St. Mary's College, Thrissur is an educational and research institution for women established in 1946 in Kerala state, India. The college is managed by the CMC Educational Society of Nirmala Province of the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel in the

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, the college is under the jurisdiction of the Syro Malabar Catholic Bishop of Thrissur.

History

The sisters of the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel entered the field of university education in 1946 with the inception of St. Mary's College, Thrissur. It is the pioneer First Grade women's college in the district. It soon grew into a full-fledged First Grade college with two postgraduate courses in economics and

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. In 1967, St. Mary's was bifurcated, the pre-degree section remaining in Thrissur and the undergraduate and postgraduate sections being shifted to Vimala College, Cheroor. In 1979 St. Mary's once again regained its status as a First Grade college with the starting of B.A.,

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courses. Postgraduate courses in

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and history were introduced in 1995 and 1998 respectively. During 1981 to 1982 a new college, Carmel College, was started under the management of the CMC Educational Society. After the trifurcation in 1987, St. Mary's and Vimala Colleges were still under the CMC Educational Society, Thrissur, which have a creditable history in the field of education. In 1998, delinking of the pre-degree courses started and was completed in 2001. Later,

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courses in polymer chemistry (1999), biotechnology (2000),

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(2001) and

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(2001) were introduced. Postgraduate courses in

, biotechnology and computer science were started in 2002, 2003 and 2004 respectively. National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission, placed the college at the A+ level in 2009. The college celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in 2006.

Library Collection

It has a collection of more than 49,000 books, periodicals, video and audio cassettes, and 50 CD-ROMs. The Library collection includes many dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Services of the Library

The Library has launched a digital library with a digital collection of rare books and palm leaves. Old question papers, St.Mary's College magazines, Publications and dissertations of the faculty of St.Mary's College are also available there. For more details please go the link given. http://111.92.84.71:8080/jspui/ The library also gives services to outside libraries and such other institutions to digitize their collection on demand. St.Mary's College Library is using KOHA the world's first free and open source software for library system management. The members of St.Mary's College also can have access to the e-resources provided by the UGC INFLIBNET Centre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INFLIBNET_Centre. To go to the home page of N-List please click the link given http://nlist.inflibnet.ac.in/

Hostel

The college hostel provides accommodation to students who come from distant places. Other students who do not live with relatives or guardians live in hostels approved by college authorities. The college hostel can house up to 300 students, and is under the direct control of the principal (who stands as the local guardian to all in residence) and under the immediate management of the warden.

Canteen

The college canteen serves both vegetarian and non-vegetarian snacks and meals and has an ice cream parlour.

Sports

The college has indoor facilities for table tennis, chess, and carroms, as well as courts for kho kho, ball badminton, and kabaddi.

Partial academic courses

At its inception in 1946, the college had two

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courses and two intermediate courses. St. Mary's now has 23 departments. * English * Hindi * Sanskrit * Malayalam *

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* Physics * Biochemistry *

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* Psychology * Commerce * Biotechnology * Botany * Zoology *

Microbiology Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, prot ...

* History * Economics * Physical Education * Sociology * Computer Science / Computer Applications *

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* Management studies *

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* Bachelor of vocational - B. Voc

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Mary's College, Thrissur Catholic universities and colleges in India Women's universities and colleges in Kerala Arts and Science colleges in Kerala Colleges affiliated with the University of Calicut Colleges in Thrissur Educational institutions established in 1946 1946 establishments in India Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras