Vimala College

Vimala College is a Roman Catholic college in Thrissur City of Kerala state, India.[1][2] It was established in 1967 after bifurcating St. Mary's College, Thrissur. The college is under the management of the Nirmala Province, Thrissur, of the Congregation of Mother Carmel in the Roman Catholic Church.

Vimala College
MottoVeritas Et Amor
Motto in English
Truth and Love
Established1967
PrincipalDr.Sr. Beena Jose
Students2,047
Location
Thrissur
,
Kerala
,
India
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUniversity of Calicut
Websitehttp://www.vimalacollege.edu.in

The college is under the religious jurisdiction of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur and is one of the leading educational institutions related to or run by church organizations [3]. Vimala College was the only women's college in Kerala which offered exclusively graduate and post-graduate programmes. The college was presented the R Shankar Award in 2002 by the Government of Kerala for the best college in Kerala. It has been re-accredited with an A grade at 3.3 CGPA in a four-point scale in 2008 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bangalore.

Main Block of Vimala College
Panorama of Main building of Vimala College, Thrissur City.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "St. Thomas, Vimala the best". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  2. "Home". Vimala College. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  3. Jacob, Mani. Directory of Church-related Colleges in India, p. 177, at Google Books

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