Mar Joseph Kallarangatt is the Bishop of Palai and Patron of the College. He had his higher studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome and took doctorate in Theology. He was the Professor of Theology at Paurastya Vidyapeetham, Kottayam and in 2001 he was appointed the President of Paurastya Vidyapeetham and continued in the office till he was appointed the Bishop of Palai in 2004.

Mar Joseph Kallarangatt has published more than 30 scholarly books on Theology and Oriental Liturgy. He has published large number of papers on Theological and Secular topics. At present he is serving as Chairman, CBCI Doctrinal Commission; Chairman, KCBC Theology Commission and Chairman, Syro Malabar Commission for Doctrine. He had the rare privilege of participating in the Bishop’s Synod, held at Rome in 2012 and was nominated by Pope Benedict XVI as one among the three members of the Commission to solve theological disputes.

Director, SJCET

Prof. Dr. James John Mangalathu, is a Catholic Priest belonging to the Diocese of Palai. He had his Masters Degree in History from the M S University of Baroda and PhD in Indo-Portuguese History, from Pondicherry Central University. During his researches, he had the opportunity to do various courses at the Universite de Nantes in France and Universidade de Lisboa in Portugal. He has made use of various Archives and Libraries like Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris, Archivo Nacional de Torre do Tombo, Archivo Historico Ulramarino, Biblioteca da Ajuda, and Biblioteca Nacional de Lisboa in Portugal, British Library, London, Vatical Library etc. Besides, he has visited countries like Germany, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, USA etc. He speaks languages like Malayalam, English, Portuguese, French, Hindi etc. He has published over 20 Research Articles in various National and International Journals. His monumental work The Portuguese and the socio-cultural Changes in Kerala; 1498-1663 has been published by Routledge, London. He has over 22 years of teaching experience at St Thomas College, Palai in Kerala. He was Professor & Head at the Department of History of the College. He was Principal of St Thomas College Palai during 2018-2024. Besides, he has served as the National Executive member of the Xavier Board of Higher Education in India and the Regional President of Southern Kerala. He was also an executive member of Kerala Principal’s Council and Secretary of Association of Catholic Historians of India. At present he serves as the Joint Secretary of the Association of Catholic Historians of India and also the Private College Management Association.

Dr. Tessy Thomas, Distinguished Scientist, has taken over as Director General (Aeronautical Systems) w.e.f 01-Jun-2018. She obtained her B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Calicut University, ME in Guided Missiles from Institute of Armament Technology (now Defence Institute of Advanced Technology), Pune and PhD in Missile Guidance from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad. She obtained MBA in Operations Management from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi.

Besides her contribution as a faculty in IAT, Pune and DRDL, Hyderabad, she was the back bone in the development of Agni Missile. She was the project director of Agni 4, Agni 5 and was the director, advanced system laboratory, DRDO. She is also a recipient of many prestigious awards of DRDO. Her excellence is not limited to DRDO and missiles. She is also a recipient of “Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management -2012”, “Distinguished Woman Scientist Award 2016” etc.

Assoc. Professor & HoD, ECE

Mr. Alexander Varghese is the Chief Operating Officer of UST. He is responsible for leading client and partner relationships in the Asia Pacific, the United Kingdom, and Israel. He further serves as Country Managing Director for India and oversees global corporate services, including real estate & facilities management, and global travel. Alexander has 30 plus years of experience in the IT industry, managing overseas clients and operations for global enterprises.

Before joining UST, Alexander served as the Vice President of Datec Corporation and Senior Manager at IMR Global. He is a respected thought leader and is a prominent member of various government agencies, academic institutions, and trade bodies in India. Alexander is a Charter member of TiE Kerala, a member of the CII State Council, and held an elected seat on the NASSCOM National Council for two years. He is also one of the directors of the ICT Academy of Kerala. Alexander is currently the Chairman of GTECH India and sits on the board of laptop manufacturer COCONICS.

Dr. Joseph Purayidathil is a faculty of St. Joseph’s Business School of SJCET, since 2017. He started his teaching career as Assistant Professor after completing his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Master’s degree in Management from Assumption University of Thailand. He has published number of articles in reputed international journals including US- China International Journal, SCHOLAR, ABAC ODI Journal, FIIB Business Review etc. and have number of presentations in national and international forums to his credit. In 2019, he has authored a book titled “Ethical Leadership: A Model for Character Formation” published by Lambert Academic Publishing Company. He has won the “Most Impactful Paper Award 2024” by FIIB/ Sage Publications. His areas of academic interests are Cross Cultural Management, Educational Leadership, Organizational Development, Business Ethics etc. He is a Priest from the diocese of Palai and serves the college also as the chief warden of the hostels of SJCET, warden of St. Thomas hostel for Men, IQAC member, College Council Member, Ethics Committee member etc. He also serves Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam as the Syllabus Expert Committee Member.