St. Thomas College Palai was Founded in 1950. The idea of establishing an Arts and Science College at Palai was put forward by the Syrian Catholic community of the area. STC Pala was started with three Undergraduate programs in Mathematics, Botany and Economics. Currently, the College offers 18 Undergraduate Programmes, 15 Postgraduate Programmes, and 10 Research Departments affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. STC Palai has a total student strength of 2871 and 151 teaching and 44 non-teaching staff.
The college was re-accredited with NAAC A++ grade and CGPA 3.56/4 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2014. St. Thomas College is well-known in sports circles. It has contributed many players of national and international.
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