Mary Matha Arts And Science College, Mananthavady

Campus Location: Wayanad

Located in Mary Matha College symbolizes the realization of the dreams and aspirations of the people of the tribal, minority concentrated and backward hill-district of Wayanad. The College is established in 1995 and is managed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mananthavady with the objective of meeting the higher educational needs of the youth of Wayanad. His Excellency Rt Rev. Dr Jacob Thoomkuzhy, the then Bishop of Mananthavady, was kind enough to take upon himself the onerous task of establishing and managing the Institution. His Excellency Rt. Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Pothanamuzhy was consecrated as the Bishop of the Diocese, in 1997. As the founder Principal of the Christ College, Bangalore, he had long years of experience as a Teacher and Administrator. His vision and commitment to academic excellence were guiding beacons in our Institution's efforts to achieve its Social and Educational Goals. His Excellency passed away in 2003 and subsequently His Excellency Rt. Rev. Dr Jose Porunnedom became the Patron. The College is heading for accelerated growth and expansion under his benevolent leadership., Mary Matha Arts & Science College, Mananthavady is situated on a beautiful hilltop on the Mananthavady-Mysore Highway amidst the sprawling greenery of the Western Ghats, one of the crucial bio-diversity hot spots. The major reason for selecting this place as the site for the College was to provide a pristine pollution-free environment to the students, conducive to academic activities., The Students’ Union, NSS, NCC, the Bhoomithrasena Club, Women’s Cell, the Central Library with its Book Bank Facility & the Network Resource Centre, the College Canteen, the Mentoring System, the Counseling Cell, the Career Guidance and Placement Cell, and the Scholarship Processing Cell offer Student Welfare Services across the Campus. The College has undertaken quite a few Extension Services like the Maithri Community Development Programme, the Karunya Charity Mission, Employment Training Programme for Tribal Women and Community Radio Service in association with the Radio Mattoli., Systems have been created on the campus for the Student Community to imbibe values of Social Commitment. The Academic Community observes the College Anthem in the morning in order to respect the College and the National Anthem in the evening as a mark of respect to the Country, which offers tremendous individual freedom., The most significant and revolutionary practice on Campus has been holding the Students’ Union Elections in the Parliamentary Mode following the Lyngdoh Commission recommendations, braving initial resistance, to ensure violence-free atmosphere on the campus. The Project on English Newspaper Reading, PEN-R, launched in 2006, has been proved successful in inculcating reading habit among the entire students of the College., The Certificate Course in Communicative English, offered by the Department of English aims at training the students in the use of English for academic and interactional purposes. The system of maintaining the Work Done Diary of the Faculty, the Diary of the Class Representatives, Separate Registers for recording the Achievements of both the Faculty and the Students etc. have added special flavor to the flourishing co-and extra-curricular activities on the Campus., Mary Matha provides an excellent and salubrious environment for the students to get the best in Wayanad with outstanding opportunities to make the most of their intellectual potentials. As a Christian Minority Institution, it endeavours to inculcate in them human values and social commitment as envisaged by Jesus Christ. It considers education not just as a search for knowledge, but as a great mission in which both the teachers and students participate in the process of developing human resources for the benefit of the society and the nation. The College seeks to instill in the students an awareness of their social rootedness and encourage them to be active agents in the construction of a just social order after its stated Motto, Vision, and Mission. Though a minority institution, the College includes in its purview the educational aspirations of the community as a whole, irrespective of religion, caste, and social status.. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.