Mar Ivanios College is an autonomous educational institution situated in
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. The college was ranked as 45th best college in the country by
Ministry of Education's
National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2023, 48th in 2020.
The institution is located on a scenic hilltop with a sprawling campus area of hundreds of acres in Bethany Hills, Nalanchira,
Thiruvananthapuram. Mar Ivanios College was established in 1949 by
Geevarghese Mar Ivanios, the first
Archbishop of Trivandrum.
Rankings
The college is ranked 66th among colleges in India by the
National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.
The college is the first Institution in the University of Kerala to receive accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 1999. The college was also the first to be re-assessed and re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC in 2004. In 2011 the college was re-assessed by the NAAC Peer team as part of the Third Cycle of re-accreditation process.
Mar Ivanios College became the first private college affiliated to the University of Kerala to receive the status of CPE from the UGC. Upon the recommendation of the University Grants Commission (UGC), the college has been conferred autonomy status by the University of Kerala with effect from 13 June 2014. The motto of the college is ‘Veritas Vos Liberabit’ which means ‘Truth shall Liberate You’.
History
The college was founded in 1949 as an affiliated college of the then
University of Travancore, later on under the
Kerala University. The college was the founded by
Archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
Geevarghese Ivanios
Geevarghese Ivanios (born 21 September 1882 as Geevarghese Panickeruveetil - died 15 July 1953) was the first metropolitan archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church and Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum. He was the founder of Bethany Ashr ...
of the
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, also known as the Malankara Syrian Catholic Church, is an Eastern Catholic '' sui iuris'' particular church in full communion with the worldwide Catholic Church possessing self-governance under the Code of Ca ...
, after whom the college was named.
Courses
Mar Ivanios College offers 17 degree courses and 8 post-graduate courses.
Degree courses offered are:
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Bachelor of Science in physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, botany & bio technology, zoology, botany and statistics
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Bachelor of Arts in economics, English, journalism and mass communication, English, communicative English, analytical economics
*BCom and BCom accounts and audit.
Post-graduate courses offered are:
*
MSc
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Computers
* Message Sequence Chart
* Microelectronics Support Centre of UK Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
* MIDI Show Control
* MSC Malaysia (formerly known as Multimedia Super Corridor)
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in mathematics, physics, chemistry, zoology
*MA in English Language and Literature, Malayalam and media studies
*MCom and MTTM.
The Departments of Zoology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Malayalam, Commerce, Biotechnology, Journalism and English are recognized research centres. It also offers facilities for an
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) study centre and an
International Development Enterprises (IDE) centre.
Notable alumni
References
External links
College website
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Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Catholic universities and colleges in India
Arts and Science colleges in Kerala
Colleges in Thiruvananthapuram
Colleges affiliated to the University of Kerala
Educational institutions established in 1949
1949 establishments in India