Vimala College, Thrissur

Campus Location: Thrissur

Located in The Congregation of Mother of Carmel (C.M.C.), founded in 1866 by Blessed Chavara Kuriakose Elias and the Carmelite Missionary Fr. Leopold Beccaro, is the first indigenous Congregation of Kerala. Sad at the barrenness of Syro-Malabar Church of Kerala in nurturing saints, they founded our Congregation so that women also could have the same chance, as men to lead a consecrated life, love God and neighbor and serve with total commitment.The Visionary of the Apostolate of Education Blessed Chavara Kuriakose Elias bequeathed to us the noble mission of dedicating ourselves for the uplift and christan formation of our fellowmen especially of women and children, Vimala College, Thrissur, is a first Grade and Residential Women's College affiliated to the University of Calicut. It is situated in Vilvattom village, Thrissur Taluk, Thrissur Corporation. Bifurcated in 1967 from St. Mary’s College, Thrissur, as a degree college, Vimala now offers Graduate and Post Graduate Courses.Vimala College is a Christian College under the Management of the Nirmala Province, Thrissur, Kerala of C.M.C. in the Roman Catholic Church. The College is under the religious jurisdiction of the Catholic Bishop of Thrissur. 'Vimala stands for the 'Immaculate Conception' her motto being "Veritas et Amor" - Truth and Love. True to the ideals and heritage handed over to the Congregation by her Founders. the college aims at the "pursuit of intellectual and professional excellence, the total formation of the girls as much for their own enrichment as for the service of society and the nation in spirit of Christ." The management maintains the unique tradition of recruiting the staff on the basis of scholastic excellence, competence and commitment to the profession.. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.