St Mary's College, Manarcadu

It is affiliated college situated in Manarcadu, Kottayam, Kerala and it started in 1981. St. Mary’s College was established in August 1981. Having affiliation with NAAC this institution provides a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Although the college is spread over an area of 14.

188 acres it has a total student enrolment of 656 students, out of which are male students are 260 students and female students are 392 students. There is a total of 30 faculty members at the college, 12 courses in 6 degree programmes. These are the specialities, namely Chemistry, Zoology, Physics, Commerce, English, and History for students with diverse learning preferences. St.

Marys College offers most of the facilities for learning to their students. Reading hall of 18000 plus books is supported by a UGC network resource centre that connects students to world information. The college possesses good number of laboratories for various departments and a computer laboratory. An extraordinary Zoological Museum occupies an area of 800 sq. ft. and presents fauna of the region.

The campus also comprises a 400 sq. ft. seminar hall having audiovisual facility, store run by cooperation, and a canteen. Female students are accommodated in a Women’s Hostel on the compound which has been sponsored by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to house approximately 50 residents to enhance their studies and development.

The college also has 12 programmes overall, from undergraduate to postgraduate levels. The college offers BA programmes , B. Com, B. Sc etc. These are, mainly, full time, regular course. The undergraduate training usually take three years while the post graduate training take two years to complete. St.

Thus, our assumptions about the overall student take rate of Mary’s College proves right: 656 in total for all the courses. Unfortunately, graduation data for the latest year is missing; however, the quality of education is proven in the available courses, and infrastructures. Course Name Total Number of Seats Total Fees B. Sc Zoology 36 Rs 7,020 B. Sc Chemistry 36 Rs 6,540 B. Com Computer Applications 32 Rs 5,280 M.

Sc Zoology 30 Rs 7,870 M. Com Financial Management 30 - BA History 24 Rs 5,280 Admission at the St. Mary’s College, Kottayam is open to everyone and prejudice free and the best students get selected. It provides scholarship Funding to enhance the deserving students; in the 2021 academic year, 160 under graduate & 65 post graduate students were reimbursed.

Such commitment in money shows that the college indeed has the ability to make quality education accessible to more students.