Sanatana Dharma College


Sanatana Dharma College or S. D. College is an educational institution in Alappuzha, Kerala, India, affiliated with the University of Kerala. It is one of the oldest affiliated aided colleges under the University of Kerala. The college has been recognized by the University Grants Commission and is accredited by NAAC with A+ grade. It is the first and only college under university of Kerala which got A+ grade by NAAC.
The college has twelve teaching departments which offers various undergraduate and nine postgraduate courses in arts, science and commerce. Its departments of commerce, botany, zoology, mathematics, physics, chemistry and economics are approved research centers of the University of Kerala.
The current president and manager of the college are J. Ravindranatha Pai and J. Krishnan respectively. The college is headed by Dr.P R Unnikrishna pillai as the principal

History

S. D. College was founded by K. Parthasarathy Iyengar and V. Sundara Raja Naidu as a contribution towards the educational uplift of the district of Alappuzha. The college was established under the management of Sanatana Dharma Vidyasala and was inaugurated on 20 June 1946 by C. P. Ramaswamy Iyer.
A sister institution, S. D. V. College of Arts and Applied Science, Sanatanapuram, Kalarcode, Alappuzha was launched by the management in 2013.

Notable alumni