About Scott Christian College in , Nagercoil

The Scott Christian College is a college in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1809. It is one A College under NAAC ranking and is rated 5-star. It is also one of the nine colleges in Tamil nadu which were recognised by the central government as 'Institutes of Potential Research and Excellence' along with Madras University and Madurai Kamaraj University. Scott Christian College is one of the earliest colleges in India along with Fort William College, Calcutta, started in 1800 which was closed in 1835, the Hindu College established in 1817 which was later named as Presidency University, Kolkata; the Serampore College in Serampore (Bengal) established in 1818 and the Bishop’s College, Calcutta(1820). It is the oldest college in the Erstwhile state of Travancore and Madras Presidency. Wikipedia says: "The Maharaja had occasion to visit a school that was imparting instruction in English at Nagarcoil under the auspices of the London Missionary Society (LMS). He was impressed by the school and the quality of the education given there and was convinced that the new type of school held out great prospects for the people of the state. The school later evolved into Scott Christian College, Nagercoil. Shortly thereafter he invited Mr. Roberts who was in-charge of the school at Nagarcoil to come to Thiruvananthapuram and start a similar school there. The educationist, who was an Englishman, agreed and a new school was started in 1834." The school started by Mr. Roberts has now blossomed into the University College, Thiruvananthapuram. So Scott Christian College is also linked to University college, and both are now reputed colleges. The alumni of the college are called Scottians.

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