Catholicate College Pathanamthitta
Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, established in 1952, is an institution of higher education at Pathanamthitta of Kerala, India. Catholicate College belongs to the first group of colleges in Kerala to receive academic accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). In the fourth cycle of (NAAC) re-accreditation, the college has been re-accredited by NAAC in A++ grade with CGPA of 3.53. The college is owned by Malankara Orthodox Church, founded by Catholicos Moran Mar Baselios Geevarghese II. The college was originally planned by Geevarghese Mar Philoxenos, Metropolitan; it was founded in 1952, after his death, by Daniel Mar Philoxenos Metropolitan, who became the first principal of the college.
Motto | "Fear Of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom" |
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Established | 1952 |
Principal | Dr. Sunil Jacob (in-charge) |
Academic staff | 110 |
Students | 2000 |
Undergraduates | 1200 (2005) |
Postgraduates | 120 |
Location | Pathanamthitta , , |
Campus | Rural |
The Principal is Dr. Sunil Jacob from the Department of Chemistry. Prior to his appointment as principal, he served as bursar of the college. The college is affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.