St. Thomas College (Autonomous), Thrissur, is a government-aided Catholic college located in Thrissur, Kerala, India. Established as a college in 1918, the college is considered to be one of the oldest and premier institutions of higher education in Princely State of Cochin. It is the first Catholic college in Kerala and is conducted by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur. The college is affiliated with the University of Calicut.
The college attained Autonomous status in 2014 and was recognised as College with Potential for Excellence by University Grants Commission in 2016. The college was accredited with A++ grade in its fourth cycle of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditation, scoring CGPA of 3.70 on a four-point scale in October 2022. It is ranked 57th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.
History
Started as a lower secondary school in 1889, the founder, the first Vicar Apostolic of Thrissur, Adolph Medlycott, named it St. Thomas’ College. The college started to function in the compound of present-day Bishop's House compound. In 1918, it was raised to a second-grade college in arts, affiliated to the University of Madras.
The buildings of the college were constructed in a phased manner. Medlycott said that at the time of his return in 1896:
Notable alumni
Alphons Joseph, Malayalam Film Music Director Ashok Menon, Former Judge, Kerala High Court Anil Akkara, Former Member Of Kerala Legislative Assembly Ancy Sojan, Indian Athlete Atlas Ramachandran, Former Banker, Entrepreneur Biju Menon, Actor Thalappil Pradeep, Indian Scientist C. Achutha Menon - Indian Communist Leader and Chief Minister of Kerala state C. Janardhanan, Communist Leader, Former Member of Parliament Chinmayananda Saraswati - Chinmaya Mission C. Raveendranath, Former Minister for General education Government of kerala Devan- Malayalam Film Actor E. Santhosh Kumar, Winner of The Kerala Sahithya Academy Award for the best novel in 2012. Eknath Easwaran - Internationally respected spiritual teacher"The headmaster of my college was Father John Palakaran, a Catholic priest from a distinguished Kerala Christian family who had taken his degrees at Edinburgh University", page 6 of Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis - Padma Shri awardee, Professor at Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research EMS Namboodiripad - Indian Communist Leader and first Chief Minister of Kerala state George Alapatt - Fourth Bishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur George Menachery – Historian Hariharan - Director Johnson- Malayalam Music Director Joseph Mundassery - Noted Literary critique and Education Minister of Kerala Kochouseph Chittilappilly - MD of V-Guard Industries Ltd Mathai Manjooran - Indian Independence Activist Mukundan C. Menon, Journalist M. O. Joseph, Film Producer M. P. Ramachandran, Businessman Narain, Actor Ouseppachan - Malayalam Film Music Director P. T. Kunju Muhammed- Malayalam Film Director and Producer Panampilly Govinda Menon - First Prime Minister of Cochin, Last Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin and Union Cabinet minister for Law and Railways. Baselios Marthoma Paulose II - Supreme primate of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Joseph Mar Koorilose IX - Metropolitan of Malabar Independent Syrian Church Ranjith Sankar, Director Sathyan Anthikad, Malayalam Film Director and Writer Shine Tom Chacko, Actor T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph, Member Of Kerala Legislative Assembly T. Pradeep - Professor of Chemistry, Chennai T. G. Ravi- Malayalam Film Actor Tom Emmatty, Malayalam movie director, screenplay writer V. M. Sudheeran- Former Member of Parliament Victor Manjila- Former Indian Football Player Vijayarajamallika- Poet, Activist C. P. John- Politician Chaman Chacko- Film editor Sreeshma Chandran- Film Actress
Notable faculty Joseph Mundassery A. Sreedhara Menon George Menachery C. Raveendranath K. A. Jayaseelan Syam Sudhakar
See also Christ College, Irinjalakuda St. Joseph's College, Irinjalakuda Vimala College University of Calicut
References
External links
Official Website of St. Thomas' College Thrissur Official website of Department of Computer Science, St. Thomas' College, Thrissur Thrissur Colleges Facebook Page Official Instagram Official