Mar Gregorios College (MGC) is a private college located in Mogappair West, near Chennai. MGC was founded by the Malankara Syrian Catholic Management (MSC Management, Since 1930). The Trust was founded on 1 August 1930 in Trivandrum, Kerala. The college, established in the city of Chennai by the MSCM, a Catholic church in India, is said to be among the top colleges. It is affiliated with Madras University. MGC was founded in 1994, while Rt. Rev. Dr. Joshua Mar Ignathios, Bishop, Diocese of Mavelikarawas the first director of the college. The college is affiliated with the University of Madras and approved by the government of Tamil Nadu since 1997. The College is ISO 9001:2015 certified Institution.
We welcome young minds to breathe the fresh air of Mar Gregorios College and to experience the values of life in a serene atmosphere. We inspire intelligence and nurture character. The students are taught to think, flourish, meet the challenges of life and contribute to the potential growth and sustenance of the nation’s resources. In the modern world, we live in technology, believe in science and reinvent life through the arts. Knowledge with vision, skills with competence and attitude with integrity shape the success of every student. We empower students to become responsible, innovative, productive, employable and most of all worthy citizens of our country. The pioneering Management fosters genuine student development with a dedicated teaching fraternity and a dynamic academic environment. We believe that the secret of education lies in respecting students and helping them realize their dreams.
MAR GREGORIOS COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE is a model Christian minority educational institution established in the city of Chennai with an eight-acre campus named after Most Rev.BENEDICT MAR GREGORIOS, LATE ARCHBISHOP of Thiruvananthapuram Arch Diocese managed by the Malankara Syrian Catholic Management (MSCM). This management has rendered a remarkable service in the field of Medicine, Engineering, and School and Collegiate Education all over India since 1930.
MGC was founded in the year 1994, while Rt. Rev. Dr Joshua Mar Ignathios, Bishop, Diocese of Mavelikarawas the first Director of the college. The college is affiliated to the UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS and approved by the Government of Tamilnadu, since 1997. The College is ISO 9001:2015 certified Institution.
The college offers 12-degree programs and 3 post-graduate programs, functioning in two shifts, Shift-I & Shift-II. Shift-I offers graduation courses in Computer Application, Computer Science, Electronics and Communication Science, Mathematics, Visual Communication, Business Administration, Commerce (Accounting & Finance), Commerce (Corporate Secretaryship), Commerce (General), English and Tamil Literature, and Post Graduate Courses in Computer Science, Social Work and Commerce (General). Shift-II offers Under Graduation Courses in Computer Application, Computer Science, Business Administration, Commerce (Computer Application), Commerce (Corporate Secretaryship), and Commerce (General).
Mar Gregorios College of Arts And Science is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Affiliated with the University of Madras.
Facilities and Infrastructure
Library
There is a library that is available to all students.
Sports
The college has facilities for sports for all students.
Cafeteria
The college also has food that is available to staff and students.
Auditorium
The auditorium at the college is a that can be used for seminars and other events.
Medical/Hospital
The college offers a health centre that includes first aid facilities for students.
IT Infrastructure
The college is equipped with an excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students.
Transport
The college provides a transportation facility for students.
Laboratories
The college also has a departmental lab facility for students.
Parking Facility
There is a parking facility for faculty, staff, and students.
Guest Room
The college offers guest houses and waiting rooms for faculty members who are visiting and students' family members.
The College envisions facilitating the transformation of students into good human beings, competent professionals, and responsible and worthy citizens focusing on assimilation, and dissemination of knowledge through holistic education in a Catholic Christian atmosphere.
The College stands for academic excellence, development of skill and building of character based on the love of God and service to mankind as revealed by Jesus Christ, so as to send out intellectually trained, morally upright, socially committed and spiritually inspired men and women of India, to raise them as leaders of quality in all walks of life and to serve their fellow men in justice, truth and love.