Mar Athanasius College (Autonomous), Kothamangalam is a premier multidisciplinary educational institution in Kerala established in the year 1955. The College has a long tradition of imparting value based, holistic education focusing on academic competence, social skills and moral values. The UGC conferred autonomy to the college in 2016. The college was awarded with College for Potential for Excellence status in 2009 and was accredited with 'A+' grade in 2017 by NAAC and was ranked 56th and 86th position in NIRF 2022 and 2021 college ranking respectively. The college was selected for financial assistance under component 8 of the RUSA scheme by MHRD and the Department of Biotechnology extended its support in the form of DBT-STAR college scheme. The College has 13 Undergraduate, 2 Vocational Undergraduate, 16 Postgraduate, 1 aided integrated post Undergraduate program in basic science (Biology) and 4 Doctral Programs leading to the award of Ph.D.