CMS College Kottayam was established in the year 1817. The Church Missionary Society of England established the institute. It is situated in the city of Kottayam in Kerala. One of Kerala's major institutions, CMS College has 14 departments, 47 courses for 1900 students, 110 faculty members who teach the courses, and 35 administrative staff members. The college is affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University and offers various undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in finance and taxation, mathematics, English language and literature, history, botany, chemistry, physics etc. In NIRF Ranking 2022, the college has been ranked 81 in the college category.

There are a total of 31 CMS Kottayam courses available to the students. By providing high-quality education through teaching, learning, research, and extension activities, CMS College aspires to attain excellence. There are courses in practically all academic subjects of the humanities and sciences. On the official website, prospective students can apply for admission to CMS College. There are various full-fledged academic departments at the college such as-

• Department of Biotechnology
• Department of Botany
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Computer Science
• Department of Dietetics and Food Service Management
• Department of English
• Department of History
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Malayalam
• Department of Physical Education
• Department of Physics
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Statistics
• Department of Vocation
• Department of Zoology

The closest train station to CMS College, which is 2 kilometres away in the state of Kerala, is Kottayam. From the train station, students can hire a taxi or an autorickshaw to take them in around seven minutes to the campus. The closest airport to CMSC is Cochin International, which is located 86.7 kilometres away. The students can go to the campus in around 2 hours and 20 minutes by calling a taxi from the airport. Nearly 30 acres of land comprise the campus of CMS Kottayam. The best technology infrastructure is available to support its teaching and research endeavours. To encourage students to receive an education based on values, the college hosts a number of groups and clubs. Within the campus are a bank, canteen, and post office.