Dr. Saji Stephen D
Succession List of Principals
| H. H. The Maharaja’s College | |
| Sri. Jon Ross M.A. | 1866-1884 |
| Sri. Robert Harvey M.A., L.L.D. | 1884-1890 |
| Sri. H.N. Read M.A. | 1890-1892 (acting) |
| Sri. Lr. A.C. Mitchel D.Sc., F.R.S.E | 1892-1909 |
| Sri. A.W. Bishop Ph.D | 1909-1915 |
| Sri. L.C. Hodson M.A. | 1912-1915 |
| Sri. A.R. Raja Raja Varma Kovil Thampuran M.A | 1915-1916, 1918 |
| Dr. J. Stephenson, B.Sc., A.R.D.S.C. | 1916-192 |
| H. H. The Maharaja’s College | |
| Sri. R. Krishnaswamy Iyer, V.A. | 1924-1927 |
| Sri. James Pryde, M,.A., B.Sc. | 1927-1930 |
| Sri. C.V. Chandrasekharan, M.A, (Oxon) | 1930-1931 |
| Sri. K.V. Rangaswamy Aiyangar, M.A., (Oxon) | 1931-1935 (on leave) |
| Sri. K.L. Moudgil, M.A., D.Sc., F.L.C. | 1933-1934 (acting) and 1935-1937 and 1938-1941 |
| Sri. A. Gopala Menon, M.A., B.Com. | 1934-1935 (acting) |
| Sri. R. Srinivasan, M.A. | 1937-1938 and 1941-1942 |
| HH. The Maharaja’s Arts College | |
| Sri. K.V. Rangaswamy Aiyangar, M.A. | 1924-1928 and 1930-1933 |
| Sri. C.V. Chandrasekharan, M.A, (Oxon) | 1928-1930 (ag.) and 1933-1935 |
| Sri. A. Gopala Menon, M.A., B.Com. | 1935-1937 |
| Sri. P.G. Sahasranama Iyer, M.A. | 1937-1942 |
| University College | |
| Sri. H. Subrahmonia Iyer, M.A., Ph.D. | 1942-1948 |
| Sri. V. Narayana Pillai, M.A., B.L. | 1948 (acting) |
| Sri. V. Sundararaja Naidu, M.A., B.L.T.D, | 1948-1949 (acting) and 1950 |
| Dr. T.K. Koshy, M.A., Ph.D. | 1949-1950 |
| Sri. C.V. Subbarama Iyer, M.A. | 1950-1951 (acting) |
| Dr. C.S. Venkateswaran, M.A., M.Sc., D.Sc., F.Inst.P.FA.Sc. | 1951-1957 |
| Dr. A. Narayanan Potti, M.N., Ph.D. | January-August 1954 (acting) |
| Sri. C.S. Venkateswaran | 1954 August-1956 November |
| Dr. A. Narayanan Potti, M.A., Ph.D. | November 1956-March 1957 |
| Dr. K. Bhaskaran Nair, M.Sc., D.Sc. | April 1957-February 1960 |
| Sri. V.R. Pillai, M.S., M.Sc. | February 1960-March 1962 |
| Sri. E.P. Narayana Pillai. M.A. (Madras and Oxford) | March 1962-March 1964 |
| Dr. N. Subramonia Wariyar, M.Sc., Ph.D, FIC. | March 1964-March 1969 |
| Dr. S. Parameswara Iyer, M.Sc., Ph.D | 1-4-1959 to 3-7-1969 (acting) |
| Sri. R. Suryanarayanan, M.A., B.T. | 1969 to March 1977 |
| Dr. (Mrs.) N.I. Joseph | 1-4-1977 to 31-3-1978 |
| Sri. P. Madusudana Perumal Pillai | 1st April 1978 to 6th April 1981 |
| Sri. K.M. Zachariah | 6th April 1981 to 31st March 1982 |
| Sri. G. Nagappan Nair | 1-4-1982 to 31-3-1984 |
| Sri. A.G. Ramachandran | 1-4-1984 to 29-3-1985 |
