Union Christian College (UC), Ernakulum was established in 1921.

The college is affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University and is one of the top colleges in Kerala. It is a very prestigious institute of higher education in Kerala, South India.

The college is always known for its academic excellence and for its social commitment. The institution is managed by an association of members drawn from the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church, the Malankara Marthoma Church, the Church of South India and the Inter Church Fellowship of the College.

VISION

Serve the nation by facilitating and modeling wholesome and socially relevant education to actualize the values of humanism in accordance with the revelation in Jesus Christ

MISSION

The Union Christian College, extending God’s love to all, is committed to providing such education that facilitates the growth of the whole person and brings out the best in him or her that they would serve our nation and humanity at large and the ecosystem as intellectually competent, morally upright and spiritually inspired persons.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES

Union Christian College commits itself to the promotion of justice and peace, respect and preservation for the integrity of creation, fostering of wholesome and simple life styles, combating the ill effects of corruption, powerlessness of the marginalized, violence and criminalization. It seeks to nurture transparency and probity in private and public life and to promote national integration.

“delighted with the ideal situation”
– Mahatma Gandhi

In 1925 Mahatma Gandhi visited the college and planted a mango tree. He wrote in the visitors book “delighted with the ideal situation” The mango sapling is now flourishing in front of the administrative block