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{{Short description|College in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}

{{Infobox university
| name = Mar Thoma College, Tiruvalla
| native_name =
| image = Emblem_of_Mar_Thoma_College,_Tiruvalla.png
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| caption = College Crest
| motto =
| mottoeng = ''Education par Excellence and Educated for the Society''
| established = {{Start date and age|1952}}
| type =
| religious_affiliation = [[Mar Thoma Syrian Church | Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church]]
| head_label = Manager
| head = Rt. Rev. Dr. Euyakim Mar Coorilos Suffragan Metropolitan
| principal = Dr. Mathew Varkey T. K.
| academic_staff = 80
| administrative_staff = 45
| students = 1800
| undergrad = 1300
| postgrad = 450
| doctoral = 50
| other =
| city = [[Tiruvalla, Pathanamthitta]]
| state = [[Kerala]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|9|24|2.45|N|76|35|5.6|E|display=inline,title}}
| campus =
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| other_name = MTC
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| academic_affiliations = [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]], [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
| website = {{url|https://mtct.ac.in/}}
| logo =
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'''Mar Thoma College''' is an institution of higher education located in [[Tiruvalla]] in the south Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref name="Mar Thoma College Official Website">{{cite web | url=http://mtct.ac.in | title=Mar Thoma College, Tiruvalla | publisher=Mar Thoma College| date=2023 | access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref> The college is affiliated with [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]] and offers 12 undergraduate, 10 post-graduate, and 7 doctoral programmes.<ref name="Mahatma Gandhi University">{{cite web | url=http://www.mgu.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=652 | title=Mahatma Gandhi University | publisher=Mahatma Gandhi University | date=2015 | access-date=6 July 2015}}</ref> The college is accredited by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC).<ref name="Mar Thoma College Official Website" />

==Overview==
Mar Thoma College was founded by the [[Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar]]<ref name="Educational Institutions">{{cite web |date=2015 |title=Educational Institutions |url=http://marthoma.in/institutions/EDUCATIONAL%20INSTITUTIONS |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706224020/http://marthoma.in/institutions/EDUCATIONAL%20INSTITUTIONS |archive-date=6 July 2015 |access-date=6 July 2015 |publisher=Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church}}</ref> in 1952 as a junior college offering two intermediate courses. [[Alexander Mar Thoma|Dr. Alexander Mar Thoma Metropolitan (Rev. M. G. Chandy)]] was the school's founding principal. It has been affiliated with the [[University of Kerala]] since its inception. When [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]] was established in 1983,<ref name="Handbook of Universities, Volume 2">{{cite book |author=Ameeta Gupta, Ashish Kumar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rs-jsaPenxYC&pg=PA532 |title=Handbook of Universities, Volume 2 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers |year=2006 |isbn=9788126906086 |pages=472}}</ref> the college was brought under its affiliation, and two years later, two of the departments of the college, English and Zoology, were recognized as research centers to commence doctoral programs.

In 1998, the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] extended accreditation to the college, making it the first college in Kerala and one of the first colleges in India to receive NAAC accreditation. The college was re-accredited with an A Grade in 2005, and the central government accreditation agency retained the grading at A during its reassessment in 2012. The NAAC extended the period of accreditation to seven years (till 2019) as the college obtained the highest possible grades in two consecutive accreditations. The college retains A grade in the fourth cycle of accreditation.

The college is a member of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and the All India Association of Christian Higher Education. It hosted the 29th Kerala Science Congress in 2017. Distinguished faculty members of the college include [[Alexander_Mar_Thoma|Dr. Alexander Mar Thoma Metropolitan]] (Rev. M. G. Chandy), [[Samuel Paul|Padma Shri Samuel Paul]] (an Indian scholar and economist, former visiting professor at Harvard Business School, and advisor to the World Bank and the UN Commission on Transnational Corporations), Dr. A.V. Varghese, and Dr. J.V. Vilanilam, both former Vice Chancellors.

