| Sl No | List of Principals |
| 1 | Prof A .R. Raja Raja Varma (1889-1899) |
| 2 | T .Ganapathy Sasthrikal (1899-1909) |
| 3 | Thuravoor Narayana Sasthrigal ( 1909-1911) |
| 4 | Krishna Sasthrigal (1911-1917) |
| 5 | V. Krishnan Thampi B.A (1917-1934) |
| 6 | Prof.N. Neelakanda Pillai M.A (1934-1935) |
| 7 | K. Godavarma, M.A, Ph.D (1937-1939) |
| 8 | N.Gopala Pillai M.A (1939-1957) |
| 9 | P.K.Narayana Pillai, M.A,Ph.d( 1957-1963) |
| 10 | K.Balarama Panicker , M.A (1963-1965) |
| 11 | V.S Guruswami Sasthrigal (March to October 1965) |
| 12 | K .Raghavan B.A (1965-1968) |
| 13 | V.Venkataraja Sarma, M.A ,Prof –in-charge (13-8-1968 to 11.10.1968) |
| 14 | M.G Purushothaman Nampiathiri M.A from October ,1968-1974) |
| 15 | Karunakaran . M.A, Prof –in-charge (1971) |
| 16 | N.Radhakrishnan ,M.A , Prof –in-charge (1-3-1974 to 14-5-1974) |
| 17 | Prof .V.Venkata Raja Sarma , 15-5-1974 to 5-10-1974 and from 29-4-1975 to 31-3-1986 |
| 18 | Prof O.Viswanathan Achari , Prof –in-charge (from 1-4-1986 to 1-7-1986) |
| 19 | Prof T.A Dhanapalan , from 2-7-1986 to 31-3-1995 |
| 20 | Prof O. Viswanathan Achari , from 1-4-1995 to 31-5-1996 |
| 21 | P.Madhavan Nair (1-6-1996 to 31-3-2000) |
| 22 | K.G Paulose (13-7-2000 to a Deputation) |
| 23 | M P Shantha Devi (from 1-4-2000 to 30.4-2001) |
| 24 | C.Sivamani Nair (From 1-5-2001 to 31-5-2002) |
| 25 | Prof. S.Sisupalan (From 1-6-2002 to 31-3-2003) |
| 26 | G.Saradhamma (1-4-20036 to 30-4-2006) |
| 27 | B.Satheendran (1-5-2006 to 30-4-2008) |
| 28 | P.Laila (1-5-2008 to 31-3-2013) |
| 29 | Dr. N.K. Geetha (01-04-2013 to 31-03-2014) |
| 30 | Dr.C.Krishnan Kutty Nair (01-04-2015 to 31-03-2015) |
| 31 | Dr.B Prasanna Kumary (1-4-2015 to 14-05-2015) |
| 32 | Dr.L.Sulochana Devi (15-05-2015 to 31-05-2015) |
| 33 | Dr.B Prasanna Kumary (1-06-2015 to 31-03-2016) |
| 34 | Dr.K.B.Rajeev (01-04-2016 to 23.09.2016) |
| 35 | Dr.K.Unnikrishnan 24.09.2016 |
| 36 | Dr. V.K.Amala |
| 37 | Dr. Sobha K.D. |