Rex Vijayan Scholarship College Established 1870s Better May 2026

The college opened its doors on July 14, 1873, in a converted teak-wood storehouse. There were 14 students. One of them, a cobbler’s son named K. T. Achuthan, would go on to draft key portions of the Cochin State Constitution. While other 19th-century colleges focused on producing clerks for the Empire, Rex Vijayan pioneered a unique model: The Linked-Scholarship System.

A first-year chemistry student, Munira, whispers: “Vijayan, sir. And also, a fisherman’s widow named Sarasu from 1968. I never met her. But I passed my entrance exam because she paid for my mother’s teacher.” rex vijayan scholarship college established 1870s

By Ananya S. Narayan