Santhom College,Edanji

Santhom Malankara Arts and Science College Edanji Thiruvananthapuram

Santhom Malankara Arts and Science College (Santhom College) is entrusted with the ‘Marian foundation for unity and integral progress trust’ and His Beatitude Baselios Cardinal Cleemis Catholicos serves as its president. It is established, managed and administered by the Catholic Diocese of Parassala of the Malankara Catholic Church and under the partonage and management of Most Rev. Dr. Thomas Mar Eusebius, the Metropolitan of the Catholic Diocese of Parassala.

The College was sanctioned by the Government of Kerala as per G. O. (M.S.) No, 181/2018/u.vi.va. dated 27-07-2018 and it is affiliated to the University of Kerala as per U.O.No. Ac.BII/01/025325/2018 dated 16-08-2018. Initially three First Degree Programmes (FDP) were sanctioned, viz. a) B.Com. b) B. A. English Language and Literature and c) B.Sc. Chemistry. The college started functioning with first semester regular classes from Ist September 2018 with a total intake of hundred and one (101) students. At present the College avails the facilities of the ‘Unity Ashram’, Edanji and the construction of the permanent building for the College is underway.

While being conscious of its special obligations for providing higher educational opportunities for Christians, especially those belonging to the Malankara Syrian Catholic Community, the management extends its

provisions to all members of the society.