Sacred Heart College, Kochi is an institution of higher education affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. It was established in 1944. In the year 2000, the college was accredited by the National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) at the Five Star level, and in 2013 it was re accredited at the A level. It has 21 undergraduate and 20 postgraduate programmes, 1 Integrated PG programmes and a range of diploma and certificate courses. Current Principal is Fr . Jose John CMI. History Sacred Heart College, Thevara was established in 1944 by the Sacred Heart Monastery, Thevara, a unit of the CMI (Carmelites of Mary Immaculate) Congregation. In 1958 the college was affiliated to the University of Kerala. In 1983 the college comes under Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. In 2014 the college became one among the first five autonomous colleges in Kerala. UG Programmes Bachelor of Arts B.A Economics B.A Sociology B.A English Copy Editor (Model II) B.A. English Language and Literature (Model 1) B.A. Animation and Graphic Design B.A. Animation and Visual Effects B.A. Mass communication and Journalism Bachelor of Science B.Sc. Botany B.Sc. Chemistry B.Sc. Computer Applications ( Triple Main ) B.Sc. Mathematics B.Sc. Physics B.Sc. Zoology B.Sc. Psychology - Model 1 BCA (Specialization in Mobile Applications and Cloud Technology) Bachelor of Commerce B.B.A. Commerce (Marketing And New Media) B. Com. Commerce (Finance &Taxation ) - Aided B. Com. Commerce (Computer Application )- self financing B. Com Commerce (Finance & Taxation )- self-financing B. Com Commerce (Travel and Tourism) - self-financing Oriental Languages English Sanskrit Malayalam Hindi French PG Programmes Master of Arts M.A. Economics M.A. English M.A. Sociology MA Multimedia - (Self Financing) MA Graphic Design - (Self Financing) MCJ (Self Financing) M.A. Digital Animation Master of Science M. Sc. Aquaculture (Self Financing) M. Sc. Botany M. Sc. Chemistry M. Sc. Applied Chemistry M. Sc. Mathematics M. Sc. Physics M. Sc. Zoology M. Sc. Environmental Science Master of Commerce M. Com Notable alumni Justice Devan Ramachandran, Judge, High Court of Kerala Padma Shri Mammootty, Actor, Indian Film Industry M. M. Jacob, Former Governor of Arunachal Pradhesh Sachin Baby, Cricketer K. V. Thomas, politician, member of the 16th Lok Sabha Hibi Eden, politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala V. D. Satheesan, politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala P. J. Joseph, politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala P. C. George, politician, member of