Mar Ivanios College


Mar Ivanios College is an autonomous educational institution situated in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
The college is ranked by NIRF as 29th best college
in the country by MHRD, Government of India and the institution is located on a small 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 Mar Ivanios, the first Archbishop of Trivandrum. College ranked 29, in all india ranking by National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2019.

Rankings

The College is the first Institution in the University of Kerala to receive accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council 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, 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 15 degree courses and 8 post-graduate courses. 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 centre and an International Development Enterprises centre.

Notable alumni