St John's College, Anchal Explained

Motto:Let your light shine before men
St John's College, Anchal
Established:1964
Head Label:Principal
Head:Cheriyan John
Free Label:Acronym
Free:SJC
Type:Education
City:Anchal
State:Kerala
Campus:25 acres
Country:India
Undergrad:1100
Postgrad:75
Faculty:65
Affiliations:University of Kerala
Website:St John's College

St John's College is one of the higher educational institutions of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. The college is situated at Anchal, Kerala, India.[1] It is one of the Malankara Syrian Catholic colleges established and administered by the Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum in accordance with the rights of the minority community guaranteed in the Constitution of India. The college was founded by Archbishop Benedict Mar Gregorios and is supported by the patronage of Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis. The college is re-accredited by NAAC with A grade in May 2015. It is the third college in Kollam district to receive an A grade.

The College, affiliated to the University of Kerala, was started in 1964 with pre-degree course and upgraded successively with B.A, B.Sc and B.Com Degree courses in 1967, M.Sc Mathematics in 1995, B.A. Communicative English (Semester) in 1998, M.A. Public Administration (Semester) in 1999, and M.Sc Environmental Science (Semester) in 2001.On 13 September 2014, the college celebrated its Golden Jubilee.

Programmes offered

  1. B.A. Communicative English
  2. B.A. Economics
  3. B.A. Malayalam
  4. B.A. Political Science
  5. B.Com
  6. B.Sc. Botany
  7. B.Sc. Chemistry
  8. B.Sc. Mathematics
  9. B.Sc. Physics
  10. B.Sc. Zoology
  11. M.A. Public Administration
  12. M.Sc. Chemistry
  13. M.Sc. Environmental Science
  14. M.Sc. Mathematics

Notable alumni

References

  1. Handbook, St John's College, Anchal, 2013-2015

External links

  1. Official website
  2. Facebook

Notes and References

  1. News: Anti-women remarks: college magazine withdrawn, editor suspended . 25 November 2019 . Mathrubhumi . en.