Malabar Christian College
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| Malabar Christian College, Calicut | |
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| Motto: | Education without Discrimination |
| Established: | 1909 |
| Type: | Public, Affiliated to University of Calicut |
| Principal: | Mrs. Gladys P.E. Isaac |
| Location: | Calicut, Kerala, India |
| Chairman: | Rt. Rev. Dr. K.P Kuruvilla |
| Website: | http://www.mcccalicut.org/ |
The Malabar Christian College [1] or MCC, Calicut is one of the oldest and renowned co-ed institutions in Calicut, Kerala, India. It was established in the year 1909 by Protestant Christian Missionaries from Basel, Switzerland with the aim to impart education to the youth in Malabar region without discrimination . MCC, Calicut is managed by the Church of South India and is affiliated to the University of Calicut. It is also a NAAC accredited college.
[edit] Location
The college is located in the heart of Calicut, Kerala, India. On either sides of the College are 2 highways, namely the Kannur road on the western side and Wayanad road on the eastern side. This provides students from all parts of the city and even from neighboring districts easy accessibility to the college.
[edit] History
In 1848 the Basel Mission started a Primary School at Kallai, near Calicut with a strength of about 11 pupils in 5 classes. This was the first school to teach English in Calicut and the School was known as the B.G.E.M. Anglo-Vernacular school. In 1859 the School was shifted from Kallai to the heart of the town (east of Mananchira) where the B.E.M. Girls High School stands now. As years went by, the school became more and more popular, and in 1872 it was raised to a middle school.
Three years later a new building was constructed for the school and in 1878 the school was raised a High school. Mr. G.T. Verghese was the first Head Master of the High School and under his management the School progressed rapidly. Since expansion of the classes was impossible in the existing building, in the year 1906 the school was shifted to the present building and the old building was handed over to B.E.M. Girls High school.
In 1907 the management applied to the University of Madras for the affiliation of the institution as a second grade college and in 1909 the first College class opened with 15 students of whom 2 were women. Rev. W. Muller was the first Principal and the college was called the Basel German Mission College. In the Intermediate Course, English, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Kannada, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Logic, Ancient History, and Modern History were the optional subjects. In 1929 Indian History and in 1929 German language were also introduced.
In 1911 when Mr. Mueller went on furlough. Mr. W.E. Hoare MA(Oxon), was appointed Principal. On his return from furlough in 1915 Rev Mueller resumed office as principal. In the following year Mr. Hoare was again appointed Principal. With the raising of the institution to the College level a hostel to accommodate fifty students was constructed near the College. Within three years of the starting of the College, it was decided to raise the College to the first grade level and plans were prepared for a more spacious building.
The outbreak of World War I followed by the interment of the German Missionaries on the staff of the College interrupted the plan to upgrade the college. When in 1919 the Home Board of the Basel Mission withdrew its missionaries from Malabar, the Madras Christian College took over the Management of the College. In 1920 Mr. Hoare retired and Mr. Joseph Muliyil BA, who was then on the staff of Madras Christian College, was appointed Principal.
In the following year Mr. Muliyil went back to Madras Christian College, and Mr. F.N. Askwith MA(Cantab) was appointed Principal. In 1927 the Management of the College was again taken over by the Basel Mission and Rev. A. Muench took charge of the College Principal. He was succeeded in 1930 by Rev. A. Streckeisen who continued till 1935 and was succeeded in 1935 by Dr. F. Melzor after serving as the Principal for two years Dr. Melzor left to take up evangelistic work and Dr. T.H. Lorch was appointed Principal. Dr. Lorch affected several improvements in the College. He also made a determined effort to upgrade the College.
The outbreak of World War II brought an end of his term as Principal. When Dr. Lorch was interned Mr. J.F. Thaddaeus who was then the Headmaster of the college High School, was appointed as Principal. In 1940 the Basel Mission set up the Malabar and South Canara Christian Education Society registered under the societies Registration Act of 1860, and transferred to it the Management of the college along with the Management of mission High Schools in Malabar and South Canara.
In June 1953 Dr. V.G.M. Pavamani assumed charge as Principal. Under his stewardship the College became a first grade College in July 1956 with the starting of BA degree course with Economics (main) and B.Sc. Mathematics course.
In 1957, the three-year BSc degree course in Chemistry, Physics, and Zoology were introduced. In 1964 the two-year Pre-Degree Course was introduced in place of the one year Pre-University Course. The College opened its first Post-Graduate Course M.Sc. Zoology in 1965. In 1967 Dr. Pavamani, after fourteen years of services left for Canada to take up another assignment. He was succeeded by Mrs. V.G. Lancelot Thomas.
After the formation of the Church of South India (CSI) on September 27, 1947 the College also came under the management of CSI. In July 1968 the University of Calicut came into existence and consequently the College was also affiliated to it.
[edit] Courses offered
Malabar Christian College offers the following courses
[edit] Departments
[edit] Department of English
Faculty
- Mrs. Gladys P.E. Isaac, MA, B.Ed. - (Principal)
- Dr. Lizzy Manjooran, MA, PGDTE(CIEFL), Ph.D. (Head of the Department)
- Mr. Ashley Paul, MA, PGDES(CIEFL), M.Phil.
