Palpu, who had learned English from a Eurasian tutor from the age of 12, attended Maharaja's College in Trivandrum and matriculated there in 1883. He then wrote the examination for admission to medical studies.
Palpu, having learned English from a Eurasian tutor since he was twelve years old, enrolled at Maharaja's College in Trivandrum in 1883.  He subsequently took and passed the entrance exam for medical studies.