Mar Ivanios College is an autonomous educational institution situated in

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

, India. The college was ranked as 29th best college in the country by

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in 2019, and 48th in 2020. In 2021, the college improved its ranking by 4 places and became the 44th best college in the country. The institution is located on a scenic hilltop with a sprawling campus area of hundreds of acres in Bethany Hills, Nalanchira,

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

. Mar Ivanios College was established in 1949 by

Geevarghese Mar 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 ...

, the first Archbishop of Trivandrum.

Rankings

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 University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is a state-run public university located in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, Chit ...

. The college was the dream child of the Late

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Geevarghese Ivanios of the

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, 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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in physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, botany & bio technology, zoology, botany and statistics *BA in economics, English, journalism and mass communication, English, communicative English, analytical economics *BCom and BCom accounts and audit. Post-graduate courses offered are: * MSc 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

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(IGNOU) study centre and an International Development Enterprises (IDE) centre.

Notable alumni

References

External links

College website
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