- Mrs. K.P. Jayashree, MA
- Mrs. Vineetha Gabriel, MA
- Mrs. Pavamani Mary Gladys, MA, M.Phil., LLB.
- Dr. Y.C. Anitha, MA, Ph.D. (on leave)
- Dr. Leena Thomas, MA, B.Ed., Ph.D.
- Mrs. Darley Thomas, MA
- Mr. M.E. Premanand, MA (on leave)
[edit] Department of German
The Swiss & German Missionaries who established this Institution, also wanted to acquaint the students of Malabar with German language and culture. Therefore in the year 1929 German Language was introduced as part of the curriculum. MCC, Calicut now enjoys the privilege as the only college under the University of Calicut where German is taught as a second language. In addition to that it is one among the 3 colleges in Kerala State where German language is offered.
Faculty
- Dr. P. Rajalakshmi, MA, Ph.D., GDS
- Mr. T.I. Joe, MA
[edit] Department of Hindi
Faculty
- Dr. E.M. Anna Salley, MA, M.Phil., B.Ed., PGDT, Ph.D.
- Mr. N.M. Sunny, MA, M.Phil., B.Ed., LLB, PGDT
[edit] Department of Malayalam
Faculty
- Mr. T.M. Ravindran, MA, B.Ed.
- Dr. K.V. Thomas, MA, Ph.D.
- Mrs. Beril Gilbert, MA, B.Ed.
- Mr. E. Radhakrishnan, MA
- Mrs. K. Syamala, MA, B.Ed.
[edit] Department of Sanskrit
Faculty
- Mrs. O.J. Chinnamma, MA, B.Ed.
[edit] Department of Botany
Faculty
- Mrs. P.G. Annamma, M.Sc.
- Mrs. Mariamma Jacob M.Sc., M.Phil.
[edit] Department of Chemistry
Faculty
- Dr. P. V. Marykutty, M.Sc., B.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D.(Head of the Department)
- Mrs. Susannah Seth, M.Sc., M.Phil.
- Mr. C. Haris, M.Sc., B.Ed.
- Dr. K.V. Sudhakaran, M.Sc., Ph.D.
- Dr. V.T. Rema, M.Sc., Ph.D.
- Dr. Sreejith M. Nair, M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.
- Dr. P.S. Sheeba, M.Sc., B.Ed., Ph.D.
- Dr UC Jaleel , MSc , DCA, DCI, PhD
The Department of Chemistry is celebrating its 50th anniversary in January 2008
[edit] Department of Economics
Faculty
- Mrs. Stella Grace Oommen, MA, M.Phil.
- Mrs. B. Bhuvaneswari, M.Sc.
- Mr. Louis J. Kattady, MA
[edit] Department of History
Faculty
- Dr. Fredrick Sunil Kumar, MA, M.Ed., M.Phil. (Head of the Department)
- Mr. M.C. Vasisht, MA, M.Phil.
- Mrs. Sheela F. Christina, MA, M.Phil.
- Mrs. Beauna, MA, B.Ed., M.Phil.
- Mr. T.J. Josph, MA, B.Ed.
- Mr. D.P. Godwin Samraj, MA, B.Ed., M.Phil.
- Dr. C.H Jayasree, MA, Ph.D.
[edit] Department of Mathematics
Faculty
- Mrs. Mary Thomas, M.Sc., M.Ed. (Head of the Department)
- Mr. P.C. Prajith, M.Sc.
- Mrs. R.S. Sindhu, M.Sc., M.Phil.
[edit] Department of Physics
Faculty
- Mr. M. K. Sadanandan, M.Sc. (Head of the Department)
- Mrs. Lalu Zachariah, M.Sc.
- Dr. K. R. Rajsekharan, Ph.D.
- Mr. N. Unnikrishnan, M.Sc.
- Mr. Varghese Mathew, M.Sc.
[edit] Department of Statistics
Faculty
- Mrs. Elsamma Jacob, M.Sc.
[edit] Department of Zoology
Faculty
- Mrs. Geetha Migael, M.Sc. (Head of the Department)
- Dr. S. Mary Anithalata, M.Sc., M.Ed., Ph.D.
- Dr. Lambert Kishore, M.Sc., B.Ed., Ph.D.
- Dr. P.A. Rosy, M.Sc., Ph.D.
- Mr. A.P.M. Mohammed Rafeeque, M.Sc., M.Phil.
- Dr. K.R. Ranjini, M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.
[edit] Department of Physical Education
Faculty
- Mr. K. Haridasan
[edit] Alumni
Malabar Christian College has produced quite a number of prominent alumni. The Malabar Christian College Old Students' Association, Calicut represents all the Alumni of MCC. It was registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 on 30-7-1974. Aims and Objectives of the Alumni.
In addition to MCC OSA there are Alumni of specific Departments also
- History and Economics Alummi Association
- Physics Alumni Malabar Christian College Calicut (PAMC)
