St. Joseph's College (Autonomous)

Irinjalakuda Irinjalakuda is a municipal town in Thrissur district, Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of Irinjalakuda Revenue Division and Mukundapuram (tehsil), Mukundapuram Taluk. After Thrissur, this town has most number of administrative, law-enfor ...

is one of the

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in the state of

Kerala, India Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...

. This institution was established in 1964 and affiliated with the

University of Calicut The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is a state-run public university headquartered at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district of the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1968, it is the first university to be set up in n ...

. In 1999, St. Joseph’s College, Irinjalakuda established the Department of

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, distinguished as the one and only institution in Kerala to provide a government-aided B.Sc. Biotechnology program. St.Joseph's College was the first women's college in Kerala to offer a Master's program in Mass Communication and Journalism. The institution has more than 3000+ students, 150+ highly experienced faculties, 40+ Programmes, and 35+ Value added Courses. St.Joseph's College has its own online news portal, ''SJC Chronicle'', and campus newsletter ''The Commentator'', which is managed and operated by its students. On 24 January 2023, St. Joseph's College was re-accredited in the fourth cycle with A++ Level by the

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(NAAC), an autonomous institution under the University Grants Commission (U.G.C.), scoring

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of 3.66 on 4 point scale.

History

St. Joseph’s College,

is a college for

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, affiliated with the

and managed by St.Joseph Educational Society of the Congregation of Holy Family. The Congregation was founded in 1914 by the Saint Mariam Thresia, a pioneer in the field of the family apostolate, beatified on 9th April 2000. In 1999, the Department of

was established at St. Joseph’s College, Irinjalakuda, and since then, it has stood as a pioneering hub for scientific learning and research. Beginning with the inception of the B.Sc. Biotechnology program affiliate to

, the department expanded its academic offerings in 2004 to include the M.Sc. General Biotechnology program as well. Notably, St. Joseph’s College holds the distinction of being the only institution in Kerala state offering a government-aided B.Sc. Biotechnology program, thereby providing students with exclusive educational prospects.

Notable alumni

* Justice M. R. Anitha, Judge, Kerala High Court. * Dr.

Khadija Mumtaz Khadeeja Mumthas (born 1955) is a Malayalam author from Kerala state, India. She is a medical doctor by profession and is probably best known in the Kerala literary circles for her second novel '' Barsa'' which won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi A ...

, Medical Practitioner, Author. * R. Bindu, Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice in Second Vijayan ministry. * Alice G Vaidyan, First Lady Chairman And Managing Director In The Indian Insurance Industry. * Rekha Menon, Vice President And Head, Corporate Communications. * Dr. P V Radhadevi, Director, Advanced Data Processing Research Institute, Department Of Space. * Ms. Dhanya Babu, Adjunct Professor, Dept Of Criminal Justice, City University Of New York. * Dr Uma Kollamparambil, Professor & Head, School Of Economics & Finance, Johannesburg. * Ms. Usha Suresh Balaje, Performer Artist.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Joseph's College, Irinjalakuda Catholic universities and colleges in India Women's universities and colleges in Kerala Universities and colleges in Thrissur district Irinjalakuda Educational institutions established in 1964 1964 establishments in Kerala Colleges affiliated with the University of Calicut

History

Notable alumni

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