| Mar Ivanios College | |
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| Mar Ivanios Malankara Syrian Catholic College | |
| Established | 1949 |
| Principal | Dr. KM Francis |
| Location | Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
| Website | http://www.marivanioscollege.ac.in |
Mar Ivanios College is an educational institutuion situated in Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala, India. The college is located on a small scenic hilltop with a sprawling campus area of hundreds of acres in Bethany Hills, Nalanchira, Thiruvananthapuram.
The motto of the college is ‘Veritas Vos Liberabit’ which means ‘Truth shall Liberate You’.
The alumni association AMICOS (Association of Mar Ivanios College Old Students) has chapters in different countries..
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The College was founded in 1949 as an affiliated college of the then University of Travancore, later on under the Kerala University.The college is the dream child of the Late Archbishop Mar Ivanios of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.
Mar Ivanios College offers 10 Degree courses and 7 Post Graduate Courses.The Departments of Zoology, Chemistry and Physics are recognized research centres. It also offers facilities for an Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) centre and an International Development Enterprises (IDE) centre.
Degree Courses
Post Graduate Courses
Mar Ivanios College can boast of a very active, enriching and unique student life making life at Mar Ivanios an unforgettable experience. There is never a dull moment in Mar Ivanios College. One has to experience it to understand it. Debates, music, dance, sports, games, social work and other cultural programmes are an integral part of academic life at legendary Mar Ivanios campus.
The alumni association aims at establishing and maintaining close contact and friendship with all those who leave this college after their studies. Old students are enrolled as members and are informed of the various activities, progress and achievements of the College. They are invited to an annual get together at the College. The executive Committee elected annually is responsible for the functioning of the Association.
AMICOS has a wing known as AMIFOM (AMICOS Friends of Music), with the objective of promoting the musical talents of both the former and present students of Mar Ivanios College
The prestigious award instituted by AMICOS, in the revered memory of the first Principal and Patron of AMICOS has been given away to the following eminent persons : Dr. S. Jones (1996), Shri. Viswanathan (!997), Padmabhushan Dr. V. Kurian (1998), Padmabhushan K. M. Mathew (1999), Prof. S. Guptan Nair (2000) Padmavibhushan Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer (2001), Padma Bhushan Dr. M. S. Valiathan (2002) and Dr. Vinod Thomas (Director General Operations, World Bank)(2003).Padmabhushan Dr.G.Madhavan Nair, Chairman, ISRO (2005),Kamala Surayya (2007), Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (2008)