Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies Tiruvalla (MACFAST) is a premier post graduate research institute, established in 2001 with the objective of offering the best courses in Business Management, Information Technology and Biosciences to mould eminent professionals over the years to confront the challenging demands of the corporate world and the world of science & technology. MACFAST is affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, and approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. MACFAST is owned and managed by the Corporate Educational Agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Tiruvalla, with His Grace Dr. Thomas Mar Koorilos as the President and Patron.