St. Thomas College, Pala

st Thomas college

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Motto	“Vita (Life), Lux (Light), Amor (Love)”
Type	Private (Minority Institution)
Established	1950
Location	pala (kottayam) , kerala , India
Website	stcp.ac.in

St. Thomas College,is a college under diocese of pala.which is affiliated to mahatma gandhi university. was founded in 1950 by the Diocese of Palai. The founders of the college set before themselves the task of providing a Christian formation to the younger generation by fostering in their minds faith in God, love for their fellow-men and devotion to motherland. These aims are to be realised by imparting moral and religious discipline in addition to the instruction aimed at general intellectual and physical advancement. They made it their mission to spread the light of learning all around, irrespective of caste, creed, religion or language.

The College coat of arms symbolically suggests the intellectual and moral task the college assigns to itself. The motto on the crest, “Vita (Life), Lux (Light), Amor (Love)” shows how light and love, which stand for knowledge and fellow-feeling respectively, can enrich a person’s life. The bearings on the shield represent a river in the lower portion, a pepper-vine, a book and a lamp and a setsquare in the upper portion. The river is River Meenachil on whose banks the college is seated. The pepper - vine denotes the trade and agrarian associations of Palai and the charges to its right are symbols of learning and skill. Further, the setsquare evokes memories of St. Thomas, our Heavenly Patron, who is traditionally represented as holding a setsquare.

history

Main building

• 1948 15 August - Application for the college submitted to Travancore University.
• 1948 21 October- Sanction obtained from the University.MM
• 1949 22 August- Fr. Mani Sebastian Vayalilkalapura (Mar Sebastian Vayalil) elected President of the college committee.
• 1950 10 January- Dr. P.J. Thomas, Economic Advisor to the Govt. of India,
• 1950 07 August- St. Joseph's Block blessed and Intermediate classes begun
• 1950 09 November- The episcopal ordination of Mar Sebastian Vayalil, the FIRST Bishop of Palai.
• 1952 26 October- Foundation stone of Christu Raj Hostel laid by Mar. Sebastian Vayalil.
• 1953 10 June - B.Sc. Mathematics., B.Sc. Botany and B.A. Economics begun.

FACILITIES

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH SERVICES Faculty Improvement Programmes: Regular courses, both long term and short term are conducted by experts for the faculty to improve their knowledge base as well as soft skills. Counseling Service: The college has a full-time external counselor and from among the faculty, 6 trained counselors. Retreats: Annual retreats are held for the faculty and the students to facilitate spiritual growth and renewal. Personality Development Programmes: Regular programmes in personality and leadership skills conducted by renowned trainers Value Education: Seminars and Conference are conducted in view of their overall development of students. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES The doors are thrown open to the students to develop their innate potential and talents. Regular Arts and Talent Festivals and Competitions are are held giving the campus a look of warmth, growth and celebration. CAREER SERVICES The College has an extremely proactive Career Guidance Wing led by 4 faculty members who are Career Counselling Certificate holders. Regular career orientation and awareness programmes are conducted by experts. CAREER INFORMATION CENTRE It is a unique center with books, periodicals, directories etc. which are all career oriented. Over 120 up-to date career files are available to the students. These files contain materials collected from several courses, giving detailed information regarding course, career options etc. CAREER COACHING CENTRE Regular coaching is given for UGC, NET and SET Exams, P.O. and various PSC and UPSC tests, How to Face and Interview, How to Participate in a Group Discussion etc.

References

• http://www.stcp.ac.in