Mar Thoma College for Women, established in 1982, has, since the inception been an institution striving towards excellence in all spheres of higher education, catering to the educational requirements of women from various parts of the state. The college has played an instrumental role in the progress of the locality, contributing proactively to its growth and development. It has been particularly successful in molding generations of women into progressive thinkers and leaders contributing to the nation in multifarious ways. Over the years, the student strength has almost doubled and various new courses, including two PG courses, have been introduced to cater to the increasing needs of higher education in the region.
The college, initially affiliated to the University of Kerala, started functioning as a junior college, offering the third and fourth groups of Pre-degree courses with 92 students. When Mahatma Gandhi University was established in 1984, the college was affiliated to it. Science courses were offered since 1984. In 1991 the college was upgraded to a degree college. At present, it offers 8-degree courses – B.Sc. Mathematics (1991), B.Sc Zoology (1993), B.Com –Finance and Taxation (1995), B.Com-Computer Applications, B.A. History Vocational Archaeology and Museology (1998), B.A. English Vocational Administrative Assistant (1999), B.Sc Physics Vocational Applied Electronics (2001), B.Sc. Chemistry Model I (2006), 2 postgraduate courses – M.Sc. Zoology and M.Sc Mathematics, one Integrated Programme in Basic Science- Physics and two UGC sanctioned BVoc courses- Fashion Technology and Merchandising, Tourism and Hospitality Management.