Sacred Heart Degree College, Sitapur, founded in 1998 is a self financed degree college of minority nature in accordance with the provisions of Article 30(1) of the Constitution of India (Rights of Minorities to establish and administer educational institutions) and affiliated to the CSJM University, Kanpur. Sacred Heart Degree College is one of the leading colleges of CSJM University, Kanpur and enjoys a rare social accreditation in recognition of her earnest efforts to impart value based education while upgrading herself constantly to address the ever changing demands of the Education sector. The founder of the college Rev. Fr. Gerard Perazzini OFM (Cap) was a zealous Italian missionary and an educational visionary who served his life for the uplift of the under privileged people of Sitapur and other parts of U.P. Sacred Heart Degree College provides quality education to the youth of Sitapur and other parts of U.P as well as other states of India by imparting a healthy and peaceful atmosphere of intellectual and distinctive formation. The College aims to mould the student community from every sections of the society into better individuals, and guide them to contribute constructively towards national goals by upholding the values of secularism, national integration and social commitment.

The management of the college is vested with the Catholic Diocese of Lucknow (Reg. society), which in turn has entrusted the running of the college to the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) Fathers of St. John’s Province, Bijnor. The Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, a religious congregation founded in 1831 at Mannaam in Kerala by Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, is a spiritual movement with social commitment in education, health and other fields of human interaction.

The CMIs run 300 education institutions which include engineering, technical, medical, management, social, and arts & science colleges apart from hospitals/health centres (48), social/rural development centres (162), cultural/communication centres (21) and publishing/printing houses (49) as part of its mission.

VISION

Sacred Heart Degree College aims at giving integral formation to students to fulfill their personal and social responsibilities. Our endeavors are to form leaders who are intellectually enlightened, morally upright, psychologically integrated, physically healthy and socially acceptable who would champion the cause of truth, justice, non-violence, peace and love. We aspire to create a society which respects human dignity and human rights and is free from corruption and violence.
Our motto is “Faith, Hope and Love”. Our students strive to find their lives on these three pillars. Faith in the supreme reality, Hope in the Divine Providence and self emptying love for all.

MISSION

Give our students the best possible intellectual formation in their various fields of specialization. Provide them with the most modern lab and library facilities as per the guidelines of the University. Build up a team of teachers who would be the role models for our students through curricular, extra-curricular and co-curricular activities. Provide the students with ample opportunities to grow physically healthy through sports and games. Help the students to attain emotional and personal maturity through guidance and counseling. Finally promote the college into an institution of excellence which will provide the rural youth of Sitapur access to qualityhigher education and better job opportunities.

OBJECTIVES

To serve the students from all sections of the society by making quality higher education accessible and affordable in this area.
To provide quality education to youth of this area maintaining high ethical standards and values.
To include new scientific and technological developments in curriculum so as to promote academic advancement leading to national development.