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Mar Ivanios College

Catholic college in Kerala, India

Field	Value
name	Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram
other_names	Mar Ivanios Malankara Catholic College, Ivanios, MIC
image	Mar Ivanios Colege, Trivandrum.jpg
motto	Veritas vos liberabit
mottoeng	The truth shall set you free
established	1949
founder	Geevarghese Mar Ivanios
type	Aided, self-financing, autonomous
affiliation	Kerala University, UGC
chairman	Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos
principal	Dr. Meera George
students	2666+
undergrad	2394+
postgrad	272+
city	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
country	India
campus	Urban
website

Mar Ivanios College is an autonomous educational institution situated in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

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 Mar Ivanios, the first Archbishop of Thiruvananthapuram.The motto of the college is ‘Veritas Vos Liberabit’ which means ‘Truth shall Liberate You’.

Rankings

The college is ranked 66th among colleges in India by the NIRF in 2024.

Accreditation

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.

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 founded by Archbishop Geevarghese Ivanios of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, after whom the college was named.

Courses

Mar Ivanios College offers 18 degree courses and 9 post-graduate courses.

Degree courses offered are:

Bachelor of Science in physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, botany & bio technology, zoology, botany and statistics
Bachelor of Arts in economics, English, journalism and mass communication, English, communicative English, analytical economics
BCom and BCom accounts and audit.

Post-graduate courses offered are:

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

Sources:

Kapil Kapilan (Singer)
J B Koshy (Justice)
K. Jayakumar (Poet, Bureaucrat)
Alexander Jacob (police officer)
K. Muraleedharan (Politician)
Jagathi Sreekumar (Actor)
Anoop Jacob (Politician)
Jagadish (Actor)
Vidhu Prathap (Singer)
Santosh Sivan (Cinematographer/Director)
Arthana Binu (Actress)
Sakhi Thomas
Sruthi Lakshmi
P. T. Thomas
Chippy (actress)
Erickavu N. Sunil (A-grade Mridangam Artist & Author)
Nazriya Nazim (Actress)
Abhirami (Actress)
Mithun Ramesh
Anarkali Marikar (Actress)
Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma (Travancore Royal Family)
G. Venugopal (Singer)
Priyanka Nair (Actress)
Manju Pillai (Actress)
Ravi Vallathol
Sanju Samson (Cricketer)
Rajith Kumar
Shaji N Karun
Sooraj Santhosh (Singer)
Sajeev Koshy OAM
M. V. Nikesh Kumar
Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju
Dhanya Ananya (actress)
Basant Balaji - Judge, Kerala High Court
Swathy Nithyanand (Actress)

References

"MIC Home Page".
George, Sarath Babu. (2025-05-06). "Government faces dilemma as aided colleges pursue deemed university status". The Hindu.
"Major Archdiocese Tvm".
"പ്ലാറ്റിനം ജൂബിലി ആഘോഷത്തിന് ഒരുങ്ങി മാർ ഇവാനിയോസ് കോളജ്".
"പ്ലാറ്റിനം ജൂബിലി ആഘോഷത്തിന് ഒരുങ്ങി മാർ ഇവാനിയോസ് കോളജ്".
ബ്യൂറോ, തിരുവനന്തപുരം. (2025-08-04). "മാര്‍ ഇവാനിയോസിന്‍റെ മണ്ണില്‍ അവര്‍ വീണ്ടും ഒത്തുകൂടി; ഓര്‍മകള്‍ പങ്കുവച്ചു".
Daily, Keralakaumudi. "Mar Ivanios Platinum Jubilee Celebration: They came together to reminisce sweet memories".

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