Rev. Fr. Shaji Mangalath
Established in 2012, Mount Carmel College is an unaided institution approved by the government of Kerala and affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. The campus is located in a semi- urban surroundings at Karukadom on Kochi-Dhanushkodi national highway near Kothamangalam. The college is a minority Christian institution managed by the St. Thomas Province of the Order of Carmelites (O. Carm.), a religious order of the catholic hierarchy, headquartered in Rome.
The college offers six UG and four PG programmes. It regularly runs three add-on/certificate programmes too. The institution also gives due importance to integration of research with the academic activities and ensures a dynamically symbiotic student-neighbourhood communityrelationship. The college attracts quality students from the length and breadth of the state. Some students even come from other states. We have 42 members on the teaching staff and nearly 700students on the rolls.
The college has state of the art facilities on the campus. The library is equipped with nearly 20,000 books. It has a well furnished computer lab with 60 terminals. High speed internet connectivity is another attraction of the campus. The college has two auditoriums and three conference/seminar halls of which two are air-conditioned. We do have sufficient play grounds for the physical training of the students. We also have a ladies hostel, cafeteria, reprographic centre,stationery store, prayer hall, yoga centre and counseling centre on the campus.
The college has a well functioning career guidance and placement cell which regularly conducts coaching classes for competitive examinations like UGC-NET, Bank tests and PSC/UPSC/SSCexaminations. A good number of outgoing students get placed in one job or the other. The college also has institutional mechanisms like Quiz Club, Debating Club, Literary Club, Nature Club, BusinessIncubation Centre and facilities for mentoring, remedial coaching and soft skill development.
Blessed by the Almighty, with the fortress of a strong Governing Body, Staff Council, IQAC,committed teaching and non-teaching staff, vibrant Alumni Association, Parent Teacher Association and well intentioned students, the college is marching towards greater heights. On the occasion of completing a fruitful decade of its existence, we salute the founders and torch bearers of this institution who nourished us through their vision and hard efforts and seek the support and blessing of everyone in rejuvenating our future.
Rev. Fr. Shaji Mangalath