St. Joseph's College, Bangalore
Motto | Fide et Labore | |
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Motto in English | Faith and Labor | |
Established | 1882 | |
Religious affiliation | Vice-Chancellor Victor Lobo SJ | |
Academic staff | 300+ | |
Students | 7800+[1] | |
Location | Langford Road Bangalore , , 12°57′46″N 77°35′47″E / 12.9629°N 77.5964°E | |
Website | www |
St. Joseph's University is a private aided,
History
In the year 1854, St. Joseph's was set up by
In the year 1882, St Joseph's College was started and was affiliated to the
In 1949, following reorganisation of the state of
In 2001 the college moved from the Residency Road campus to new premises in the erstwhile Hostel Campus at the intersection of
In February 2021, St. Joseph's University bill was presented in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and was subsequently passed by the Legislative Assembly and Karnataka Legislative Council.[4][5][6] The college received its University charter on 2nd July 2022. On 27th September 2022, the institution was inaugurated as India's first public-private University by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu.[7][8]
The institution has five main campuses, located in the centre of the Cantonment.[9]
- St. Joseph's College, Bangalore (previously St. Joseph's College of Arts and Sciences)
- St. Joseph's Evening College, Bangalore
- St. Joseph's College of Commerce
- St. Joseph’s Institute of Management
- St Joseph's College of Law
St. Joseph's also has two high schools and a stand alone pre-university college.
St. Joseph's Evening College (Autonomous)
Established | 1972 |
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Location | |
President | Fr. Brian Pereira SJ |
Principal | Dr. Paul Newman |
Affiliations | Bengaluru City University |
Website | http://www.sjec.edu.in/ |
St Joseph's Evening College, Bangalore was established in 1972 as a Jesuit college to empower the underprivileged sectors of Indian society [10] In 2005, it was given autonomous status by the UGC, to devise its own curriculum.[11]
The Evening College is a minority institution and accepts students of all religious denominations without discrimination. It is affiliated to Bengaluru City University and offers three-year BCom, BA, BCA, and BBM degrees and two-year postgraduate degrees in Commerce (MCom), and English.[12][13]
St. Joseph's College of Commerce (Autonomous)
Principal | Fr. Charles Lasrado SJ |
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Address | 163, Brigade Rd, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560025 , , , |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | Bengaluru City University |
Website | www |
St. Joseph's College was divided in 1972, and commerce section of the college was spun off to Brigade Road while the Arts and Science section remained at Residency Road. The commerce college later split into St Joseph's College of Business Administration (SJCBA).
St. Joseph's Institute of Management
Former names | St Joseph's College of Business Administration |
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Affiliation | AICTE, University of Mysore |
Address | 28, Primrose Rd, Craig Park Layout, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560025 |
Website | http://www.sjim.edu.in |
St. Joseph's Institute of Management (SJIM) is a graduate school of business located in Bangalore. It offers a two-year full-time PGDM program and PhD program from the University of Mysore. It is approved by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi.
St. Joseph's College of Law
President | Jerome S. D'Souza |
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Director | Fr. Jerald D'Souza SJ |
Principal | Dr. Pauline Priya |
Address | 18 Cariappa (Residency) Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560025 |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | Karnataka State Law University |
Website | sjcl |
St. Joseph's College of Law is a law school in Bangalore which was founded in 2017. It is affiliated to Karnataka State Law University, Hubballi, and approved by the Bar Council of India in New Delhi.[14][15][16]
META- The Josephite Festival of Literature
The annual Literature festival organised by the Department of English of St. Joseph`s College, Bangalore is open to all college students and the general public. Consisting of a plethora of contests, events, talks, panels and performances, META has been a platform to showcase new talents in the college and the city. It began before a decade and has already seen ten editions.[17][18][19]
Notable alumni
Arts and Science College
- Sujatha Ramdorai, Mathematician, Padma Shri
- Vijoo Krishnan, Author, Secretariat committee member of Comminist Party of India (Marxist)
- Kenneth Anderson
- Sri. ]
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
- Dino Morea
- Irfan Razack[22]
Commerce College:
- Rahul Dravid, cricket player and coach
- T.V. Mohandas Pai, Chairman of Manipal Global Education
- Shivil Kaushik, cricketer, Gujarat Lions
- Noyonita Lodh, Miss Diva Universe 2014
- Prakash Raj, actor
- Ramya, actress and politician
- Vinay Rajkumar, actor
- Amritha Aiyer, actress
- Salil Shetty, Secretary-General of Amnesty International
- Devdutt Padikkal, Cricket Player
See also
References
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- ^ "UGC grants autonomous status to 5 Christian colleges in Bangalore". Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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- ^ "Bengaluru: SJCL - South Asia's first law college by Jesuits opens for admission". Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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