recognised as research centres for research towards Ph.D., under Mahatma Gandhi University. 1993 - Maharaja's won overall championship of the Mahatma Gandhi University youth festival. A feat to be repeated in 1994, 1995, 1998 and 2000. 1995 - New course - M.Sc. Statistics. 1996 - New courses - B.Sc. Physics - Instrumentation and B.Sc. Environment and Water Management. 1997 - R. Shankar Award for the best Government College presented to Maharajas. 1998 - New course - B. A. Music 1999 - New course - B.Com. with Computer Applications. 2000 - Completes 125 glorious years. Accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council. Maharajas goes online. 2006 - Re-accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council at A - level. 2007 - Maharaja's College Ground gets synthetic tracks for conducting international athletic events. Students of the college win overall championship of the Mahatma Gandhi University Silver Jubilee youth festival. 2009 - Edusat facility installed. Becomes part of Ernakulam cluster of colleges. 2010 - Maharaja's wins overall championship of the Mahatma Gandhi University youth festival. College selected as a "College with Potential for Excellence" by the University Grants Commission. 2012 - New course - M.Com. with Finance. 2013 - Re-accredited (Third cycle) by National Assessment and Accreditation Council at A - level. 2013 - New course - B.A. Honors in Economics 2014 - Berlin Bench - the friend shade in memory of Berlin Babu was established 2017 - Mridula Gopi became first woman chairperson in 70 years Notable alumni A. K. Antony, former Chief Minister of Kerala and Former Defence Minister of India Aashiq Abu, film director, producer Amal Neerad, film director, cinematographer Anju Joseph, singer Antony Varghese, actor Anu Sivaraman, judge, High Court of Kerala Anwar Rasheed, film director, producer Ashitha, author Babu Namboothiri, film actor Baburaj, film actor Balachandran Chullikkadu, poet, film actor, lyricist, screenplay writer Bibin George, actor and writer Biju Narayanan, playback singer Binoy Viswam, Former Member of Parliament C. V. Subramanian, mycologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient Changampuzha, poet Chinmayananda Saraswati, founder of Chinmaya Mission & Vishwa Hindu Parishad Chitharesh Natesan, Mr. Universe, 2019 Dileep, film actor Jibin George Sebastian, music composer, lyricist and entrepreneur John Paul Indian scriptwriter, producer, author and actor. Jyothirmayi, film actress K. G. Balakrishnan, former Chief Justice of India Justice K. K. Usha, former Chief Justice of Kerala K. P. Appan, literary critic K. R. Gowri Amma, former minister of Kerala K. S. Manilal,