KOZHIKODE: The Literacy Mission introduces 'Pachamalayalam,' a SCERT-approved one-year diploma course for those without formal Malayalam education. The self-financed course, curated by a linguist committee includes online and offline classes for job seekers' convenience. Completion awards a Department of Public Education-approved certificate. The course, equivalent to 10th standard Malayalam, facilitates mandatory Malayalam knowledge for state exams.

As Malayalam is compulsory for PSC exams, 'Pachamalayalam' addresses non-Malayalam language students' exclusion. Patterned after existing Literacy Mission courses, it accommodates students from schools without Malayalam in their curriculum. Join the preliminary six-month course.