The Council of Principals of Colleges in Kerala is an inter-regional platform for principals of colleges to interact, evaluate and reflect on the current trends in the higher education sector in the state and be proactive accordingly. It has been playing its due role in the higher education scenario of the state by serving as the only common platform for the academic and administrative leaders of the tertiary education. It has been facilitating the principals to prepare and execute the action plan evolved out of common consensus, to bring to the attention of the Universities and the Government of Kerala and its concern on emerging issues and tendencies and to organize academic platforms for seminars, workshops etc. At present, principals of most of the private aided colleges under various educational agencies spread over the State under Kerala, Calicut, Mahatma Gandhi and Kannur Universities are active members of the Council.