Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta


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. In the fourth cycle of 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 Baselios Geevarghese II. The college was originally planned by Geevarghese Philoxenos, Metropolitan; it was founded in 1952, after his death, by Daniel Philoxenos Metropolitan, who became the first principal of the college.
The principal is Dr. Deepak SR Prior to her appointment as principal, she served as a faculty in the Department of physics, Baselius College, Kottayam. The college is affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.
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Academics

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, commerce & tourism, computer application. 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.

Donations

NSS, Bhoomitrasena club and staff club of the college donated 14 houses to the poor.

Awards

  • The college secured Best College state award from the government of Kerala for motivating students for blood donations.
  • The college got Best college award from the corporate management of MOC colleges for its overall performance.

Courses

The college has four UGC-sponsored career oriented add-on courses:
The Physics department has two US-based student chapters:
  • S P I E
  • O.S.A
The college has an A++ accreditation from NAAC

Principals

  • Daniel Mar Philexinos Metropolitan was the first principal.
  • Dr. N. M. Zernov, Britain
  • Prof. Peter S. Wright, Britain
  • Prof. Ninan Abraham
  • Prof. Puthencavu Mathen Tharakan
  • Prof. E. T. Mathew
  • Prof. T. B. Ninan
  • Dr. J. Alexander
  • Prof. V. T. Thomas
  • Prof. C. N. Mathew
  • Dr. Paul C. Varghese
  • Prof. N.G.Kunjachen
  • Dr. T. A. George
  • Prof. V. I. Joseph
  • Dr. K.C John
  • Prof. E. Jacob John
  • Prof. Abraham George
  • Fr. Dr. K T Mathewkutty
  • Prof. Prasad Thomas
  • Dr. George Eapen
  • Dr. Saramma Varghese
  • Dr. George Varghese Koppara
  • Dr. Mathew P Joseph
  • Dr. Philipose Omman
  • Dr. Sunil Jacob
  • Dr. Sindu Jones

Departments

  • English
  • Malayalam
  • Hindi
  • Syriac
  • Economics
  • Commerce & Tourism
  • Computer Application
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Botany
  • Zoology
  • Physical Education

Courses

Postgraduate courses

M. A.
  • English
  • English
  • Malayalam
  • Hindi
  • History
  • Econometrics
M.Sc.
M.Com.
B.A.
Core subjectComplementary 1Complementary 2
EnglishHistory of EnglandWorld History
HindiFunctional HindiJournalism
MalayalamSanskritKerala Culture
EconomicsRoots of Modern World HistoryPolitics
HistoryPoliticsEconomics

B.Sc.
Core SubjectComplementary 1Complementary 2
MathematicsPhysicsStatistics
PhysicsMathematicsChemistry
ChemistryMathematicsPhysics
BotanyZoologyChemistry
ZoologyBotanyChemistry

B.Com.
Elective paper
Finance and Taxation
Computer Applications

Ph.D. courses

  • Malayalam
  • Hindi
  • Zoology
  • Botany
  • History
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Chemistry
  • Economics

Notable alumni

Notable faculty