St. Joseph’s College Bangalore

St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore is one of the oldest educational institutions, giving knowledge and churning out great students year after year since the past 126 years now. It is one of the oldest colleges of the state.

The St. Joseph's College, Bangalore was established by the French Fathers of the Foreign Mission in the year 1882. However, the college was handed over to a catholic religious order in the year 1937 and finally came into being in the year 1972. The main aim of the college is to emphasize on both academic excellence as well as character formation of a student.

It stands proudly today and commands a place of priority in the field of education. The St. Joseph's College, coupled with all its sister institutions, namely the St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, the St.Joseph’s Evening College, St.Joseph's Boy's High School and the St. Joseph’s Indian High School exemplifies years of tradition. The St. Joseph's College, Bangalore has more than 5000 students in its rolls, assisted by over 150 staff members.

The St. Joseph College, Bangalore is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. The college was declared as a college of potential excellence by the University Grants Commission or the UGC, New Delhi in the year 2004. Apart from St.Joseph's College, Bangalore, only 47 other colleges in the whole country has this privilege. It has also been declared as an autonomous

college by the Karnataka Government in the year 2005 after it examined the academic level of the college thoroughly.

The St. Joseph's College, Bangalore provides many facilities to the students for his/her all round development. It has also been ranked as the best college in Karnataka by a survey conducted by the India Today Group. The college is affiliated to the Bangalore University.

Courses Offered
The St. Joseph's College, Bangalore offers various courses in different subjects for the students. The courses are mentioned below:

B.A/ B.Sc. Course: 3 year Degree courses. The specializations, which a student can choose are mentioned below:
Part I -
a) Any one of the following languages:
Kannada, Hindi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Additional English, French and German
b) English

B.A. Courses:

Part II: One of the following combinations:

B.Sc. Courses: 3 Year Degree course in Science. There are various specializations available for a student to choose from:
Part II: One of the following combinations:

B.Sc. Courses:

Part II: One of the following combinations:

Post-Graduate Courses: The Post Graduate Courses are 2 year P.G programmes for students who have successfully completed their Under Graduate Programs.

Certificate Courses
The college offers the following certificate courses. These are 120 hours duration courses conducted on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

The following are some of the courses:

Eligibility
All students who have obtained a minimum of 50 percent marks in their PUC examination are eligible to apply for a course in St.Joseph's College, Bangalore. The student must have a PUC certificate issued by the Board of Pre-University Education, Government of Karnataka or equivalent from other authorized Boards such as CBSE/ICSE, etc.

Admission
The student must fill the application form carefully and register it personally at the college office. Registration by post is also permitted. The last date for the registration is generally put up on the College Notice Board. Three days after the PUC results, the first list is announced. The applicant should enclose the following in their application:

Contact
St. Joseph’s College,
Post Box: 27094,
36, Lalbagh Road,
Bangalore 560027

Telephone:
Office: 221211429/222
Principal: 22272299
E-mail: principal@sjc.ac.in
Arrupe Nivas: (Jesuit Residence) 22213889