Association of Kerala Government College Teachers (AKGCT)

2nd Prof. Mathews J. Memorial Online Prize Money Chess Tournament for Students 2021 is organized by Association of Kerala Government College Teachers (AKGCT) Kollam District Committee in the memory of (late) Prof. Mathews J. former HOD of Physical Education ,BJM Govt. College, Chavara and AKGCT Member . This Tournament is open to the students of the Colleges, Universities and Schools in Kerala. To address the issues of the Kerala Government College Teachers ,the “Association of Kerala Govt. College Teachers” (AKGCT) was formed on 22nd October 1958 in a meeting conducted at University College, Thiruvananthapuram The meeting was presided by Dr.P.K.Narayanapillai. Prof. V. Gopalan Nair and Dr. M. Manuel were elected as the first President and Secretary of AKGCT respectively. The association got government registration on 1st June 1960 (Reg. No. 42/1960 recognized as per GO(MS) No. 387 Public Service D‘ Department).In 1979, AKGCT became a partner of Federation of State Employees and Teachers’ Organizations (FSETO). Now AKGCT is also working as a constituent partner of All India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organizations (AIFUCTO) at National level.