Malabar Christian College MCC

To buiild enlightened intellects for tomorrow In 1848 the Basel Mission started a primary school at Kallai, near Calicut with about 11 pupils in five classes.

This was the first school to teach English in Calicut and the school was known as the B.G.E.M. Anglo-Vernacular school. In 1859 the school was shifted from Kallai to the heart of the town (east of Mananchira) where the B.E.M. Girls High School stands now. As years went by, the school became more and more popular; in 1872 it was raised to a middle school. Three years later, a new building was const  ...