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Other name | Alagappa Poly |
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Former name | Alagappanagar Polytechnic College |
| Motto | Work is Worship |
| Type | Aided College |
| Established | 1956 |
| Founder | Dr. Alagappa Chettiar |
| Affiliation | AICTE |
Academic affiliation | Department of Technical Education, kerala |
| Principal | Sabu N J |
| Students | 630 |
| Address | , Thrissur , Kerala , India |
| Website | http://www.thiagarajarpolytechnic.org |
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Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, Alagappanagar is a Government-owned aided Vocational Education Institution in Thrissur district. The college was started by the educationalist and philanthropist, Dr. Alagappa Chettiar, who opened many educational institutions in Tamilnadu and Kerala. It was sanctioned by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India in 1956 and was the first aided polytechnic institution in India.
The institution is now under the patronage of the archdiocese of Thrissur.[1] It is functioning under the Department of Technical Education of the Government of Kerala[2]
- ^ "Educational Institutions managed". Archdiocese of Trichur.
- ^ "LIST OF POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES AND COURSES (In District Wise)". Board of Technical Education, Kerala.