The Department of Mathematics was started with the very inception of the college in 1965. The college started functioning with one I group batch in which Mathematics was a main subject and 2 batches in II and III groups.
In 1978 the college as upgraded and B.Sc Mathematics was started in 1979. Right from its inception the Department has striven to set high standards of teaching and learning. Eventhough the students enrolled are mostly from the remote rural areas they get good education here and majority of them get placement and are working in various parts of the world. The students of the Department have bagged top positions in the University Examinations for several years. They have a very good percentage of marks. Our teachers are well disciplined, devoted and work as a team for the all round development of the student community and thereby bringing the reputation of the institution to a higher level. We thank Almighty God for All his blessings showered on us.
Apart from BSc Degree Programme, the Department offers Mathematics as a Complementary Course for the Physics, Chemistry and BCA Degree Programmes. The Department also offers a Course in Applicable Mathematics for aspiring students from non-Mathematics Degree streams as an Open Course and Certificates Course in LaTeX. The department has one approved Research Guide in Mathematics. Research Areas of the department include Fuzzy Mathematics, Optimization, Decision Making, Graph Theory and Statistical Inferance.
Sri. K.J. Abraham was the first member of the faculty. He was appointed in 1965 and was the HOD till his retirement in 1994.He was a dedicated teacher and a mathematician. Sri. C.V.Mathew joined in the Statistics department and Sr. Aleyamma Thomas joined the Mathematics department in 1979. Smt. Silvykutty Joseph joined in the Statistics department in 1980. Smt. Mollykutty John and Sri. K.J. Scaria joined in the department in 1981.
In 1994, Smt. Sheelamma George joined in the department in the retirement vacancy of Prof. K.J.Abraham. Sri. K.J. Scaria left the college in 1995 and Smt. Shiny Jose joined in that vacancy. Sri. C.V. Mathew retired in the year 2005. Sr.Aleyamma Thomas and Smt. Silvykutty Joseph retired on 2008. Prof. MollykuttyJohn was on leave during the years 2006-08 and 2009-10 and was teaching in USA. Smt. Sibil Jose joined in the department of Statistics in the retirement vacancy of Smt. Silvykutty Joseph. Shiny Jose availed FIP from 22nd March 2012 to 22nd March 2014 and Smt. Elizabeth Augustine was teaching in that vacancy. In 2014, Smt. Elizabeth Augustine joined the department in the retirement vacancy of Prof. Mollykutty John. Smt. Sheelamma George retired on 31st March 2021.
Official Email Id Of Department:mathematics@sgcaruvithura.ac.in
Contact Number Of HOD:Dr.Shiny Jose - 9539821735
Programs Offered
PG
UG
Open course
