[1] It is run by the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), an indigenous religious congregation founded in 1831.

The college added two postgraduate departments and a sports pavilion within five years of its inception.

It has four research centres and wings offering M. G. University's off-campus programmes and courses recognized by DOEACC and ICAI.

The institution has an eight-lane track stadium, an auditorium and an open-air theatre, a computerized library (one of the biggest in Kerala) of about 8,000 books and journals, 47 computers installed in departments and laboratories, and Internet facility.

It has autonomy in all academic matters and from the stage of admission to the conduct of examination to the publication of results.