Study these facts Govt. Undertook the responsibility of education for the first time in travancore - Rani Gauri Parvathi Bhai in 1817 Who established first English school in Kerala - WT Ringle Tube, Prussian Protestant Missionary, started at thiruvananthapuram in 1806 First government owned English school in Travancore - opened by Swathithirunal in 1834 First school in cochin state - started by Rev. Dasan in 1818 in Mattancherry First school for girls in South India - Holly Angles Convent 1880 in Thiruvananthapuram Primary education made free of cost - 1903 Education was made without caste discrimination and free in Travancore - 1904 Ayyankali(Sadhujanaparipalanasangham) started school -1914 Venganoor, Pulvilakom Malayalam Primary school Study hindi was made compulsory- 1953 onwards Plus two was started for the first time in kerala - 1991 Who made primary education compulsory in Travancore - Rani Gauri Parvathi Bhai Rajas free school started 1834 by Swathithirunal in 1834, later His Highness Maharaja's College, later University College Travancore University - 1937 Nov 1 by Sri Chithirathirunal Maharaja, first VC sir CP Ramaswamy Ayyer, 1957renamed Kerala University First private sector Medical College in Kerala -TD Medical College 1963