Chronological Landmarks
- Started as Raja’s Free School ( 3-12-1836)
- College was established in 1866.
- First Principal – Mr. John Ross
- First Graduate – Mr. V. Nagamayyah
- Affiliation by Madras University in 1877.
- Lady students admitted from 1909.
- First Indian Principal- A. R. Raja Raja Varma (1915).
- Bifurcation into Arts and Science College- 1924.
- Gandhiji’s visit to the College- 1925.
- Amalgamation of Arts and Science Colleges into one in 1942.
- Administration handed over from the University to the Government in 1957.
- Civil Services Coaching Centre- 1961.
- Centenary Celebration- 1966.
- Centre of Excellence in 1990 by Government of Kerala.
- Phil. started in 12 disciplines in 1994-95.
- NAAC Accreditation in 2003.
- of Zoology identified under FIST Programme of DST, Govt. of India in 2003
- Identified as College with Potential for Excellence by UGC in 2004.
- Identified as suitable for being granted University Status by Govt. of Kerala in 2004.
- of Zoology indentified under SARD facility of KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala in 2006.
- of Geology identified under FIST Programme of DST, Govt. of India in 2007.
- UGC granted BSR scheme for Science Departments of CPE College in 2008.
- Dept of Physics & Chemistry identified under FIST Programme of DST, Govt. of India in 2009.
- NAAC Re-accreditation in 2010.
- College with Potential for Excellance status continued in the XI plan of UGC in 2010
- 150th Anniversary Celebrations in 2016
- The College has been re-accredited by NAAC at A Grade with an Institutional CGPA of 3.02 in 2018 (III Cycle)
- University College got 18th Rank in the NIRF India Ranking 2018 (Colleges) with a score of 57.51
- 23rd Rank in the NIRF India Ranking 2019 (Colleges) with a score of 59.37
- 23rd Rank in the NIRF India Ranking 2020 (Colleges) with a score of 61.08