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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
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{{Infobox college
{{Infobox college
| name                 = CMS College Kottayam
| name = CMS College Kottayam
| image_name           = Special_Envelope_released_by_India_Post_on_the_bicentenary_(2016-02-26)_of_C.M.S_College,_Kottayam.jpg
| image_name = Special_Envelope_released_by_India_Post_on_the_bicentenary_(2016-02-26)_of_C.M.S_College,_Kottayam.jpg
| caption               = Special Envelope released by [[India Post]] on the bicentenary (2016-02-26) of C.M.S College
| caption = Special Envelope released by [[India Post]] on the bicentenary (2016-02-26) of C.M.S College
| motto                 = Thy Word Is Truth
| motto = Thy Word Is Truth
| established           = {{start date and age|1815}}
| established = {{start date and age|1815}}
| affiliation           = [[Madhya Kerala Diocese of the Church of South India]]
| affiliation = [[Madhya Kerala Diocese of the Church of South India]]
| academic_affiliation = [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]], [[Kottayam]]
| academic_affiliation = [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]], [[Kottayam]]
| principal             = Dr. Varghese C Joshua.
| principal = Dr. Varghese C Joshua.
| location             = [[Kottayam]]
| location = [[Kottayam]]
| website               = [http://www.cmscollege.ac.in cmscollege.ac.in]
| logo = Logotype of CMS College, Kottayam.png
|city=}}
| website = [http://www.cmscollege.ac.in cmscollege.ac.in]
The '''CMS College''' ('''CMS College Kottayam''') is the first Western-style college in India. Having been established in 1815, it makes it India's oldest existing college, two years older than the erstwhile [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Hindu College]] of [[Bengal]].{{Need Citation||date=February 2021}}
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The '''CMS College''' ('''CMS College Kottayam''') is the first Western-style college in India.


==Overview==
==Overview==


The college now has fourteen departments teaching 47 courses. There are six research centres in the college. Research work leading to the degree of [[Doctor of Philosophy]] is conducted in the departments of Botany, Zoology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English, and Commerce.
The college now has 17 Undergraduate and 18 postgraduate departments. There are six research centres in the college. Research work leading to the degree of [[Doctor of Philosophy]] is conducted in the departments of Botany, Zoology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English, and Commerce.


==History==
==History==
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In 1999 the college was accredited by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] with five-star status. In 2004 the University Grants Commission accorded it the status of College with Potential for Excellence. In 2009, the CMS English department celebrated the Golden Jubilee of the introduction of a postgraduate programme.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://expressbuzz.com/news/cms-college-english-dept-pg-wing-golden-jubilee/116203.html|title=CMS College English Dept PG wing golden jubilee|date=29 Oct 2009|publisher=Express News Service|access-date=5 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528223205/http://expressbuzz.com/news/cms-college-english-dept-pg-wing-golden-jubilee/116203.html|archive-date=28 May 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
In 1999 the college was accredited by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] with five-star status. In 2004 the University Grants Commission accorded it the status of College with Potential for Excellence. In 2009, the CMS English department celebrated the Golden Jubilee of the introduction of a postgraduate programme.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://expressbuzz.com/news/cms-college-english-dept-pg-wing-golden-jubilee/116203.html|title=CMS College English Dept PG wing golden jubilee|date=29 Oct 2009|publisher=Express News Service|access-date=5 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528223205/http://expressbuzz.com/news/cms-college-english-dept-pg-wing-golden-jubilee/116203.html|archive-date=28 May 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The 2006 Malayalam film [[Classmates (2006 film) | Classmates]] was filmed here and was dedicated to the 1946-48 batch.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
* [[K. T. Thomas (judge)|K. T. Thomas]], Judge
* [[K. R. Narayanan]], former [[President of India]]
* [[K. R. Narayanan]], former [[President of India]]
* [[K. T. Thomas (Justice)|K. T. Thomas]], former Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]]<ref name=Ht/>
* [[K. P. S. Menon]], first Indian Foreign Secretary after independence
* [[K. P. S. Menon]], first Indian Foreign Secretary after independence
* [[Paulose II (Indian Orthodox Church)|Paulose II]], [[Malankara Metropolitan]] and  [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church|Catholicos of he Malankara Church]]
* [[Paulose II (Indian Orthodox Church)|Paulose II]], [[Malankara Metropolitan]] and  [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church|Catholicos of he Malankara Church]]
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* [[George Sudarsan|E. C. G Sudharshan]], [[physicist]]<ref name=Ht>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/05/stories/2008070556000300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802160931/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/05/stories/2008070556000300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 August 2008|title=A proud moment for CMS College: Prof. Sudarshan delights all at his alma mater |date=5 July 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=5 April 2010}}</ref>
* [[George Sudarsan|E. C. G Sudharshan]], [[physicist]]<ref name=Ht>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/05/stories/2008070556000300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802160931/http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/05/stories/2008070556000300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 August 2008|title=A proud moment for CMS College: Prof. Sudarshan delights all at his alma mater |date=5 July 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=5 April 2010}}</ref>
* [[Jacob Chandy]], [[neurosurgeon]]
* [[Jacob Chandy]], [[neurosurgeon]]
* [[K. T. Thomas (Justice)|K. T. Thomas]], former Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]]<ref name=Ht/>
* [[N. N. Pillai]], Actor, Script writer, orator, stage actor
* [[Unni R.]], Short story writer, Novelist, Screenplay writer.
* [[Unni R.]], Short story writer, Novelist, Screenplay writer.
* [[K. M. Mathew]], former chief Editor of [[Malayala Manorama]]
* [[K. M. Mathew]], former chief Editor of [[Malayala Manorama]]
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* [[Kavalam Narayana Panikkar]], poet, dramatist
* [[Kavalam Narayana Panikkar]], poet, dramatist
* [[Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan]], Poet.
* [[Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan]], Poet.
* [[Prem Prakash]],Actor and Producer
* [[Prem Prakash]], Actor and Producer
* [[Jayaraj]] Film director  
* [[Jayaraj]], Film director  
* [[B. Unnikrishnan]], filmmaker and writer.<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff reporter|title=CMS College to organise alumni meet|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/CMS-College-to-organise-alumni-meet/article15608188.ece|access-date=24 October 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 December 2010}}</ref>
* [[B. Unnikrishnan]], filmmaker and writer.<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff reporter|title=CMS College to organise alumni meet|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/CMS-College-to-organise-alumni-meet/article15608188.ece|access-date=24 October 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 December 2010}}</ref>
* [[Sooraj S. Kurup]],Music director
* [[Sooraj S. Kurup]],Music director
* [[Anupama Parameswaran]], Actress
* [[Anupama Parameswaran]], Actress
* [[Kummanam Rajasekharan]], Former Mizoram Governor, Former BJP State President
* [[Kummanam Rajasekharan]] Former BJP State President
* [[Suresh Kurup]], MLA.
* [[Suresh Kurup]], MLA.
* [[Anwar Abdullah]], Novelist.
* [[Anwar Abdullah]], Film director, writer and Novelist
* [[Joshy Mathew]], Film Director
* [[Joshy Mathew]], Film Director
* [[Kanam Rajendran]], politician
* [[Philip Augustine]], Notable gastroenterologist


