St Joseph’s College-Bengaluru Par Excellence Creating Future Leaders of the World
Bengaluru: St Joseph’s College (Autonomous) in Bengaluru is one of the oldest colleges in India, with a legacy of 138 years of learning behind it. With a staff strength of around 500 — who help create leaders out of 6,500 students — the College strives for excellence at each step.
And those are not steps in the dark. They get recognised by the top education authorities in the country! For example, the University Grants Commission (UGC) declared it a College with Potential for Excellence in 2004, and a College of Excellence in 2014.
In 2017, the College was conferred the A++ grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), with 3.79 out of a maximum 4 CGPA. That was the maximum score achieved by any college in the country in that cycle!
The College has been awarded Star status by the Department of Biotechnology of under the Central government. It is also the recipient of the Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Higher Educational Institutions (FIST) from the Central Government’s Department of Science and Technology.
SJC offers 40 programmes at the undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) levels, spread over science, arts, commerce, professional, and vocational streams. Six new UG and PG courses will commence in the academic year 2020-21, besides four new PG diploma specialisations.
While the new degree (UG) programmes will include BCA in Data Analytics, B.Sc. in Computer Science, Mathematics, & Statistics), and B.Sc. in Biochemistry, Botany, Zoology. The new B.A. is offered in Kannada or English with Journalism & Psychology, and B.A. in Theatre & Performing Arts with English and Psychology. A new M.Sc. is offered in Statistics, and four PG Diplomas in i) Cybersecurity, ii) Supply Chain & Logistics Management, iii) Smart City Management, and iv) Market Research and Consumer Analytics.
The College already has introduced courses like Food Processing and International Commerce as well as Big Data Analytics and Advertising & Public Relations at the PG level.
With collaborations from all across the world — from universities in Europe and the US to those in Taiwan, Kuala Lumpur and New Zealand — the College boasts of a bustling academic calendar that includes curricular and extracurricular events in equal measure.
With on-campus doctors and counsellors, the College also provides a wholesome atmosphere where students can be the best of themselves, and even exceed their own expectations!
SJC is a college that likes to lead by example, not just in education, but in also being socially responsible. As a result, it has solar panels that can produce around 350 kV of electricity at a time, and a sewage treatment plant that produces eight cylinders of biogas every month, which are then used to cook food for students staying in the on-campus hostel. Arrangements have also been made for rainwater harvesting, so the drier months do not become a strain on the students and the staff.