MAHARAJA'S COLLEGE (Kochi)

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Maharaja's College is an arts and science college located at Kochi, India. The college came into existence in 1875. In the last 132 years it has evolved into a fine institution of higher learning and is recognised as a centre of excellence. Recently it has got re-accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with A grade.
Milestones in History
1875 - The Cochin Rajas Elementary school started by Cochin Sarkar is upgraded into a college. Mr. A.F. Sealy, M.A. took charge as the first Principal. It was Mr. Sealy who had designed the building and hence the name Sealy block. F.A. (First examination in Arts) course started.
1908 - Intermediate course started
1909 - Two separate hostels started - one for Hindu students and another for Christian students !
1910 - First college magazine published - on the occasion of the 60th birthday of the Cochin Maharaja.
1925 - Golden Jubily. Sir C.V. Raman and Dr. S. Radhakrishnan visited the college. The college got its present name - "Maharaja's College". The college was raised to a first grade college providing instructions in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, History and Economics affiliated to Madras University. Old Students Association formed.
1930 - Three new blocks added to the college. 15-acre plot donated to the college - Maharaja's ground established.
1935 - Diamond Jubily. B. Sc. Courses in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Zoology started.
1947 - B. Sc. Botany started. Year of India's independence. Student's political activities reached new peaks. Student activists hoisted Indian national flag in the Campus and got brutally beaten up by the royal police.
1948 - The department of Chemistry that already had research facility started the first P.G. course.
1949 - Following the integration of Travancore and Cochin states, the college is transferred from Madras University to Travancore University.
1951 - New courses - B.A. (Hons.), M.A. Economics, B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc. Mathematics.
1954 - New course - M.Sc. Applied Chemistry.
1956 - Pre University course started. M.A. Malayalam and M.A. English started.
1957 - The College comes under Kerala University. M.Sc. Physics started.
1959 - New courses - B.A.Sanskrit, M.A. History, M.A. Hindi, M.Sc Zoology.
1964 - Pre University Course metamorphed into Pre Degree course. New courses - B.A. Politics, B.A. Philosophy
1968 - New courses - B.A.English, B.A. Islamic History, B.A. Arabic
1971 - New courses - M.A. Philosophy, M.A. politics.
1975 - Centennary - completed 100 years - celebrations in great style with science exhibitions, seminars, symposia etc.
1977 - New Centennary Auditorium inaugurated.
1979 - New course - M.A. Arabic.
1981 - New courses - M.A. Islamic History.
1983 - Affiliation changed to newly formed Mahatma Gandhi University.
1990 - Maharaja's College declared Centre of Excellence. Departments of Chemistry, Hindi, Malayalam and Physics recognised as research centres for research towards Ph. D, under Mahatma Gandhi University.
1993 - Maharaja's won overall championship of the Mahatma Gandhi University youth festival. A feat to be repeated in 1994, 1995, 1998 and 2000.
1995 - New course - M.Sc. Statistics.
1996 - New courses - B.Sc. Physics - Instrumentation and B.Sc. Environment and Water Management.
1997 - R. Shankar Award for the best Government College presented to Maharajas.
1998 - New course - B. A. Music
1999 - New course - B. Com. with Computer Applications.
2000 - Completes 125 glorious years. Accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Maharaja's goes online.
2006 - Re-accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council with A - grade.
2007 - Maharajas college gets synthetic tracks for conducting international atheletic events. Students of the college win overall championship of the Mahatma Gandhi University Silver Jubilee youth festival.
[edit] Online Courses
Maharaja's, will be offering a few online courses shortly.


[edit] Contact details
To contact by Post

Principal,
Maharaja's College,
Ernakulam,
Kochi 682 011

E-mail: mrajas@vsnl.com

Telephone: 91-484- 2352838

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Maharaja's is in the heart of Kochi (formerly Cochin ) city one Km away from the Ernakulam Junction Railway Station and three Km from the Ernakulam Town railway station. The Kochi International Airport is at Nedumbassery thirty Km away from Kochi city.