Student activities are coordinated by an elected Students’ Union that functions as per the norms determined by the University. The college has a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson, a General Secretary, a Magazine Editor, two Lady Representatives, two Representatives to the University Union, and class representatives, elected through secret ballot from among the students of the college. The tenure of each college union is till 31 March every year. The funds for the activities of the union come from fees collected from the students.
The college union’s regular activities include the selection of participants in the University Youth Festival, conduct of the College Arts Festival, various seminars and other student oriented extracurricular activities of the college, conduct of Women’s Day, etc. The activities of the student union are devised to instruct the students in basic democratic civic behaviour.
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The history of National Cadet Corps in SD College dates back to the inception days of the college itself. When NCC was introduced in Kerala, SD College was one among the few colleges selected for the programme. Our Alma mater has witnessed and goaded the progress of this movement from the days of auxiliary Cadet Corps to NCC Rifles to present NCC. All through these years NCC had been an indefectible and indispensable accomplice in the expansion and progress of our college.The National Cadet Corps was started in the college in 1956.
A Unit of the N.S.S. was flagged off in the college in 1979 with Dr.Kesava Panikar as the first Programme Officer. In 1985, Prof.Eeswaran Nampoothiry of the Malayalam Department also joined as the Programme Officer. In 1987 Prof. S.Ramanand (Physics Department) took charge as the Programme Officer. During this period the unit came to be noticed for its involvement in the various social activities of the district .The University has acknowledged this and the unit is considered a model for others.This spirit of service is reflected in the activities of the unit today also.
The college has a vibrant centre for women studies that takes care of the particular problems that are faced by women, who now constitute a sizeable chunk of the student population in the college. The centre coordinates awareness programmes among girl students using medical practitioners, legal experts and social activists. The centre runs a psychological counselling centre that uses the expertise of a professional counsellor.