Mar Thoma College

Mar Thoma College, Tiruvalla
മാർ തോമ കോളേജ്, തിരുവല്ല

Logo of Mar Thoma College
Motto in English
 Education par Excellence and Educated for the Society
Type Trust
Established 1952 (1952)
Affiliation Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar
Principal Joseph K.
Manager Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan
Academic staff
 80
Administrative staff
 45
Students 1500
Location Tiruvalla, KeralaPathanamthitta, India
9°24′11″N 76°34′48″E / 9.40306°N 76.58000°E / 9.40306; 76.58000Coordinates: 9°24′11″N 76°34′48″E / 9.40306°N 76.58000°E / 9.40306; 76.58000
Campus Tiruvalla
Nickname MTC
Affiliations Mahatma Gandhi University, UGC
Website Official website

Mar Thoma College is an institution of higher education located in Tiruvalla, a town in Pathanamthitta district, in the south Indian state of Kerala.[1] The college is affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University and offers 12 under graduate, 11 post graduate and 7 doctoral programmes.[2] The college holds an A Grade rating with the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) since 2005.[1]

Overview

Mar Thoma College was founded by the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar[3] in 1952 as a junior college offering two intermediate courses with Alexander Mar Thoma Metropolitan, the then head of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church as its founding principal. It was affiliated to the University of Kerala at its inception. In 1955, the college was upgraded as a regular college when two under graduate courses were introduced and by 1966, the college started offering post graduate courses. When Mahatma Gandhi University was established in 1983,[4] the college was brought under its affiliation and two years later, two of the departments of the college, English and Zoology, were recognized as research centres to commence doctoral programmes. It was in 1998 that the college started the Comparative Literature Research and Study Centre (CLRSC) for advanced research in language studies. The same year, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council extended accreditation to the college, the first college in Kerala to receive the NAAC accreditation.[5] The college was reaccredited with A Grade in 2005 and the central government accreditation agency retained the grading at A during its reassessment in 2012.[5] The Government of Kerala decided to phase off the erstwhile Pre-Degree Courses in 1997 through the Pre-degree Course (Abolition) Act in accordance with the National Education Policy,[6] and in 2000, all the pre-degree courses at Mar Thoma College were delinked from the college and integrated with the Marthoma Residential School, a higher secondary school run by the Mar Thoma Educational Agency.[7]

The college campus is located in Kuttappuzha,[8] a small hamlet in Tiruvalla,[9] known for the Sreevallabha Temple, one of the oldest temples in Kerala.[10] Tiruvalla town is 2 km away and the distance to the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram and the commercial city of Kochi are 120 km[11] and 89 km respectively.[12] The campus is near to many centres of pilgrimage such as Niranam Church, Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple and Parumala Church, besides the Sreevallabha Temple.[13] The college is coeducational[14] and has a student strength of 1500.[15] The administration is under a manager deputed by the Mar Thoma Syrian Church and is headed by a principal who is assisted by 80 teaching and 45 non teaching staff.[1] It offers 12 under graduate, 11 post graduate, seven doctoral and many other non formal programmes.

Departments

The academics is sectioned into independent departments based on subjects of instruction such as English, Malayalam, Hindi, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Economics, History, Political Science, Commerce, Physical Education and Bio-Sciences (SF).[16] Non teaching programmes have a separate department handing them while non formal computer educational programmes are handled by Mar Thoma College Institute of Computer Sciences, a subsidiary functioning under the same management.