The college campus is located in [[Kuttappuzha]],<ref name="Web India">{{cite web | url=http://career.webindia123.com/career/institutes/details_colleges_Institutes.asp?inst_no=8824 | title=Web India | publisher=Web India | date=2015 | access-date=6 July 2015}}</ref> a small hamlet in [[Tiruvalla]],<ref name="About Tiruvalla">{{cite web | url=http://www.thiruvalla.com/about-thiruvalla.htm | title=About Tiruvalla | publisher=Tiruvalla.com | date=2015 | access-date=6 July 2015}}</ref> known for the [[Sreevallabha Temple]], one of the oldest temples in Kerala.<ref name="Sreevallabha Temple">{{cite web | url=https://www.keralatourism.org/destination/sree-vallabha-temple-thiruvalla/454 | title=Sreevallabha Temple | publisher=Kerala Tourism, Government of Kerala | date=2015 | access-date=6 July 2015}}</ref> [[Tiruvalla]] town is 2 km away and the distance to the state capital, [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and the commercial city of [[Kochi]] are 120 km<ref name="Make my Trip">{{cite web | url=http://www.makemytrip.com/routeplanner/thiruvananthapuram-thiruvalla.html | title=Make my Trip | publisher=Make my Trip | date=2015 | access-date=6 July 2015}}</ref> and 89 km respectively. The campus is near to many centres of pilgrimage such as [[Niranam Church]], [[Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple]] and [[Parumala Church]], besides the [[Sreevallabha Temple]].<ref name="Pilgrim Centres">{{cite web | url=http://www.thiruvalla.com/thiruvallapilgrim.htm | title=Pilgrim Centres | publisher=Tiruvalla.com | date=2015 | access-date=6 July 2015}}</ref>

The college is coeducational and has a student strength of about 1800.<ref name="Zon Kerala profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.zonkerala.com/Mar-Thoma-College-Thiruvalla-1768.html | title=Zon Kerala profile | publisher=Zon Kerala | date=2015 | access-date=6 July 2015}}</ref> The administration is under a manager deputed by the [[Mar Thoma Syrian Church]] and is headed by a principal who is assisted by 80 teaching and 45 non teaching staff. It offers 12 under graduate, 10 post graduate, seven doctoral and many other non formal programmes.

==Departments==
The academics is sectioned into independent departments based on subjects of instruction such as English, Malayalam, Hindi, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Economics, History, Political Science, Commerce, Physical Education and Bio-Sciences.<ref name="MTC on Educrib">{{cite web | url=http://educrib.com/college/1058/mar-thoma-college-thiruvalla | title=MTC on Educrib | publisher=Educrib | date=2015 | access-date=6 July 2015}}</ref> Non teaching programmes have a separate department handling them while non formal computer educational programmes are handled by ''Mar Thoma College Institute of Computer Sciences'', a subsidiary functioning under the same management.

==Notable alumni==
*[[Theodosius Mar Thoma|Theodosius Mar Thoma XXII Mar Thoma Metropolitan]], supreme head of the [[Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church]]
*[[John Abraham (director)|John Abraham]], film director, short story writer, and screenwriter
*[[Prasanth Alexander]], Actor, Malayalam Film Industry
*[[Suresh_Babu_(screenwriter)|S Suresh Babu]], Screen writer, Malayalam Film Industry
*[[Gibu George]], Actor, Malayalam Film Industry
*[[Stanley George]], Political strategist and consultant
*[[K. C. Joseph (Irikkur politician)|K. C. Joseph]], Politician
* [[Kurian John Melamparambil]], Philanthropist, industrialist and writer
* [[Kaviyoor Murali]], Dalit activist, writer and folklore researcher
*[[Nayanthara|Nayanthara (born Diana Mariam Kurian)]], Actress (South India Film industry)
* [[K. N. Ninan (scientist)|K. N. Ninan]], Space Scientist, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
*[[Kaviyoor Sivaprasad]], National Film Award Winner, film director, writer, and actor
*[[Sidhartha Siva]], National Film Award Winner, film director, writer, and actor
*[[Blessy|Blessy Ipe Thomas]], film director and writer
*[[K. George Thomas]], Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Awardee
*[[Mathew T. Thomas]], Politician
*[[Vishnu Vinod]], Kerala and Royal Challengers Bangalore wicket keeping batsman

==See also==
* [[List of colleges affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln2cRzKB_00 | title=Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla – Nostalgia | publisher=[[YouTube]] | work=Video | date=30 October 2012 | access-date=6 July 2015}}

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