Mar Ivanios College

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{{Short description|Catholic college in Kerala, India}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram
| other_names = Mar Ivanios Malankara Catholic College
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| motto = [[Veritas vos liberabit]]
| mottoeng = [[The truth will set you free|The truth shall set you free]]
| established = 1949
| founder = Geevarghese Mar Ivanios
| type = Aided, self-financing, autonomous
| affiliation = Kerala university, UGC
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| chairman = Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos
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| principal = Jijimon
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| students = 2666+
| undergrad = 2394+
| postgrad = 272+
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| city = [[Trivandrum]]
| state = [[Kerala]]
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| country = India
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| campus = Urban
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| sports = Basketball, cricket, football, badminton, chess
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| nickname = Ivanios, MIC
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| website = {{url|www.marivanioscollege.com}}
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'''Mar Ivanios College''' is an autonomous educational institution situated in [[Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala]], India.<ref>http://www.marivanioscollege.com</ref> The college was ranked as 29th best college in the country by [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]]'s [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2019/CollegeRanking.html|title = MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)}}</ref> and 48th in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/CollegeRanking.html|title = MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)}}</ref>In 2021, the college improved its ranking by 4 places and became the 44th best college in the country.

The institution is located on a scenic hilltop with a sprawling campus area of hundreds of acres in Bethany Hills, Nalanchira, [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. Mar Ivanios College was established in 1949 by [[Geevarghese Ivanios|Geevarghese Mar Ivanios]], the first [[List of archbishops of Trivandrum|Archbishop of Trivandrum]].

==Rankings==
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| NIRF_C_2020 = 48
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The college is the first Institution in the University of Kerala to receive accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 1999. The college was also the first to be re-assessed and re-accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC in 2004. In 2011 the college was re-assessed by the NAAC Peer team as part of the Third Cycle of re-accreditation process.

Mar Ivanios College became the first private college affiliated to the University of Kerala to receive the status of CPE from the UGC. Upon the recommendation of the University Grants Commission (UGC), the college has been conferred autonomy status by the University of Kerala with effect from 13 June 2014. The motto of the college is ‘Veritas Vos Liberabit’ which means ‘Truth shall Liberate You’.

==History==

The college was founded in 1949 as an affiliated college of the then [[University of Travancore]], later on under the [[Kerala University]]. The college was the dream child of the Late [[Archbishop]] [[Geevarghese Ivanios]] of the [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]], after whom the college was named.

==Courses==
Mar Ivanios College offers 17 degree courses and 8 post-graduate courses.

Degree courses offered are:
*[[Bachelor of Science]] in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, Botany & Bio Technology, Zoology, Botany and Statistics.
*BA in Economics, English, Journalism and Mass Communication, English, Communicative English, Analytics economics.
*BCom and BCom Accounts and Audits.

Post-graduate courses offered are:
*[[Master of Science|MSc]] in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology.
*MA in English Language and Literature, Malayalam and Media Studies.
*MCom and MTTM.

The Departments of Zoology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Malayalam, Commerce, Biotechnology, Journalism and English are recognized research centres. It also offers facilities for an [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] (IGNOU) study centre and an [[International Development Enterprises]] (IDE) centre.

==Notable alumni==
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* [[J B Koshy]] (Justice)
* [[Alexander Jacob (police officer)]]
* [[K. Muraleedharan]] (Politician)
* [[Jagathi Sreekumar]] (Actor)
* [[Anoop Jacob]]
* [[Jagadish]] (Actor)
* [[Vidhu Prathap]] (Singer)
* [[Santosh Sivan]]
* [[Arthana Binu]] (Actress)
* [[Sakhi Thomas]]
* [[Sruthi Lakshmi]]
* [[P. T. Thomas]]
* [[Chippy (actress)]]
* [[Erickavu N. Sunil]]
* [[Nazriya Nazim]] (Actress)
* [[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] (Actress)
* [[Mithun Ramesh]]
* [[Anarkali Marikar]] (Actress)
* [[G. Venugopal]] (Singer)
* [[Priyanka Nair]]
* [[Manju Pillai]] (Actress)
* [[Ravi Vallathol]]
* [[Sanju Samson]] (Cricketer)
* [[Rajith Kumar]]
* [[Shaji N Karun]]
* [[Ameya Mathew]]
* [[Sooraj Santhosh]] (Singer)
*[[Sajeev Koshy|Sajeev Koshy OAM]]

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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Mar Ivanios College}}
*[http://www.marivanioscollege.ac.in College website]

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[[Category:Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]]
[[Category:Catholic universities and colleges in India]]
[[Category:Arts and Science colleges in Kerala]]
[[Category:Colleges in Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Colleges affiliated to the University of Kerala]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1949]]
[[Category:1949 establishments in India]]

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