Type of College

Private - Autonomous

Accreditation & Recognition

UGC, NAAC with Grade "A++"

Established

1882

Affiliation

Bangalore University, Bengaluru

About St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru

Established by the Fathers of the French Foreign Mission in 1882, St. Joseph's College in Bengaluru is an autonomous college managed by the Foreign Mission Society of Paris.

It was established with the objective of providing higher education to meritorious students and contribute to the building of the nation with enlightened students.
 
The college is affiliated to the Bangalore University, Bengaluru and it was recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) on 23rd December 1982 & 12(B) on 28th May 1985 under the UGC Act, 1956. It was re-accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "A++" Grade (CGPA score 3.79 on a 4 point scale in the 4th cycle) on 30th October 2017.
 
The college aims at keeping pace with the changing situations of the times by renewing, expanding and searching. Located in the urban part of Bangalore, it is a self-financed and co-educational institute that provides regular courses.
 
Formerly, St. Joseph’s College of Commerce was a part of St. Joseph’s College. It was set up by the French Foreign Mission Fathers for providing higher education. In 1937, the Jesuits were handed over the management of the college. The Jesuits were a worldwide Catholic religious order which focused on education.

They also run other premier institutions in India: the St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta, the St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, and the Loyola College, Chennai. In 1949, the Department of Commerce came up in the parent college.

In 1972, the Department of Commerce started to exist as an independent college as St. Joseph’s College of Commerce. In 1972 St. Joseph’s College was divided into 2 colleges: St Joseph's College Of Commerce and St Joseph's College of Arts & Science.

In 1972, the 2 colleges, St Joseph's College of Business Administration (SJCBA) and St Joseph's College of Commerce (SJCC) were shifted to 163, Brigade Road.

In the same year, the St Joseph's Evening College started to exist as an independent college.

The structure of the fees and the provisions to be provided to the students are decided by the government as it is a grant-in-aid college.

The University Grants Commission, New Delhi, in 2004, declared the college as a "College of Potential Excellence (CPE)". The college was granted the status of DST-FIST College, together with 47 other colleges in India.

After the proposal of the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, in 2005, the Karnataka Government declared St. Joseph’s College as an autonomous college after inspecting its academic level.

Under the Bangalore University, St. Joseph's College has received many recognitions in the fields of academics, sports, and co-curricular activities at the state, national and city level.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework has ranked St. Joseph's College as the best college in India. By gathering information and learning from various universities all across India, the college is gearing itself for a university status.

St. Joseph's College offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses for three years and two years, respectively. It offers these courses in the commerce, arts and science streams. The college offers various specializations, Ph.D. courses, and add-on certificate courses also.

Various exchange programmes are conducted at the university in collaboration with the universities of foreign countries. Certificate courses in Asian and European languages are also provided in the International Languages School that is there in the college.

Students seeking admission to St. Joseph's College have to fill in an online application form listing their merits and achievements. For one to get admission in this college, one has to register with the university. They have to check whether their four/PCB/PCM, the one that is applicable falls within the cut-off as wanted by the college for getting admitted to various courses.

Several examinations are conducted at St.

Joseph's College. These are the university exams of different courses and also exams conducted by the University of Delhi, New Delhi.

Vision:

  • St. Joseph's College has a vision of striving to maintain quality and being committed to excellence

Mission:

  • St. Joseph's College is on a mission to develop the potential of both its staff and students in the fields of innovation, critical thinking and creativity and to strengthen the vision of the college by encouraging extra-curricular talent of both the staff and the students
  • The college has a vibrant campus life with a wide range of opportunities to fill your free time
  • The college has an impressive and pollution-free campus with panoramic green surroundings, elegant landscaping and beautiful flower-beds
  • The college has separate individual departments for all subjects with young, dynamic faculty and non-teaching staff and with good results
  • The college has the most eminent Faculty members and they are really well qualified, experienced and truly committed towards enhancement and development of the students
  • The college has well-equipped with modern facilities like library, laboratory, classrooms, computer lab, seminar halls, hostel, canteen, multipurpose halls, playground etc.
  • A sufficient number of classrooms with varying sizes are made available for the smooth conduct of different classes in the college
  • The college has a library with a good number of books (both text and reference) on various subjects to meet the needs of the students as well as the teachers with reading room facility. Daily Newspapers and selected journals are also regularly subscribed
  • State of the Art Laboratories with sufficient space and all the necessary equipment are made available to various departments
  • The college has taken up the responsibility of imparting necessary, effective and practical education to the students so that they can reach great heights and attain maximum achievements in their life
  • Internet facilities may be availed by the students and teachers as per their needs
  • The college has established an Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) on 10th June 2010 to assure the quality of the college and also details regarding submission of Annual Quality Assurance Reports (AQAR) to NAAC annually
  • The Transportation facility is available for students
  • The college has a significant presence in the field of research. A number of major & minor research projects are awarded to the faculty members by the UGC and other bodies
  • The college has a large playground with well-equipment for different sports like Cricket, Football, Volleyball, Hockey, Badminton and so on
  • A medical facility has been available in the college for the benefit of the students
  • State Government and Central Government offers a number of scholarships to the meritorious students and the students belonging to SC / ST / OBC
  • The institution has provided ICT facilities like computers, projectors, audio-visual gadgets, scanners and printers to the departments and also other aids and a huge number of availability of books for effective delivery of curriculum and for inculcating the knowledge of the subject
  • A special complaint cell (Sexual Harassment Cell) has been formed for the female students in the college. Students can directly complain orally or by written application to the head of the cell. Apart from this, Ragging is strictly prohibited on the college campus
  • To sharpen the skill of students and their personality development, various curricular and extra-curricular activities are the regular features of the institution
  • The college Unit NSS Wing performs different type of social services within and outside of the area
  • The college also organizes workshops, seminars, and conferences for improving teaching skills and methodology
  • The college consists Women Cell to help female students. This cell helps and guides girls to sort out from their personal problem and avoid them from any harassment
Levels of study
Streams Mode Duration Eligibilty
Bachelor of Digital Media and Animation (Vocational) Full Time 3 Years 10+2
Bachelor of Visual Media & Filmmaking (Vocational) Full Time 3 Years 10+2
Commerce
Streams Mode Duration Eligibilty
Bachelor of Commerce Full Time 3 Years 10+2
Additional Courses
Stream
Add-On Certificate Courses:
Certificate Course in Urban Ecology and Pollution Abatement Technologies
Certificate Course in Video Production
Certificate Course in Computer Fundamental and Office Automation
Certificate Course in Food Technology
Certificate Course in JAVA programming
Certificate Course in Networking
Certificate Course in Web Designing
Certificate Course in Child Psychotherapy
Certificate Course in Corporate Training
Certificate Course in SAS
Certificate Course in .Net
Certificate Course in C Language
Certificate Course in Film Editing
  • Library
  • Sports
  • Hostel
  • Laboratories
  • Internet
  • Auditorium
  • Classroom
  • Placement
  • Scholarship
  • Workshop
  • Wi-Fi
  • Seminar Halls
  • CCTV Surveillance System
  • Playground
  • Curricular Activities
  • Reading Rooms
  • Indoor Stadium
  • Multipurpose Hall
  • Conference Hall
  • N.S.S.
  • Medical Facility
  • Counseling Centre
  • Outdoor Stadium
  • Common Rooms
  • Students Welfare Fund
  • Computer Lab
  • Cafeteria/Canteen
  • Bus Facility
  • Anti Ragging
  • Women Cell
  • Anti-Sexual Harassment Committee
  • Campus Security(24x7)
  • Public Transportation
  • IT Infrastructure
  • Soft Skills Training

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