St. Teresa's College
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St.Teresa's College is an arts and science college located at Kochi
Kochi (India)
Kochi , formerly Cochin, is a major port city on the west coast of India by the Arabian Sea. Kochi is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. Kochi is often called by the name Ernakulam, which refers to the western part of the mainland Kochi...

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India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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St.Teresa's College is situated in the heart of the city of Cochin. This Kalakshetra has a proud history of 80 years to look back upon. Since its establishment in 1925, the College has progressed by leaps and bound contributing significantly to the development of the education of women in Kerala. The College was born as the second women's college in Kerala and the first in Cochin, under the leadership of the Carmelite Sisters of St.Teresas. Affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University, it is a Five Star NAAC accredited College with 2283 students, 123 faculty numbers and 49 Non-teaching Staff. St. Teresa's College has two campuses, which includes the Arts Block in the Main Campus and the Science Block located on T.D. Road.

The College is named after Teresa of Ávila
Teresa of Ávila
Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada, was a prominent Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite nun, and writer of the Counter Reformation, and theologian of contemplative life through mental prayer...

. Though a Saint of the 16th Century, St. Teresa is a model for youth in any age and clime. Her teachings from the basis of Catholic Spirituality.

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