Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam, established in 1964 and named after Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara, the heavenly patron and co-founder of the congregation of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (C.M.I.) is a first- grade college affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam with faculties of science, Arts and Commerce. It is managed by the Roman Catholic Syrian minority community and imparts sound moral training and secular education to all young men and women belonging to all castes and communities. The college is owned by St. Joseph's Monastery Mannanam, the Mother House of the C.M.I. congregation and comes under the purview of the chapter and the Education Committee of the Monastery. The Prior of St. Joseph's Monastery is the Manager of the College. The general management of the College is vested in the Governing Body whose ex-officio president is the Manager.
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