KE College, Mannanam

Kuriakose Elias College was established and is administered by St. Joseph's Monastery, Mannanam, the Mother House of the CMI Congregation. The College is built on the same beautiful hill where in 1846, Saint Kuriakose Elias took the first step toward , Saint Kuriakose Elias took the first step towards secular education by starting the "Sanskrit School". It was here in Mannanam that the first press of the Catholic Church in India (third in the state of Kerala) came up. This was also the place which saw the publication of the first malayalam daily (Nazrani Deepika) in 1887. The first English medium school of the Catholics in Kerala was started here in 1881. St. Ephrem's High School, one of the first high schools in Kerala came up here in Mannanam, in 1885. Mannanam thus has made solid contributions to the cultural, educational and spiritual spheres right from the inception of the CMI congregation in 1831. K.E. College was established in 1964 as a Junior College to give the catholic youth the benefits of higher education through a congenial catholic environment. The college fulfills this aim, working hand in hand with the Government and University and giving due respect to the rights of the minorities guaranteed by the Constitution of India. Rev. Fr. Fabian CMI, the Prior of St. Joseph's Monastery was the Founder Manager and inspirational force behind the construction of the college building. Rev. Fr. Papias CMI was the first Principal of the college. The college was affiliated to Kerala University and upgraded as a Degree college in 1967. Since 1983, the college has been under the jurisdiction of Mahatma Gandhi University. In the short span of fifty golden years, the college has become a great centre of learning and a source of inspiration to the people of Kerala. The College is named after our heavenly Patron, Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, the Co-founder of the Congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), is our source of inspiration. His glorious vision of moulding new generation through education deeply rooted in the faith in God and love of humanity, is taken up by our institutions and we take pride in discharging this noble responsibility. The congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), one of the leading educational agencies in India, believes that education is the main spring of integral formation of the human person for the fulfillment of his/her individual and social responsibilities. The society, therefore, undertakes rendering of this prime service, based on love of God and service to the mankind as modelled in Jesus Christ, in a background of Indian heritage so as to produce an integral person. In pursuance of the above general objectives of education, the college has been defining its objectives from time to time. The following are the objectives of K. E. College that form the flesh and blood of this Prestigious Institution:- 1) To create a just and human society where dignity of the human person is respected, where unjust social structures are challenged, where our cultural heritage of Ahimsa, Religious Harmony and National Integration are upheld and where the poor and the marginalized are specially taken care of. 2) To form leaders who are intellectually competent, spiritually mature, morally upright, psychologically integrated, physically healthy and socially acceptable, who will champion the cause of justice, love, truth and peace. 3) To promote the acquisition of scholarship and communicative skills in the students through research oriented projects and extra-curricular activities. 4) To prepare the youth for the 21st century, which brings the prospects of international brotherhood, environmental consciousness, gender justice and highly advanced technologies. For the accomplishment of the above goals the college is putting in special efforts to enable the students to strive for excellence in every field, to seek and apply knowledge to the solutions of problems, to value and use their freedom responsibly, to be clear and firm on principles and values and to be unselfish in rendering services, through a team of teachers who are active, dedicated, competent and humane in dealings. ...view more