Curriculum

Mar Thoma College offers regular, vocational, self-financing and research programmes. It also has short term certificate programmes as add-on courses.[16]

Three year graduate degree courses (Regular)

  • Bachelor of Arts - English language and literature
  • Bachelor of Arts - Economics
  • Bachelor of Arts - Political science
  • Bachelor of Arts - History
  • Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
  • Bachelor of Science - Physics
  • Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
  • Bachelor of Science - Botany
  • Bachelor of Science - Zoology
  • Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce and taxation

Three year graduate degree courses (Vocational)

  • Bachelor of Science - Food Microbiology
  • Bachelor of Commerce - Computer applications

Two year master's degree courses (Regular)

  • Master of Arts - English language and literature
  • Master of Science - Mathematics
  • Master of Science - Microbiology
  • Master of Science - Zoology
  • Master of Science - Chemistry

Two year master's degree courses (Vocational)

Two year master's degree courses (self financing)

  • Master of Science - Microbiology
  • Master of Science - Biotechnology

Research courses

  • Doctor of Philosohy - English language and literature
  • Doctor of Philosohy - Mathematics
  • Doctor of Philosohy - Physics
  • Doctor of Philosohy - Chemistry
  • Doctor of Philosohy - Botany
  • Doctor of Philosohy - Zoology
  • Doctor of Philosohy - Economics

Add-on programmes

  • Certificate course in Communicative English
  • Certificate course in Communicative Hindi
  • Certificate course in Visual Communication
  • Certificate course in Medical Lab Technology

Facilities

Mar Thoma College Institute of Computer Sciences is a subsidiary functioning within the campus which offers post graduate diploma courses in subjectes such as Computer Basics, Computer Operating Systems, Programming languages like Basic, Cobol, FoxPro, Visual Basic, RDBMS, Oracle and C++, Systems and Analysis Design and Web designing. The institute is open to students for preparation of their curricular project work.

A Media Centre functions in the college equipped with slide projector, microfiche reader, overhead projector, 16mm projector, computer and LCD Projector. The college is WiFi enabled and the students have access to unlimited usage within the campus. The Library stocks over 55,000 print titles and subscribes to 88 academic journals. It operates an Online Digital Library, which has been hosted on their web site.[17] A collection of Microfiche, CD-ROMs and Cassettes are also made available to the students and teachers. A reprographic centre operates on a cost basis and students can avail the service at a nominal charge. An Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and a Counselling Centre are open to the students and an Extension and Consultancy Cell is functioning for social services and community development programmes.

The College hosts a cooperative society which runs a canteen and a convenience store stocking text books and general stationery goods. The Indian Bank has opened an extension counter in the college which functions from 1100 hours to 1400 hours every working day. There are two hostels,[18] both open only to girls and can accommodate 300 students at a time. A fitness club functions under the supervision of the department of Physical Education. A Hobby Workshop has been set up with the assistance of the University Grants Commission, which is managed by a teacher deputed by the college and the services are available to students on a subscription. A number of micro-organizations are functioning in the college for student and community support:[19]

  • Mar Thoma Students' Association
  • Union of Evangelical Students of India
  • Parent Teacher Association
  • Astronomy Club
  • Eco Club
  • Brains Trust
  • Best Arts
  • Medical Club
  • Alcohol and Drug Information Center (ADIC)
  • Tourism Club
  • Science Forum
  • Planning Forum
  • Community Extension Cell
  • Women’s Cell
  • SC/ST Cell

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mar Thoma College on Mingle Box". Mingle Box. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mahatma Gandhi University". Mahatma Gandhi University. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Educational Institutions". Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ Ameeta Gupta, Ashish Kumar (2006). Handbook of Universities, Volume 2. Atlantic Publishers. p. 472. ISBN 9788126906086.
  5. 1 2 "Private Colleges". Zon Kerala. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Pre-degree Course (Abolition) Act, 1997". Kerala Law Sector. 1997. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Marthoma Residential School Video". OV Guide. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Web India". Web India. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "About Tiruvalla". Tiruvalla.com. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Sreevallabha Temple". Kerala Tourism, Government of Kerala. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Make my Trip". Make my Trip. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Distance Between Cochin Thiruvalla". Distance Between. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Pilgrim Centres". Tiruvalla.com. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Kerala Colleges profile". Kerala Colleges. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Zon Kerala profile". Zon Kerala. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  16. 1 2 "MTC on Educrib". Educrib. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Mar Thoma College Online Digital Library". Mar Thoma College Online Digital Library. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Hostel". Here.com. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Students Conference". Marthoma.in. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

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