page_title: Alappuzha
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Alappuzha / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: college
context_page_description: Alappuzha, also known by its former name Alleppey, is the administrative headquarters of Alappuzha District in the Indian State of Kerala. Alappuzha is a city and a municipality in Kerala with an urban population of 174,164 and ranks third among the districts in literacy rate in the State of Kerala. In 2016, the Centre for Science and Environment rated Alappuzha as the cleanest town in India. Alappuzha is considered to be the oldest planned city in this region and the lighthouse built on the coast of the city is the first of its kind along the Laccadive Sea coast.
  The city is situated 28 km from Changanacherry, 46 km from Kottayam, 55 km from Kochi, 129.4 km from Thrissur and 155 km north of Trivandrum. A town with canals, backwaters, beaches, and lagoons, Alappuzha was described by Lord Curzon as the "Venice of the East." Hence, it is known as the "Venetian Capital" of Kerala. In Alappuzha, Malayalam is the most spoken language.
  It is an important tourist destination in India.
context_section_description: There are schools, computer institutes and colleges all over the district, with nine training schools, 405 lower primary schools, 105 high schools and 87 higher secondary schools.
  The first school in Alappuzha, the Church Missionary Society (CMS) School, was established in 1816. The school was established by the Rev. Thomas Norton, the first CMS missionary to India. The school is run by the CSI Christ Church, Alappuzha. The first higher secondary school in Alappuzha was the Leo XIIIth Higher Secondary School, which was opened on 1 June 1889 by Portuguese Bishop John Gomes Pereira of Cochin. The first polytechnic college in Alappuzha was the Carmel Polytechnic College, established by Fr. Gilbert Palaekunnel and it's managed by CMI Congregation. Carmel is the academically top-ranked polytechnic in the state still.
  Colleges in Alappuzha offer both graduate and postgraduate courses for their students.
  Major College Institutes
  College of Engineering, Cherthala
  Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad
  Sanatana Dharma College
  S. D. V. College of Arts and Applied Science
  Sree Narayana College Cherthala - SN College Kanjikkuzhy
  N.S.S. College Cherthala
  Government College, Ambalapuzha
  College of Engineering and Management, Punnapra
  Mar Gregorios College Punnapra
  College of Engineering Chengannur
  College of Applied Sciences, Mavelikkara
  Carmel College of Engineering and Technology Alappuzha
  Government T D Medical College, Alappuzha
  St. Joseph's College for Women, Alappuzha
  St. Michael's college, Cherthala
  T. K. Madhava Memorial College
  St. Aloysius college Edathua
caption: College of Engineering and Management, Punnapra
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