Assumption College, Changanasserry
{{Short description|Autonomous College in Kerala}}
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| name = Assumption College Changanasserry
| native_name = ആസംപ്ഷൻ കോളേജ് ചങ്ങനാശ്ശേരി
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| motto = Sursum Corda
| mottoeng = "𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴"
| established = {{start date and age|1949|8|17|df=y}}
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| type = Autonomous
| parent = Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery
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| founder = Mar James Kalacherry
| principal = Rev. Dr. Thomas Joseph
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| head_label = Patron
| head = Mar Thomas Tharayil
| academic_staff = 200
| administrative_staff = 50
| students = 2500
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| city = Changanassery, Kerala
| country = India
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| campus = Semi-Urban
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| academic_affiliations = Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
| website = {{URL|www.assumptioncollege.edu.in}}
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Assumption College is an Autonomous arts and science college in Kerala, India.{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} Assumption College |url=https://www.assumptioncollege.edu.in/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=www.assumptioncollege.edu.in}} Established in 1949, it is situated in Changanasserry 17 km from Kottayam. It is affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University. The college had been accredited A+ by NAAC in its fourth cycle. The college is considered to be one of the top colleges in Kerala providing various alumni especially in sports and games.
The college is named after the proclamation of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary. The college is a catholic minority institution under the Syro Malabar Archdiocese of Changanasserry. UGC granted autonomy to this college in 2016. The college is one among the 100 colleges in NIRF 2017. It has been also in top 100 private autonomous colleges in Education World India, 29th in national level, 11th in state. In 2000, the college won R Shankar Award instituted by Government of Kerala for Best College in State. It is the sister college of SB College Changanasserry
History
File:Mar James Kalassery, Changanassery Bishop.jpg
On recognising the need for education for girls, James Kalacherry laid the foundation stone for the women's wing of St. Berchmans College on 12 August 1949, establishing a separate division for women in St. Berchmans College facilitating University education for women in Kerala. It was then affiliated to University of Travancore in 1950. Later in 1955, the college was de-annexed from SB College Changanasserry under the leadership of Archbishop Mathew Kavukattu and given the name Assumption College Changanasserry dedicating it to the Assumption of Mary. It was a women's college until 2023. Today it is co-educational and affiliated to MG University Kottayam.
Departments
=Science=
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Botany
- Statistics
- Zoology
- Computer Science
- Food Science
- Home Science
=Arts and Commerce=
- Malayalam
- English
- Hindi
- Sociology
- History
- Economics
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Physical Education
- Commerce
Notable alumni
- Geethu Anna Jose, Indian basketball player
- Meera Jasmine, Malayalam film actress
- Gayatri Arun, TV Actress
- Chithra K. Soman, Olympian athlete and Arjuna Award winner
- Vismaya VK, Asian Games Gold Medal Winner
- E S Bijimol, Ex MLA, Peerumedu Constituency Idukki
- O P Jaisha, Olympian athlete
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://assumptioncollege.edu.in/}}
{{Education in Kerala}}
{{Christianity in Kerala}}
Category:Syro-Malabar educational institutions
Category:Colleges affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala
Category:Catholic universities and colleges in India
Category:Arts and Science colleges in Kerala
Category:Women's universities and colleges in Kerala
Category:Universities and colleges in Kottayam
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