University College, Thiruvananthapuram (estd.1866) was built to impart English education to the common folk of the erstwhile Travancore by H.H. Sri Ayilyam Thirunal Rama Varma Maharaja. Mr. John Ross, a scholar of repute was appointed Principal of the college. Today, after more than a century of dedicated service to the state, the College stands tall for having produced thousands of luminaries that includes a President, Cabinet Secretaries, Ambassadors, Civil Servants, IT doyens, teachers, poets, writers and artists.
Located in the heart of the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram, the College stands in a plot of about 10.62 acres and provides a unique and serene ambience. Offering 18 under graduate, 20 post graduate, 12 Mphil and 14 PhD programmes, the College is undoubtedly vibrant academically. Its architecture, location, history and resourcefulness have made University College a spot not to be missed in the city, if not in the state.
The curricular aspects, methods of teaching, learning and evaluation, paradigms of research, consultancy and extension, availability of infrastructure and learning resources, nature of student support and progression, governance and leadership, and quality of innovative practices of the College are dealt with in detail in the
Criterion-wise Report.
Vision and Mission
To mould students of the institution into well-meaning citizens of the nation through a socially committed, intellectually inclined, culture driven and future oriented paradigm of learning.
To empower the students to aspire for significantly contributing to the nation?s development through socialist and secular strategies of instruction. Mission Statement.
The institution shall always strive to stride forward and keep pace with the changing needs and spirit of the times. It shall not lounge on its glorious past.
The college shall continue to foster talent and build on its rich repository of fame and prestige.
The institution shall continue to uphold its commitment to the nation in general and to the society in particular and perpetually strive to carry this out through a series of carefully crafted, tested and systematically executed steps of actions.
University College shall spare no effort to continue to spread and further its academic potential and effulgence by providing conducive academic ambience for all classes of students and teachers.
The institution shall signify learning from the past, assimilating the present and planning for the future.
