BHARATA MATA COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND ARTS

Bharata Mata College (Autonomous), Kochi is an institution of higher education located in Thrikkakara, a suburb of Kochi, Kerala. It was founded on 16 June 1965 by Joseph Parecattil under the Bharata Mata Educational Trust of the Archdiocese of Ernakulam–Angamaly, initially as a junior college offering pre-degree courses. It was first affiliated to the University of Kerala, later gaining UGC accreditation in 1976, and came under Mahatma Gandhi University in 1983 when that university was established. The college received NAAC B Grade in 2003, was elevated to A Grade in 2014, and further upgraded to A+ in November 2019. Today, it offers 17 undergraduate, 6 post-graduate, and 2 professional programmes, along with research centres in Chemistry, Mathematics, and Commerce. It also serves as an offcampus centre for the School of Distance Education of Mahatma Gandhi University. The coeducational college has around 2650 students, 65% of whom are girls, supported by about 100 teaching and 56 non-teaching staff. Facilities include a library, computer centre, auditorium, fitness centre, and language laboratory. Sister institutions include the Bharata Mata School of Legal Studies, Institute of Management, and School of Social Work, all under the same educational trust.