Theatre
  • Music
  • Malayalam Literary Society
  • Coding Club
  • Social service unit

Safe and supported

  • Women's hostel with a resident warden
  • A counsellor on campus every day
  • A grievance cell that answers in writing
  • CCTV at the gates only
  • Anti-ragging committee with student members

Careers support

We help you get ready, then help you get in the room

  1. Every dayThe careers cell is open from 9 to 4.30, for anyone in any year.
  2. From second yearCV and LinkedIn clinics, one student at a time.
  3. Third yearMock interviews with alumni who hire in their own work.
  4. Fourth semesterInternships with Kochi employers in finance, media, IT and research, arranged by us.
  5. Every FebruaryA campus recruitment week, open to final-year students in every programme.
  6. Whenever you need itHelp with higher study applications in India and abroad, from statements to deadlines.
A student holds a printed CV and answers questions from three faculty members at a wooden table in a bright room with a window and a steel cupboard.
A mock interview in the careers room.
A grey-haired professor in a cream kurta leads a seminar at the end of a long wooden table, students writing in notebooks under ceiling fans and green-framed windows.
A postgraduate seminar in the old block.

Alumni

Once Ilanchira, always welcome back

Fifty-eight batches have left these verandahs. Many come back: to mentor final-year students, to speak at seminars, to sit by the pond on reunion day.

  • Reunion day

    The second Saturday of January, lunch under the rain trees.

  • Mentor a student

    Register interest and we match you with a final-year student in your field.

  • Transcripts and certificates

    Request copies from the office. Most are ready in five working days.

  • Update your details

    So your batch can find you for the next reunion.

Affiliation and approvals

University affiliation
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Government approval
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Accreditation
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Applications for 2027 open on 12 May.

That is 197 days from 27 October 2026.

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Come and see the campus

Stylised map of Kochi with the coast, the backwaters and Ilanchira College marked at Thrikkakara, east of the city centre. ARABIAN SEA KOCHI Ilanchira College Thrikkakara, Kochi

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Where
Thrikkakara, Kochi, Kerala
Office hours
9 am to 4.30 pm, Monday to Saturday. Closed on second Saturdays.

Campus visits are welcome on working days. Ask at the gate for the admissions office, first floor of the main block.

Send an enquiry

The admissions office replies within two working days.