PROFILE

HISTORICAL SKETCH

Founded in 1952, Mar Thoma College is one of the six institutions of higher learning administered by the Mar Thoma Church. The Church ventured into the field of higher education out of the firm conviction that it has a vital role to play in the task of moulding the lives of young men and women, who should prove themselves worthy before men and God and equipping them to meet the stern challenges of life. From a small beginning with 250 students and 12 teachers, the College has grown into a premier educational institution with 103 members on the teaching staff, 71 non-teaching staff and about 1500 students on the rolls today. The College, accredited by NAAC in 1998-the first college to do so in Kerala, attained the unique distinction of being the first re-accredited college with A grade in the Mahatma Gandhi University.

The late Most. Rev. Dr. Juhanon Mar Thoma Metropolitan, the late Rev. Dr. Mathews Mar Athanasius, the late Most. Rev. Dr. Alexander MarThoma Metropolitan, the late Mr. K. K. Kuruvilla and many others have contributed in no small measure to the growth and development of this institution over the years.

COLLEGE PRAYER

Lord, our father, eternal God, before whose face generations rise and pass away, age after age the living seek Thee and find that of Thy faithfulness there is no end. Our fathers in their pilgrimage walked by Thy guidance, and rested in Thy mercy. Still, to their children be Thou the cloud day by day, the fire by night. We in this College look upto Thee in thankfulness for the founders of this institution and for those who have laboured for building up noble traditions. We remember those who have passed from this College and are engaged in different walks of life. Be to them their strength and stay. Be to us O Lord, our guiding star for a life of service in the pilgrim way. Amen.

COLLEGE ANTHEM

Hail Alma Mater, hail to thee!
Mar Thoma College, hail to thee!
E’er to you we’ll sing your beauty
All through life we’ll raise your banner
All through life we’ll pace the path of
Knowledge, truth and goodliness
E’er this our motto be.

Hail Alma Mater, hail to thee!
Mar Thoma College, hail to thee!
Hymns of praise we’ll sing joyously
Ne’er forgetting what you gave us
Drinking from your spring of sweetness
Mercy, peace and service lofty-
E’er this our motto be.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The aim of the College is to provide education of the highest standard, to build up character, instil moral and spiritual values, to strive for promoting social justice and to attain fullness of life as revealed in Jesus Christ. The College stands for seeking and cultivating new knowledge, promoting research and developing professional competence in an atmosphere of academic freedom. The Institution seeks to provide training to meet human power requirements of the changing times. The objective of the College is to develop leadership qualities, creativity and physical and mental fitness with a concern for environment, gender justice and human rights so as to contribute to the building of the nation and international harmony.

LANDMARKS OF DEVELOPMENT

1952 Starting of College with Groups I and III of the Intermediate Class
1953 Starting of Group II
1955 College up-graded with B.A. (Eco) and B.Sc. (Maths)
1956 Pre- University Course replaces the Intermediate Course
1957 B.Sc. (Chemistry), B.Sc. (Botany) and B.A. (Philosophy) started
1959 B.Sc. (Physics) started
1963 M.Sc. (Mathematics) started
1964 Pre- Degree Course replaces the Pre- University Course
1966 M.A.(English) and M.Sc. (Botany) started
1967 B.A.(English) started
1968 B.Sc. (Zoology) started
1977 Silver Jubilee Year
1980 B.A. (Politics) and Group IV started
1981 M.A. (Economics) and B.A. (History) started
1982 M.Sc. (Zoology) started
1984 M.Sc. (Chemistry) started
1985 Dept. of English and Zoology recognized as Research Centres.
1986 Dept. of Botany recognised as Research Centre.
1995 M.Sc. (Physics) started
1998 M. Sc. Analytical Chemistry started
1998 Dept. of Economics recognized as Research Centre
1998 Comparative Literature Research and Study Centre (CLRSC) started
1998 Accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council
1999 B.Sc. Botany (Vocational) started
2000 De-linking of Pre- Degree Course
2000 Dept. of Physics and Chemistry recognised as Research Centres.
2001 B.Com. (Vocational) started.
2002 Golden Jubilee Year
2005 Re-Accredited with A-Grade by NAAC
2005 M.Sc. (Biotechnology) and M.Sc. (Microbiology) started

SUCCESSION LIST OF PRINCIPALS

AFFILIATION & ACCREDITATION

The College is affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. It falls within the administrative jurisdiction of the Deputy Director of Collegiate Education, Kottayam and comes under the 2(f) & 12(b) category of the University Grants Commission.
The College accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 1998 - the first college to do so in Kerala, also attained the unique distinction of being the first re-accredited College in the Mahatma Gandhi University with ‘A’ Grade in 2005.

LOCATION

The College is situated at Kuttapuzha on the Tiruvalla - Mallappally road about 2 kms from the town.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WITH SOCIAL COMMITMENT

Mar Thoma College, Tiruvalla has made its indelible mark as a committed Christian institution of good standard in the field of higher education of our State all through the last five decades of its existence. In spite of financial constraints all through its development, the College was able to maintain a high standard in all the fields of its activities and set an example well acknowledged by all. We have also been able to give due importance to the personality development and character formation of our students, majority of whom are women. More than 55000 students have blossomed out to the vast world from this institution so far. Thousands of our alumni are working in the Gulf regions and in many other parts of the world. Mar Thoma College has always been an institution with a difference, which nourished the idea of a family concept. Academic excellence always received top priority, but value education was no less important.

The tasks ahead are many and more challenging. With the dawn of the new era, quality education has become costlier and unaffordable for many. We stand committed to our firm resolve to bring the benefits of higher education within the reach of the less fortunate segments in the society. The College community has passionately attempted to adhere to the motto of the institution:

"Education Par Excellence And Educated for the Society".

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