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St. Albert's College

St.Albert's College (Autonomous), Kochi, Ernakulam
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Motto For Truth and Service
Type Education
Established 16 July 1946
Affiliation Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
Religious affiliation
Archdiocese of Verapoly
Chairman Rev. Fr. Antony Arackal
Principal Dr. M L Joseph
Undergraduates 2120
Postgraduates 400
100
Other students
1,200
Location Kochi, Kerala, India
Campus 13.63 acres (Total)
Website www.alberts.ac.in

St. Albert's College (Autonomous) located at Kochi, India, started in 1946 is an accredited first grade Arts, Science and Commerce College affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India with Autonomous Status conferred by University Grants Commission (UGC), India . It has eighteen degree courses, twelve postgraduate courses and five research centres. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has accredited the College at the A level with an aggregate score of 3.24. College had completed 3cycles of NAAC accreditation and in last two NAAC accreditation College is accredited at 'A' Grade. The college was founded by late Dr. Joseph Attippetty, the first Indian Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Verapoly. St. Albert's College has been granted autonomous status in 2016 by the NAAC .

Archbishop Attippetty started a new college at Ernakulam, the then capital of the former State of Cochin. In 1946 the University of Madras permitted to set up a second grade college, which began functioning on 16 July 1946, in the old St.Albert's High School building, situated in front of the present college campus with 150 students in the first year intermediate class. As of 2014 the college was under the patronage of His Grace The Most Rev. Dr. Francis Kallarakal, Metropolitan Archbishop of Verapoly, affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University.

Some specialties of the college in addition to what is written above.

Five of the postgraduate departments are recognized research centers under the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. These centers offer full-time and part-time research facilities.


Coordinates: 9°59′10″N 76°16′44″E / 9.986°N 76.279°E / 9.986; 76.279


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