CMS College History

CMS College, Kottayam: A Peep into the Past

Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the fragrance of his knowledge by us in every place. For we are unto God a sweet aroma of Christ.

2 Corinthians, 2: 14-15.

Timeline

1833
Rev. Joseph Peet becomes Principal of the College
Rev. Joseph Peet becomes Principal of the College

Rev. Joseph Peet becomes Principal of the College ( It was during his principalship that the College was shifted to the present campus)

1834
Royal visit of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma to the College and Press
Royal visit of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma to the College and Press

Royal visit of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma to the College and Press. Bailey’s help is sought to establish a press at Thiruvananthapuram, to undertake government-related printing tasks.

1836
Church Missionary Society enters into a phase of independent functioning
Church Missionary Society enters into a phase of independent functioning

Church Missionary Society enters into a phase of independent functioning, without links with  regional denominations.

1838
The College moves to its new campus on a beautiful hillock of around 60 acres
The College moves to its new campus on a beautiful hillock of around 60 acres

The College moves to its new campus on a beautiful hillock of around 60 acres, on which already was the Principal’s quarters. Classes are run in temporary thatched sheds.

1839
New buildings set up for the college
New buildings set up for the college

New buildings set up for the college.

1842
College Chapel built and opened for worship
College Chapel built and opened for worship

College Chapel built and opened for worship.

1857
College gets affiliated to Madras University
College gets affiliated to Madras University

Universities established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras. CMS College gets affiliated to Madras University and becomes its only centre in Kerala to offer Matriculation exam.

1864
Publication of ‘Vidyasamgraham’, the first college journal
Publication of ‘Vidyasamgraham’, the first college journal

Publication of ‘Vidyasamgraham’, the first college journal in India modeled on the College Magazines of Cambridge and Oxford

1880
Royal visit of Maharajah Vishakam Thirunal Rama Varma to the College.
Royal visit of Maharajah Vishakam Thirunal Rama Varma to the College.

Royal visit of Maharajah Vishakam Thirunal Rama Varma to the College.

1890
The two-year F. A classes started
The two-year F. A classes started

The two-year F. A classes started. CMS becomes a Second Grade College, with its first batch of students appearing the F. A Examination in 1892