St. Thomas College, Thrissur

St. Thomas' College (Autonomous)

Administration Block of St Thomas College
Motto	Veritas Vos Liberabit
Motto in English	The Truth Will Set You Free
Established	1889
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Principal	Dr. Jenson P O
Location	Thrissur City, Kerala, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	University of Calicut
Website	http://stthomas.ac.in/

St. Thomas' College (Autonomous), Thrissur is a Christian college located in Thrissur City, the Cultural Capital of Kerala, India. Founded by Mar Adolph Medlycott in 1889, this college played a very important role in the development of Kerala. St. Thomas College, Thrissur is the first Roman Catholic college in Kerala, India. It is conducted by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur.
In 2004, St. Thomas' College has been accredited with a B + + stature by National Assessment and Accreditation Council, an autonomous organization instituted by the University Grants Commission. In September 2010, St. Thomas College completed the re-accreditation process and National Assessment and Accreditation Council accredited the college with A grade and 3.58 points out of 4.00. With this grade this college stand first in Thrissur district and third in Kerala state.

Started as a lower secondary school in 1889, the founder, the first Vicar Apostolic of Thrissur, Adolphus Edwin Medlycott, named it St. Thomas’ College. In 1919, it was raised to a second grade college in arts, affiliated to the University of Madras. The college was raised to the rank of a Second Grade College for the service of the people in the field of higher education during the period of Rt. Rev. Dr. John Menachery, the Bishop and Vicar Apostolic of Thrissur in April 1919.

The college offers graduate, postgraduate and Ph.D.-level courses in a wide range of subjects. There are nineteen teaching departments (including the seven research departments and the twelve postgraduate departments) that encompassed 140 teachers. This college is affiliated to University of Calicut, Thenjipalam, Malappuram District.

The Department of Physics was started in 1922 within three years of the establishment of the college itself. In 1951 a B.A Degree in Physics was started (later changed to BSc) was started with the affiliation of the Madras University. In 1961 MSc Physics (of Kerala University) was started which was a rare course in those days (one among four colleges in Kerala then). This Department offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees in Physics.