The college was started in 1952 with the affiliation to the university of Travancore, then University of Kerala. Now it is affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam. It’s a special grade college reaccredited with A grade status by the NAAC.

The college secured Christian minority institution status on 2012 from the Govt of India. The college upholds the motto “The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” with the vision ‘To create an educated enlightened society for a brave new world’. Catholicate College owes its existence to the innate vision of the greatly lamented H.H Baselios Geevarghesse II, the Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Church and H.G. Puthencavil Geevarghese Mar Philoxenos, the then Metropolitan of Thumpamon Diocese.

• Year started 1952
• Affiliation University of Kerala
• Website http://catholicatecollege.com
• Location Basil Hills, Makkankunnu P.O., Pathanamthitta, Kerala 689645.
• CourseUndergraduate –
  • BA – English
  • BA – Malayalam
  • BA – Hindi
  • BA – Economics
  • BA – History
  
  Postgraduate –
  • MA – English
  • MA – Malayalam
  • MA – Hindi
  • MA -History