Bishop Moore College

Bishop Moore College is an aided arts and science college located at Mavelikara in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. The college is affiliated to the University of Kerala and is managed by the Diocese of Madhya Kerala of the Church of South India (CSI).

Key facts

Type	Aided college (arts and science)
Location	Mavelikara, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India
Affiliation	University of Kerala
Management	Diocese of Madhya Kerala, Church of South India
Named after	Bishop Moore (CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese)

Background

The college is one of several institutions established in central Travancore under Christian educational initiatives in the twentieth century. It is named in honour of a former bishop of the Madhya Kerala Diocese of the Church of South India. As an aided college, its salary expenditure is supported by the Government of Kerala, while academic governance falls under the University of Kerala and the management is vested in the diocese.

Academics

Bishop Moore College offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the sciences, humanities, commerce and languages, along with research provision in selected departments recognised by the University of Kerala. The college follows the choice-based credit and semester system prescribed by the affiliating university.

Campus and location

The campus is situated in Mavelikara, a town in the Onattukara region of southern Kerala, well connected by the Kollam–Ernakulam railway line and by road through Kayamkulam and Chengannur. Mavelikara is historically known for its temples, churches and educational institutions.

Significance

The institution is regarded as one of the prominent higher education centres in the Mavelikara area and serves students primarily from Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta and Kollam districts. It contributes to the educational mission of the CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese, which runs a network of schools and colleges across central Kerala.

References

Wikidata: Q4917665
University of Kerala — list of affiliated colleges