The Zamorin’s Guruvayurappan College Calicut is one of the oldest college in the south India. It is situated in Kozhikode city which is in Kerala state, the state is known as “Gods Own Country”. This college has been in the forefront of the educational scenario of India since 1877. The college have been providing the invaluable gift of quality education to generations of students who have proved their merit as achievers occupying key positions in society.
The original institution was founded by the Zamorin Raja of Calicut, H.H.Sri.Manavikraman Maharaja Bahadur, as an English school in June 1877, to impart English education to the young members of the Zamorin's family. In 1878, it came to be known as "Kerala Vidyasala" and was open to Hindu boys Kerala state.
In 1879, the institution was affiliated to the University of Madras as a second grade college. In 1900, the institution was renamed "The Zamorin's College". In 1904, the Zamorins Raja constituted a Board of Management for the administration of the college. The present site of the college at ‘Krishnagiri’ Kozhikode was purchased with the help of a grant from the Guruvayur Temple Kerala.
In acknowledgement of this gift, the college was renamed "The Guruvayurappan College". In 1955, the college moved to its present site, at ‘Krishnagiri’ Kozhikode In 1958, the college was affiliated to the University of Travancore, which later came to be known as the University of Kerala. Later in 1968, when the University of Calicut was formed, the college was affiliated to it.
The college acquired its present name "The Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College" in 1981.