Motto | Veritas Vos Liberabit |
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Motto in English | The truth will set you free |
Type | Government Aided College |
Established | 1889 |
Founder | Mar Adolph Medlycott |
Principal | Dr. (Fr.) Martin K. A. |
Academic staff | 200 |
Administrative staff | 70 |
Students | 3470 |
Undergraduates | 2850 |
Postgraduates | 480 |
140 | |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban |
Nickname | STC |
Affiliations | University of Calicut |
Website | stthomas |
St. Thomas' College (Autonomous), Thrissur, is a government aided college located in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It is founded by Mar Adolph Medlycott in 1889. It is the oldest college in the Erstwhile Princely State of Cochin and present day Thrissur district. It is the first Catholic college in Kerala and is conducted by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur.
The college is affiliated with the University of Calicut.
The college attained Autonomous status in 2014 and was recognised as College with Potential for Excellence by University Grants Commission in 2016. The college was accredited with A++ grade in its fourth cycle of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditation, scoring CGPA of 3.70 on a four-point scale in October 2022. It is ranked 57th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[1]