==See also==
==See also==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{commons category|CMS College Kottayam}}
 
* {{Official website|http://www.cmscollege.ac.in|CMS College Kottayam, official website}}
* {{Official website|http://www.cmscollege.ac.in|CMS College Kottayam, official website}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161010013354/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/7158067 CMS College, panoramic view]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161010013354/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/7158067 CMS College, panoramic view]

Latest revision as of 19:49, 21 July 2023


CMS College Kottayam
Special Envelope released by India Post on the bicentenary (2016-02-26) of C.M.S College
MottoThy Word Is Truth
Established1815; 211 years ago (1815)
AffiliationMadhya Kerala Diocese of the Church of South India
Academic affiliation
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
PrincipalDr. Varghese C Joshua.
Location
Kottayam
Websitecmscollege.ac.in

The CMS College (CMS College Kottayam) is the first Western-style college in India.

Overview[edit | edit source]

The college now has 17 Undergraduate and 18 postgraduate departments. There are six research centres in the college. Research work leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy is conducted in the departments of Botany, Zoology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English, and Commerce.

History[edit | edit source]

The great hall

CMS College Kottayam was founded by the Church Missionary Society of England, in 1815 when no institution existed in what was then the princely state of Travancore to teach English.

CMS College Kottayam was patronised by Col. John Munro, the East India Company Resident, and Dewan of Travancore. The Rev. Benjamin Bailey was the first principal. Apart from English, Greek and Latin were taught. The government of India welcomed the college as "a place of general education hence any demands of the state for officers to fill all the departments of public service would be met".[1]

In the early years of the Old Seminary (Orthodox Pazhaya Seminary), the curriculum included the study of Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Mathematics, History, and Geography besides English, Malayalam, Sanskrit, and Syriac. In 1838, the college moved to a wooded hillock — the present site — commanding views of the distant Western Ghats. One of the oldest buildings in the campus is Room 52, or the "Grammar School", as it was originally called. A college magazine in Malayalam was started in 1864 by Principal Richard Collins, after whom the college library is named.

In 1857 the college was affiliated to Madras University soon after its incorporation, and the college began to present students for the Matriculation examination. It provided free education to all its students until 1855 when the fee of one Rupee per month per student was collected. The number of students in 1870 was 129. In 1880, Visakham Thirunal, Maharaja of Travancore, observed on a visit to the college: "Long before the state undertook the humanizing task of educating the subjects, the Christian Missionaries had raised the beacon of knowledge in the land".

In 1840, the number of students in the college was 220. In 1890, two-year classes were started, and the first batch of students, initially all men, was presented for the F.A. Examination in 1892. Female students were not admitted to the college until 1938. In 1950, Degree classes were started, and by 1960 the number of students in the college had risen to 1,250. Postgraduate classes were started in 1959. The college is now affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. In 1981, the Synod of the Church of South India transferred the management of the college to the C. S. I. Madhya Kerala Diocese.

In 1999 the college was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council with five-star status. In 2004 the University Grants Commission accorded it the status of College with Potential for Excellence. In 2009, the CMS English department celebrated the Golden Jubilee of the introduction of a postgraduate programme.[2]

The 2006 Malayalam film Classmates was filmed here and was dedicated to the 1946-48 batch.

Notable alumni[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Setting standards of excellence: UGC recognition has added to CMS College's list of merits". The Hindu. 4 January 2005. Archived from the original on 15 March 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "CMS College English Dept PG wing golden jubilee". Express News Service. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "A proud moment for CMS College: Prof. Sudarshan delights all at his alma mater". The Hindu. 5 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  4. ↑ Staff reporter (25 December 2010). "CMS College to organise alumni meet". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

External links[edit | edit source]

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