St. Thomas College (Autonomous), Thrissur

Started as a lower secondary school in 1889, the founder, the first Vicar Apostolic of Thrissur, Adolphus Edwin Medlycott, named it St. Thomas’ College. In 1919, it was raised to a second grade college in arts, affiliated to the University of Madras.[1] The college was raised to the rank of a Second Grade College for the service of the people in the field of higher education during the period of Rt. Rev. Dr. John Menachery, the Bishop and Vicar Apostolic of Thrissur in April 1919.[2]

In 2004, St. Thomas' College has been accredited with a B++ grade by NAAC, an autonomous organization instituted by the UGC. In September 2010, St. Thomas' College was re-accredited with A grade by NAAC.The college offers graduate, postgraduate and Ph.D.-level programmes in a wide range of subjects. There are nineteen teaching departments[3] (including the nine research departments[4] and the twelve postgraduate departments[5]) that encompassed 140 teachers.
General

Department of Media Studies

Department of Physical Education

Department of Social Work

Humanities

Department of History

Department of Political Science

Languages

Department of English

Department of Hindi

Department of Malayalam

Department of Sanskrit

Mathematical Sciences

Department of Mathematics

Department of Statistics

Natural Sciences

Department of Botany

Department of Zoology

Physical Sciences

Department of Physics

Department of Chemistry

Department of Electronics

Social Sciences

Department of Commerce

Department of Economics

Other

Department of Computer Science

Department of Physical Education

Department of Library and Information Studies

Department of Physics

The Department of Physics was started in 1922 within three years of the establishment of the college itself. In 1951 a B.A Degree in Physics was started (later changed to BSc) was started with the affiliation of the Madras University. In 1961 MSc Physics (of Kerala University) was started which was a rare course in those days (one among four colleges in Kerala then). This Department offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees in Physics.

Department of Statistics

In the year 1955, the Degree Course in B.A. Statistics was started under the Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics affiliated to the University of Madras. The B.A. Course was converted to three year B.Sc. course in Statistics in 1958 under the University of Kerala. The Department of Statistics was established in the year 1984. This department offers bachelor's degrees, Master's degrees and Doctoral Studies (PhD).

Doctoral Studies (PhD)

Department of Botany

Department of Chemistry

Department of Commerce

Department of Economics

Department of English

Department of Mathematics

Department of Physics

Department of Statistics

Department of Zoology

One of the best College at Thrissur from past decades itself, many many outstanding students and graduates passed out from this great College,located in the heart of Thrissur itself,when you walk across the road you will feel the impulse of that College,even after so many years it's still maintaining its standard in teaching and discipline serving the students better, only drawback is lack of campus inside the college.. little bit crammed but still it's awesome

Only the best students get admission here.Even there is no big campus here,there is lot of things the students get attached too..Programs are organised almost all weeks.And the best thing is that it's in the centre of THRISSUR.The very Best College in Kerala...
Best in academics and arts

An open auditorium in St.Thomas College campus, for students of the college for relaxing to get a peaceful and refreshed mind.

For the information of the Honorable College Authorities,
Today in the afternoon when I came to St. Thomas College to buy the degree mark sheet, there was very bad behavior from the office staff there...
He got angry and heated up for questioning.
Please someone tell the office staff how to treat students.

Worst collage ever i seen my life 👎👎👎

Today in the afternoon when I came to St. Thomas College to buy the degree mark sheet, there was very bad behavior from the office staff there...
He got angry and heated up for questioning.
Please someone tell the office staff how to treat students

Only the best students get admission here. Even there is no big campus here,there is lot of things the students get attached too.. Programs are organised almost all weeks. And the best thing is that it's in the centre of THRISSUR. The very Best College in Kerala...

St Thomas' College (Autonomous), Thrissur is a government aided college located in Thrissur City, the Cultural Capital of kerala, india. Founded by Mar adolph medlycott  in 1889, this college played a very important role in the development of the State. It is the oldest college in the erstwhile princely state of cochin  and present day thrissur district . It is the second private college to be recognised as a first grade college under the Univversity of madras , in then existed princely states of travancore, cochin and Malabar  which later became mostly the present geographical area of kerala. It is the first catholic college in Kerala and is conducted by the syro- makabar catholic archdiocese of thrissur. Mar Andrews Thazhath is the Patron and Mar Tony Neelankavil is the Manager of the College now.
The college is affiliated with 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 awarded A Grade in its third cycle of reaccreditation by National Assessment and Accredition Council (Naac)   after the peer team review in 2016.

St. Thomas College was founded as an educational institution in 1889 by Rt. Rev. Adolphus Edwin Medlycott, the Vicar Apostolic of Thrissur. The University of Madras gave formal affiliation to the institution in April 1919 with the institution becoming a Second Grade College, with Fr. John Palocaren as the first Principal. The College rose to the status of a First Grade College in March 1925. With the formation of Universities in Kerala, the College was affiliated to the University of Kerala in 1957 and to the University of Calicut in 1968. St. Thomas College (Autonomous), has a noteworthy history of imparting education to many generations and the institution thrives to greater excellence in teaching, training and research. Salient Features of St. Thomas College (Autonomous), Thrissur, are the following:

College with Potential for Excellence (conferred by the UGC, India)

NAAC Grade (3rd Cycle): ‘A’ Grade

NIRF All India Ranking 2022 by MHRD, Govt of India: 63

Ranked Performer in General (Non-Technical Section) in ARIIA ranking 2022

Autonomous College Since 2014

NAAC Mentor College (Under UGC Paramarsh Scheme)

DBT (STAR COLLEGE Scheme) Funded

RUSA (UGC Scheme) Funded

4 Stars for Innovation 2021 from IIC, MHRD, New Delhi

SES REC Institution 2020

FIST 2020 Research Project awarded

The College has 17 departments, 14 PG programmes 23 UG programmes and 10 research centres. 61 scholars have been awarded Ph.D from the research centres of the College. Currently, 144 research scholars are pursuing Ph.D under 45 research guides. Alumni association, PTA and Management of the College are active in promoting the academic and administrative aspects of the College.