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St. Aloysius College

Motto	Lucet et Ardet
Motto in English	Shine and Enkindle
Type	Autonomous
Established	1880 (1880)
Affiliation	Jesuit, (Roman Catholic)
Principal	Praveen Martis
Undergraduates	4138
Postgraduates	1532
Location	Mangaluru , Karnataka , India
Campus	Urban, 37 acres
Website	staloysius.edu.in

St. Aloysius College, Mangalore

St Aloysius College (also known as Aloysius) is a private, coeducational, Jesuit college located in Mangaluru, Karnataka, India. With a 2016–2017 enrollment of 4183 undergraduate students and 1532 postgraduate students and 69 research scholars, the college specializes in academic programs in the humanities, commerce, science, technology and management.

Founded in 1880, the college's name reflects its early history as a liberal arts college and preparatory school (now St. Aloysius College High School) in the same campus. Its main campus is a monumental attraction with a chapel dedicated to St Alosyius Gonzaga featuring some of the earliest examples of collegiate architecture in South India.^{[citation needed]}

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) awarded St. Aloysius College with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.62 out of 4.0 in the third cycle of accreditation in March 2015.^[1] The college has been sanctioned ‘DDU Kaushal Centre’ for the years 2015-17 under the 12th Plan Scheme by the Govt of India.^[2]

The college is awarded STAR Status under Dept of Biotechnology, Govt of India and is extended to the second phase.^[3] It has also been recognised as a 'College with Potential for Excellence' by the University Grants Commission (UGC) also for the second phase.^[4] The college has been sanctioned Community College Scheme by UGC and the state government has given grants to the college to start the Biotechnology Finishing School (BTFS).^[5]

In April 2017, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, ranked St. Aloysius College, under the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2017, at 44 among the best colleges of the country and #2 college in Karnataka.^[6]

St Aloysius College offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in humanities, commerce, science, information technology and management.

In 1999, the college launched its first full-fledged master's program, Master of Computer Application (MCA), followed by Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2004. This led to the inauguration of a new campus on the outskirts of Mangaluru known as Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology (AIMIT) in 2008.

In 2007, the college was granted autonomous status and has been conducting its day-to-day activities under the autonomous system ever since. Current Principal of St. Aloysius College is Praveen Martis.^{[citation needed]}

Religious affiliation and ethos

The college is Roman Catholic and the Society of Jesus exercises responsibility over the activities of the college through a Governing Body whose chairman is the Vice-President of the Mangalore Jesuit Educational Society (MJES),^[7] who also is the provincial of the Karnataka Province of the Society. Though a catholic minority institution, it admits all students without discrimination on the basis of religion, caste or creed. It seeks to establish an academic environment in which those of diverse cultural backgrounds and religious beliefs can participate in the community in a spirit of co-operation and mutual respect. The college strives to provide an all-round education, moral formation, while inculcating worldly and spiritual values.^{[citation needed]}

Accreditation and assessment

Since 1980, St. Aloysius College has been affiliated to the University of Mangalore. It is accredited by the University with the task of preparing students for degrees in Humanities, Science, and Commerce. In 2015, the college was awarded a CGPA of 3.62 in the third cycle of re-accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous body linked to the University Grants Commission of India.

The national magazine The Week report on colleges has rated St. Aloysius College in the top 50 in India in recent years. The UGC awarded St. Aloysius College the "College with a Potential for Excellence" award in 2006. In 2007, St. Aloysius College was granted autonomy by the University Grants Commission, thereby becoming only the first college in Mangaluru to be granted such a status. The College is awarded STAR College Scheme under Dept of Biotechnology, Govt of India for the second phase.

Courses

As of 2017, the college is both an undergraduate college and post graduate college with 4138 undergraduate students and 1532 postgraduate students.

Postgraduate science laboratory at St. Aloysius College

The undergraduate courses offered by the college are:

• Bachelor of Commerce/B.Com


• Bachelor of Commerce B.Com Professional


• Bachelor of Business Administration/BBA


• Bachelor of Business Administration BBA Professional


• Bachelor of Science/B.Sc.


• Bachelor of Arts/B.A.


• Bachelor of Computer Application/BCA

The college offers 17 post-graduate courses, including:

• Master of Business Administration


• M.A. in Economics


• M.A. in English


• M.A. Journalism & Mass Communication


• M.Com


• M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry


• M.Sc. in Biochemistry


• M.Sc. in Biotechnology


• M.Sc. in Chemistry


• M.Sc. in Corporate Psychology


• M.Sc. in Food Science & Technology


• M.Sc. in Mathematics


• M.Sc. in Physics


• M.Sc. in Bioinformatics


• M.Sc. in Software Technology


• Master in Social Work/MSW


• Master of Computer Application.

St. Aloysius College also offers post-graduate diplomas in Computer Application/PGDCA, Computer Biology, Information Technology and Human Resource Management, Konkani language and PGDBM.^{[citation needed]}

Research

St Aloysius College has research collaborations with:

• 
  Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden and Max Planck Institute, Germany


• Institutes of repute BARC Mumbai, IISC Bangalore, CFTRI Mysore, National Institute of Technology Karnataka
  


• Food industries such as Cashew Industry, Milk industry, Bread industry, Chocolate industry for mutual growth and benefits.


• BRNS sponsored project with CARRT, Mangalore University.


• 
  Fisheries College and Botany Department of St. Aloysius College.

St Aloysius College has signed research and development MoU with:

• Manipal University


• North Dakota University


• 
  Loyola University, USA


• State University New York


• 
  LeMoyne College, NewYork,


• 
  Tompkins Cortland College, New York


• 
  Yenopoya University, Mangalore

Notable alumni

Notable alumni from St. Aloysius College include:

• 
  Aravind Adiga, winner of the Man Booker Prize^{[citation needed]}
  


• 
  Anant Agarwal, research scholar and CEO ^[8]
  


• 
  George Fernandes, former Union Defence Minister ^[8]
  


• 
  K. V. Kamath, Chairman, ICICI Bank, India^[8]
  


• 
  Mavila Vishwanathan Nair, Chairman, Union Bank of India^[9]
  


• 
  Brian J. G. Pereira, M.D.^[8]
  


• 
  Maxwell Pereira, former Joint Police Commissioner, Delhi^[8]
  


• 
  K. L. Rahul, Indian team cricketer^{[citation needed]}
  


• 
  V. J. P. Saldanha, Konkani language litterateur, dramatist, novelist, and poet^[10]
  


• 
  Deepa Sannidhi, actress^{[citation needed]}
  


• 
  Devi Prasad Shetty, surgeon philanthropist^[8]
  


• 
  Kottayan Katankot Venugopal, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India^{[citation needed]}
  


• 
  Joachim Alva lawyer, writer and politician ^[8]
  

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to St. Aloysius College (Mangalore).

• Official website