Markaz Arts and Science College is a part of Markaz educational complex under MARKAZU THARBIYATHIL ISLAMIVYA, a registered society imparting education from kindergarten to post graduation. As per the concept, this integrated educational institution offer education right from the first level KG till the end PG. This enables students in backward areas to complete their education without having to migrate to bigger towns.

       The campus is located at Karthala village of Athavanad Grama Panchayath near to Valanchery, Malappuram district of Kerala. This educational complex was established in 1984 in Karthala near Valanchery and Kuttippuram. The fact that the district was backward in education necessitated of an educational institution in this area. The visionary leadership of a group led by Sayyid Muhammad Ali Shihab Thangal decided to establish an educational. At the beginning of 1980, there were very few schools in this region and hundreds of higher secondary students qualifying for higher education, have only one Arts and Science college under MES management at Valanchery which had only a pre degree hatch and so were struggling to accommodate students. Only the affluent of the region were able to send their wards for higher education, that too in far-flung cities. As parents were reluctant to send their children especially girls to distant places to study, the children, who secured high marks in higher secondary had stopped their study.

       For the higher education,an Arts and Science College was started based on the schemes of IGNOU. In this academic year itself the Markaz Training College has been started for B.Ed studies. It is during this period the youth from this area were migrating to middle east for want of employment. They provided generous support to this educational complex. A high school was started as per their suggestion. ITC was started to train young people in job oriented courses.

      In the early 1990s, when the Kerala State Government decided to sanction self financing colleges. Markaz managing committee took measures to start a college in the campus. The launch of Markaz Arts and Science College in 2003 could address the aforesaid crucial issues faced by the region to a large extent. Imbibing the spirit of taking knowledge to the poorest villagers, the committee started the Institution at Karthala, a remote hamlet. At present Markaz is a KG to PG educational institution, The campus is an educational complex having educational institutions imparting education from KG level to PG level, few with residential mode. A student enrolled into kindergarten in the campus enjoy admission preference as they are promoted from school education to higher secondary education under one roof. Emerging the institution, the students would start the process of learning which would result in their Intellectual, Emotional and Social "Growing", transforming them into a "Mature" citizen and finally, becoming a "complete" personality, they would start "Contributing back no the society in many ways empowering the family, community and the nation.

      Today the College is having around 800- students admitted with 9 UG and 5 Post Graduate programmes. To bridge the skill gaps of the rural students and for improvising the employability skills, various skill based training certificate courses are introduced. PSC competitive learning centre, life skill training placement activities, industrial training and remedial coaching are making the students employable or self employable in competitive era. We also offer different category of awards in terms of scholarship to economically backward and meritorious students.

       Apart from providing certification programmes, the collaboration of various government departments and agencies like KSWDC, Dist Employment Exchange and Employability Centre EI &GC, of University of Calicut,CFSC and ANERT were also sought for providing soft skills.

       To build good rapport between the industry and the institute, a number of Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with the industries and training centres are signed. Interaction with industry persons.training at Industries and industrial Visits are conducted. Students are also given training in tailoring, LED assembling, umbrella making .computer operation etc.

       We also aim to empower our girl students intellectually, spiritually, mentally and physically through various extra and co-curricular activities Our college magazine and Dept hand written magazine provide students a platform to hone their writing skills. Through N.SS, students reach the rural area and become acquainted with rural problems which they try to resolve them.

       The institution provides a good infrastructure with safe, hygienic and well maintained women's hostel, hygeinic toilet facilities, cafeteria facility, aesthetic environment and focus on computer literacy with all ICT facilities like LCD Projector, Computer, Laptops, and Internet to the students. Besides these, innovative methodologies are used by teachers in the dissemination of information. The college has green premises and one of the biggest playground in the district. Library provides furnished reading room and open access to students.

       At present the ratio of the girls and boys is always. If proper steps are taken it can be a centre of women empowerment Adding to its significance, 50% of the students are first generation graduates from their families as their parents and elder siblings failed to have the luxury of higher education due to varied social geographic and financial reasons. The transportation is a challenge and barrier for pursuing the education for girls. This is overcame by providing transportation facility to all the girl students on a concessional rate. Thanks to the efforts of visionaries behind MARKAZ through right 'Learning methods, the institution has proved a boon to the backward region ensuring both academic as well as employment opportunities in leaps and bounds for its progeny. 'Growing up scaling the skies, the alumni who might have otherwise ended up as farm labourers, marginal farmers or those doing allied menial jobs, have now found a space in many reputed global business and industrial brands in and outside the country.

      Though spaced recently among the galaxy of elite institutions, in the small span of time on academic front, the students of the college have bagged 77% result with 16 university ranks.