Sree Narayana College, Alathur, affiliated to the University of Calicut was established by the Sree Narayana Trusts in 1970 to fulfill the long-felt need of the people of Alathur to have a fullfledged college to meet the rising demand for the greater facilities in the field of higher education. This glorious venture of Sree Narayana Trusts and the initiative of philanthropists like Sri. K. C. Pazhanimala and Sri. C. V. Muthuvelan helped in tackling the major problem of higher education in a backward place like Alathur.
The college was inaugurated by Sri. R. Sankar, former Chief Minister and Founder Secretary of the S. N. Trusts, Kollam on 8th July 1970. The college is situated at Erattakulam on Thrissur - Palakkad National Highway in Kavassery Village, Palakkad District. It has a sprawling campus of 25 acres with a green, serene environment that imparts an added charm to this center of learning. The institution which started as a Junior College was upgraded in 1977. The college offers undergraduate courses in Mathematics, Zoology, Environment and Water Management, Microbiology, Botany, Chemistry, Commerce, Economics, and Functional English. The college was elevated to the status of a post-graduate institution in 1984, with the introduction of M.Sc course in Mathematics followed by M. Com in 1995, M.Sc Zoology in 2001 (self-financing) and M.A English in 2013. Dr. R. Bindu is the present Principal of the institution. Since its inception, the college has made great strides in catering to the educational aspirations of thousands in Palakkad district and it is hoped that the college will set up a splendid academic tradition in the course of its progress.
A person, who has passed Higher Secondary/Intermediate (10+2) any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto, shall be eligible for the course.