St John's College, Anchal

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St John's College, Anchal
MottoLet your light shine before men
Type Education
Established1964
PrincipalCheriyan John
Academic staff
65
Undergraduates 1100
Postgraduates 75
Location, ,
8°55′41″N76°55′01″E / 8.92806°N 76.91694°E / 8.92806; 76.91694
Campus25 acres
AcronymSJC
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.[ citation needed ]

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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

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References

  1. "Anti-women remarks: college magazine withdrawn, editor suspended". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  1. Handbook, St John's College, Anchal, 2013-2015
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