St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry is a government-aided

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Kozhencherry Kozhencherry ( ml, കോഴഞ്ചേരി) is a census town in Pathanamthitta district of Central Travancore region (South Central Kerala) in Kerala state, India. census, the population was 433,357 people in 92,825 households. History Kozh ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

state, South India. Established in 1953, it is administered by the

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. Juhanon Mar Thoma Metropolitan and K. T. Thomas, Kurumthottickal, the veteran Minister of the Parish of Kozhencherry were involved in founding the college. Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan, the present head of the

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, is the manager of the college. K. K. Kuruvilla (grandfather of the writer

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), first principal of Mar Thoma Theological Seminary, Gandhian and a pioneer of the freedom struggle in Travancore, was an influential member of the Travancore Legislative Council. He initiated fruitful efforts on behalf of the Mar Thoma Church in securing a license for the establishment of two colleges (

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, Thiruvalla and St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry) in central Travancore from

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, the then 'Dewan' (Chief minister) of Travancore. The college accommodates students hailing from the remote regions of the eastern part of

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. The college has been awarded 'Rajamudra', a rare honor, from the erstwhile Travancore Royal Family, for the academic progress which it brought about in the Central Travancore region. The college celebrated its

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in 2013. It jubilantly hosted Mahatma Gandhi University Union Kalolsavam (Arts Fest) "Noopura-2017", from Feb.20-24.

Academics

The college offers postgraduate and undergraduate programmes in English, Malayalam, economics, mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, commerce and computer science (SF) and undergraduate in Hindi, history, BBA (SF) and B.Com. (SF). The college is re-accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, an autonomous agency of the UGC, with A Grade. When the college was established in 1953, it was affiliated to the Travancore University and later to the University of Kerala. Since 1983, it has been affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.

Principals

* Mathew P John 2019 * K. C. Zachariah 2016 – 2019 * Roys P.David Mallassery 2013–2016 * Alexander K. Samuel 2009–2013 * Joseph Philip 2008–2009 * K.George Abraham 2006–2008 * Mathew Daniel 2003–2006 * P.J Philip 1999–2003 * Philip Varghese 1997–1999 * N. Samuel Thomas 1995–1997 * M.T Simon 1990–1995 * O.A Cherian 1979–1990 * K.V Varghese 1971–1979 * K.G George 1966–1971 * A.J Cherian 1953–1966

Notable alumni

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, businessman *

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, Rajya Sabha MP

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Notable alumni

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