ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, THRISSUR

St. Thomas College (Autonomous), Thrissur, is a government-aided Catholic college located in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It began as a lower secondary school in 1889, founded by Mar Adolphus Edwin Medlycott, the first Vicar Apostolic of Thrissur, who named it St. Thomas' College. In 1918, it was raised to a second-grade college in arts, affiliated to the University of Madras, and was elevated to first-grade college status in 1925, making it the second non-government college in Kerala to achieve that status. It is considered one of the oldest and premier institutions of higher education in the Princely State of Cochin and is the first Catholic college in Kerala, conducted by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur. The college is affiliated with the University of Calicut. It attained Autonomous status in 2014 and was recognised as a College with Potential for Excellence by the UGC in 2016. In October 2022, it was accredited with an A++ grade by NAAC in its fourth cycle, scoring a CGPA of 3.70. In 2024, it was ranked 57th among colleges in India by NIRF. The college offers graduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. programmes across twenty-four teaching departments, including ten research departments, encompassing 140 teachers.