Sree Narayana Guru College, Chelannur, is situated at the foot of the towering Kalari Hills, in a quiet village about 14 kilometres in the north-east direction from Kozhikode. The college has a serene and extensive campus of about 67 acres, by the side of Kozhikode-Balussery Road, noted for its scenic beauty and blessed with the natural spring water fountain in the south-east location. The institution has been catering to the academic needs and aspirations of the pupils in and around Chelannur for more than four decades.

The foundation stone of the college building was laid in February1968 by Dr. T. Balakrishnan. The formal inauguration of the commencement of classes took place in June 1968 with Sri. R. Sankar, the Founder Secretary of the S.N. Trusts engaging the first Pre-Degree class. In 1975, with the beginning of under graduate courses in Botany and Commerce, the college was elevated to the status of a degree college. It became a venue for Post Graduate Studies with the commencement of M.Com degree course in 1995 and MA(English) Degree course in 1999. Recently in 2021 the 4th PG course Msc Biology course with specialization Genetics, Biomechanics, Biomedicine, Genomics, Green Biology was started. In March 2007, the college was accredited by the NAAC at the level of B+ grade and re- accredited by the NAAC at the level of B++ grade in October 2016.

At present the college is one of the prestigious institutions of higher learning run by S.N. Trusts, Kollam. It is managed by the executive committee of the S.N. Trusts with Sri.Vellappally Natesan as the manager. The Regional Development Committee, Calicut, assists the Trusts in the management and developmental activities of the college. The Principal is the Ex-officio member of the Regional Development Committee.