| Amt. A. Nabeesa Ummal | 1-6-1985 to 31-3-1986 |
| Prof. C. Ebertchellam | 1986-1987 |
| Prof. S. Ponnayyan | 5-8-1987 to 31-3-1989 |
| Prof. K. Somanadhan | 20-4-1989 to 31-3-1990 |
| Prof. Rama Sarma | 5-5-1990 |
| Prof. M. Sarojini | 14-2-1991 to 31-3-1991 |
| Dr. H. Parameswaran | from 3-4-1991 to 30-4-1991 |
| Prof. V. Hamsa Devi | 21-08-1991 to 24-06-1992 |
| Prof. R. Balakrishnan Nair | 24-06-1992 to 3-11-1992 |
| Prof. I. Sundaram Pillai | 4-11-1992 to 31-03-1993 |
| Prof. R. Balakrishnan Nair | 24-06-1992 to 3-11-1992 and 5-04-1993 to 18-05-1993 |
| Prof. R. Harihara Subrahmonia Iyer | 18-05-1995 to 26-12-1995 |
| Prof. B. Padmakumari | 26-12-1995 to 17-06-1996 |
| Prof. P. Sahadevan | 17-06-1996 to 31-05-1998 |
| Dr. K. Sukumaran | 31-05-1998 to 17-07-1998 |
| Smt. P. Saraswathy Amma | 17-07-1998 to 31-03-1999 |
| Sri. S. Mohan Kumar | 31-03-1999 to 16-06-1999 |
| Prof. B. Rishikesan Thampy | 16-06-1999 -31-03-2000 |
| Sr. V.R. Ramachandran | 24-08-2000 to 6-08-2001 |
| Prof. S. Varghese | 6-08-2001 to 16-08-2002 |
| Smt. Vijayakumi Jaya Singh | 17-08-2002 to 31-03-2003 |
| Prof. Prasanna | 28-06-2003 to 30-06-2003 |
| Dr. A. Salahudeen Kunju | 1-07-2003 to 31-03-2004 |
| Dr. D. Maya | 1-04-2004 to 31-03-2005 |
| Prof. M.S. Girija | 18-08-2005 to 28-04-2006 |
| Dr. Cyriac Mathews | 28-04-2006 to 28-07-2007 |
| Dr. Asha Balagandharan | 27-07-2007 to 30-06-2008 |
| Smt. Shobha Ravindranath | 19-07-2008 to 31-03-2009 |
| Dr. B S Mohanachandran | 18- 07-2009 to 31-03-2010 |
| Dr. M Abdul Rahim | 18- 06-2010 to 31-03-2011 |
| Prof. D. Premlal | 26-08-2011 to 22-02-2012 |
| Prof. K. B. Ajithakumar | 22-02-2012 to 31-05-2012 |
| Dr. S. Rajoo Krishnan | 27-09-2012 to 04-10-2012 |
| Prof. R. Thulaseedharan Pillai | 04-10-2012 to 02-03-2013 |
| Prof. T. P. Nalinakshan | 21-03-2013 to 30-04-2013 |
| Dr. T. G. Sarachandran | 09-05-2013 to 24-06-2013 |
| Dr. C. Moly Marceline | 24-06-2013 to 31-03-2014 |
| Dr. Thomas Kuruvila | 09-04-2014 to 12-05-2014 |
| Dr. J. Vijayamohanan | 19-05-2014 to 30-07-2014 |
| Dr. V. T. Beena | 02-08-2014 to 31-03-2015 |
| Prof. K. Jayakumar | 28-05-2015 to 31-05-2015 |
| Dr. M. K. Thankamani | 26-06-2015 to 31-03-2016 |
| Dr. D. K. Satheesh | 18-07-2017 to 16-10-2017 |
| Dr. Omana Pankan | 01-01-2018 to 31-05-2018 |
| Dr. J. Anil Kumar | 05-07-2018 to 31-03-2019 |
| Dr. C. C. Babu | 19-07-2019 to 14-10-2019 |
| Dr. K. Mani | 16-10-2019 to 31-03-2020 |
| Dr. B. Unnikrishnan Nair | 21-05-2020 to 31-08-2021 |
| Dr. Saji Stephen D | 01-11-2021 till date |