Bishop Moore College is an aided college in Mavelikkara, Alappuzha, Kerala, India, affiliated with the University of Kerala. The college is ranked 58 in NIRF 2022, 89 in NIRF 2021, 76 in NIRF 2020, in the rank band 101–150 in NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) 2019, and ranked 92 in NIRF 2018. The college was accredited by NAAC with an "A" Grade in 2017 (Third Cycle of Accreditation). The college is managed by the Madhya Kerala Diocese of the Church of South India, and offers 11 undergraduate programs, five postgraduate programs, and two research programs. It is located at Kallumala, Mavelikara. The current principal of the college is Dr. Jacob Chandy. History In 1964, the Kerala Government announced the need to start more junior colleges in the state. In response, Bishop Rt. Rev. M.M. John of the CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese made the decision to establish the college, renaming it in honor of the late Edward Moore, the fourth Anglican Bishop of Travancore and Cochin of the Church Missionary Society. In 1964, the college began operations as a Junior College offering a two-year-long Pre-Degree course for the University of Kerala. The founding Principal was Rev. K C Mathew. In 1968, the University of Kerala sanctioned the provision of undergraduate courses. The first postgraduate course started in 1982. After the de-linking of Pre-Degree courses from the university education system in 2000, the college now offers ten undergraduate and three postgraduate programs. Post-graduate classes started in the Department of Physics in 1983. The center for Nonlinear studies started in 2000. The University of Kerala approved the Department of Physics as a research department in 2013. Courses Degree Courses B.A English Language and Literature B.A Malayalam B.A Economics B.Sc Mathematics B.Sc Physics B.Sc Chemistry B.Sc Zoology B.Sc Biotechnology Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.Finance and B.Com.Computer Application ) Post Graduate Courses M.Sc Physics M.Sc Analytical Chemistry M.A English M.A Economics M.Sc Botany M.A Behavioural Economics and Data Science (New Generation Course) Research Departments 1. Department of Physics Theoretical Physics- Nonlinear dynamics, Quantum Computations, Nanomaterials, Spectroscopy, Research Guides Dr. Thomas Kuruvilla, Dr. D Sajan 2. Department of Chemistry Spectroscopy Notable alumni Saji Cheriyan, Former Minister of Fisheries, Culture and Kerala State Film Development Corporation Justice CT.Ravikumar , Judge, Supreme Court of India M. S. Arun Kumar, MLA Pramod Narayanan, MLA M Murali, ex-MLA Dr. Valson Thampu, an academic and a social thinker of national repute. Former