Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, established in 1952, is an institution of higher education at Pathanamthitta of Kerala, India. Catholicate College belongs to the first group of colleges in Kerala to receive academic accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). In the fourth cycle of (NAAC) re-accreditation, the college has been re-accredited by NAAC in A++ grade with CGPA of 3.53. The college is owned by Malankara Orthodox Church, founded by Catholicos Moran Mar Baselios Geevarghese II.[1] The college was originally planned by Geevarghese Mar Philoxenos, Metropolitan; it was founded in 1952, after his death, by Daniel Mar Philoxenos Metropolitan, who became the first principal of the college.
Motto | "Fear Of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom" |
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Established | 1952 |
Principal | Dr. Sunil Jacob (in-charge) |
Academic staff | 110 |
Students | 2000 |
Undergraduates | 1200 (2005) |
Postgraduates | 120 |
Location | , , |
Campus | Rural |
The Principal is Dr. Sunil Jacob from the Department of Chemistry. Prior to his appointment as principal, he served as bursar of the college. The college is affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.
The college has 2,000 students. It has 110 teaching and 67 administrative staff on its rolls. There are degree courses in English, Malayalam, Hindi, Economics, History, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology and Commerce. The college has research facilities in the departments of Malayalam, Hindi, Zoology, Botany, Physics and Mathematics.
The college has a study center of the Indira Gandhi National Open University.
NSS, Bhoomitrasena club and staff club of the college donated 14 houses to the poor.
The college has four UGC-sponsored career oriented add-on courses:
The Physics department has two US-based student chapters:
The college has an A accreditation from NAAC (as per revision in 2016)
M. A.
M.Sc.
M.Com.
B.A.
Core subject | Complementary 1 | Complementary 2 |
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English | History of England | World History |
Hindi | Functional Hindi | Journalism |
Malayalam | Sanskrit | Kerala Culture |
Economics | Roots of Modern World History | Politics |
History | Politics | Economics |
B.Sc.
Core Subject | Complementary 1 | Complementary 2 |
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Mathematics | Physics | Statistics |
Physics | Mathematics | Chemistry |
Chemistry | Mathematics | Physics |
Botany | Zoology | Chemistry (Food Micro Biology-Elective) |
Zoology | Botany | Chemistry (Pathobiology & Clinical Laboratory Techniques) |
B.Com.
Elective paper |
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Finance and Taxation |
Computer Applications |
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List of colleges affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala#Art and Sciences