We consider education as the main tool for transformation and liberation of the human society. The goal of education was eloquently expressed by Pandit Nehru in his words �An education institution stands for humanism, for tolerance, for reason, for adventure of ideas, for search of truth; it stands for the onward march of human race towards even higher objectives.� We are trying to articulate these objectives in the effective working of the Institution. Education aims at bringing up intellectually well informed, morally upright, socially concerned, spiritually oriented and physically well built citizens. That is what Mar Thoma College intends. The college was started in 1981 by Mar Thoma church with the vision of having a temple of learning in the educationally backward area of Malabar. The Mar Thoma college is most ideally located in a hillock by the river basin of Chaliyar and Punnapuzha. The curricular and co- curricular activities are aimed at developing creativity, vocational skill and entreprenurship. Our mottto �Let your Light shine� promulgates love, peace, discipline, hard work and justice. In addition to the dissemination of knowledge, we aim at the all round development of personality and the preservation of human values and relations. For every successful career discipline is vitally needed. As a social being man can fulfill his role by respecting others. In the college life also this is a working principle. Rules and regulations of our college are not to curtail the freedom of the students but to help them in enjoying freedom. Knowledge is light and the power of darkness will not prevail against it. We may feel that we are not equal in many respects but the light of God is given to all equally. �Let your Light Shine� such that the light of God may shine through the students in the form of peace love and justice. To the Indian saints education aims at � Tamasoma Jyothir Gamaya, Asatoma Sath Gamaya Mrithyoma Amritham Gamaya �. Education seeks to lead people from darkness to power of light, to truth and to fullness of life.
Truth of silence is prayer,
The fruit of prayer is faith,
The fruit of faith is love,
The fruit of love is service
And the fruit of service is peace.
-Mother Teressa
Our Institution upholds justice for socially and economically backward students of the Nilambur region of Malabar in North Kerala . In Malabar, Muslims form the largest social group and migrated Christian community and Hindus are not considerably small in number. They are educationally backward compared to the rest of Kerala. So, the Mar Thoma Church has started this institution as a project for rural development. The goals and objectives of our college are stated in our college calendar and prospectus.
Our institution aims : -
• To promote and provide education par excellence to each and all to build up character and to inculcate moral ethical values among the students of this area.
• To establish educational institution and to build, acquire or provide infrastructure facilities to such an end. To cater to the needs of the educationally backward students of this area.
• To promote research and publication in all fields of knowledge and establish and operate a research center of excellence.
• To establish, run and manage arts and science colleges, engineering and medical institutions, teachers training institutions as per the rules and regulations of the Universities and the Government.
• To spread and promote education and literacy among the Tribal and other most backward communities.
• To print and publish books, journals, magazines, research publications and other materials of academic and social concern with the purpose of propagating the noble cause of education in widening the horizon of knowledge.
• To arrange academic exchange programs for students and teachers between institutions for the purpose of benefiting persons who are engaged in education research and study.
• To find necessary finance resources to support educational activities.
• To arrange courses, seminars, discussions, workshops within the institutions and at different regions to develop critical understanding for evaluation, analysis and further advancement for the process of education.
• To facilitate career guidance and counselling among academic community and the youths in and around the area to help them to be equipped in the process of nation building.
• To act as an agency to promote rural development through spreading education and by taking active role in rural development activities.
• To promote women's education among the educationally backward migrated community and Muslim women.
• The income and property secured shall be solely used for the promotion of objectives for which the institution is being established.