Mar Athanasius College, a premier institution of higher education in Kerala, was founded in 1955 at Kothamangalam. The college was guided and its character shaped by a group of visionaries led by its first Association Secretary and Principal Prof. M.P Varghese. It is the first institution in Kerala to be accredited (2002) and reaccredited (2010) at ‘A Grade’ by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of UGC. Adjudged as one of the best colleges in Kerala, Mar Athanasius College was also recognized by the University Grants Commission in 2009 as ‘College with Potential for Excellence’.
The college is situated in a sprawling composite campus along with its sister institutions, the Mar Athanasius College of Engineeringestablished in the year 1961 and the Mar Athanasius International School established in 1965. Managed by ‘Mar Athanasius College Association’, these institutions have a long tradition of imparting value-based holistic education to many generations of students in the Central Travancore region of the state. Together, they have more than 5000 students in their rolls and staff strength of 500.
The college offers postgraduate courses in English Language and Literature, Economics, History, Sociology, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Actuarial Science and also offers M.Com (Finance) and M.Com (International Business). It has thirteen degree courses - six in Science, five in Arts and two in Commerce. The college has four ‘Regional University Research Centres’, offering Ph.D, in English, Economics, Physics and Chemistry. Spread over its Science, Commerce, Arts and Humanity faculties, both in aided and self-finance streams, the college has a total student strength of 1812, faculty strength of 117 and non-teaching staff strength of 61.
The college has excellent infrastructure facilities such as well-equipped laboratories, research centres, five-storied fully automated library, air-conditioned seminar halls, non-resident students’ centre, ladies’ hostels, multimedia studio, instrument maintenance facility, network resource centre, computer centres with internet access, smart class rooms, sophisticated instrumentation centre, indoor stadium, indoor shooting range, waste water treatment plant, reprographic center, multimedia studio, audio-visual hall, and canteen for staff and students.
Besides winning ranks continuously in university examinations, Mar Athanasius College received several awards at national and state level.Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, has selected the college under its ‘FIST Program’ to strengthen teaching and research facilities in all its Science Departments. The college won the ‘Palathully Award’ for the best college in the state, instituted by TheMalayala Manorama, for undertaking eco-friendly activities and rain water harvesting projects. Mar Athanasius College added one more jewel to its crown by bagging the ‘National Environmental Awareness Award’ instituted by the Khadi and Village Industries Development Agency of India. For its eco-friendly activities undertaken in and around the campus, Mar Athanasius College received the Bhoomimithra Award instituted by the Paristhythi Samrakshana Sangham (Aluva) and the Green Award instituted by the Kerala Biodiversity Board. Mar Athanasius College was selected as one among the best ten colleges in Kerala by a committee consisting of the Vice-Chancellors of Mahatma Gandhi, Kannur and Kerala Universities in 2002.
Mar Athanasius College, the flagship institution of ‘M A College Association’, has always been under the divine light of Saint Eldo Mar Baselious and the blessings of His Holiness Paulose Mar Athanasius, the Patron Saint of our College. The college has now entered the 60th year of its glorious service to the Nation.
VISION
To build up a community of people with character and integrity, courage and tenacity to promote the good and fight the evil and provide justice and fair play to all.
MISSION
We are committed to preparing our students for life by imparting knowledge which focuses on academic competence, social skills and moral values.
