The year-long Platinum Jubilee celebration of the College were launched by the President of India, H.E.Dr.Shanker Dayal Sharma, on Feb., 14, 1996. Following the celebrations, a series of developmental projects have been launched. The college is awarded five star by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
The Union Christian College A Model Centre of Higher Learning
Inaugurating the Platinum Jublee of the Union Christian College, Aluva, Kerala, The President of India, H.E.Dr.Shankar Dayal Sharma said “The Motto of your College “Truth shall make you free” encapsulates in a few words the great spiritual ideal of India and of all religions”. The pursuit of truth is indeed the driving force behind human creativity, discovery, invention and innovation. It provides the raisonaetre for science and for region.
The college was found in 1921 By three students of Madras Christian College - Prof.K.C.Chacko, Prof.C.P.Mathew and Prof.V.M.Ittyerah-who believed that human spirit is vaster than any sectarian dogma, the body, mind and soul must be nourished and cared for equally, and that education extends beyond what is prescribed in the curriculum to genuine interaction between teachers and the taught.
During a visit to the Union Christian College in 1922, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore said, “ India must be saved by revealing the best gift which she carries hidden in her heart. This must be revealed to the world and to herself – When the doors are shut and when it is dark, then we are ignored by the world. We must therefore, open our doors and save to the world.”