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. It was established in 1966 and founded by The Sisters of St. Joseph of

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. It is affiliated to

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. It is a good college with lots of well qualified faculties.

History

Six Young peasant girls in the little village of Tarbes in France were divinely inspired way back in 1843, to a life of contemplation and prayer, the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes was thus born. The sisters who arrived in Bangalore in 1882 worked in Bowring Hospital. On seeing that Education was the need of the hour for women in Bangalore, the sisters of the society started Jyoti Nivas College in 1966. Since then Jyoti Nivas has been imparting holistic education to young women. For the academic year 2019–2020, it was affiliated with

Academics

Jyoti Nivas College offers 34 courses across 7 streams namely IT, Science, Commerce and Banking, Management, Arts, Vocational, Media and Mass Communication and across 14 degrees like BSc, BA, B.Com., B.Voc, BBA.

Notable alumni

* Neethu Shetty, Kannada actress *

Andaleeb Wajid Andaleeb Wajid is a Bangalore-based writer. Personal life She began writing at age 10, and studied at Baldwin Girls High School before joining Jyoti Nivas College. She is married and has two sons. Bibliography Novels *''Kite Strings' ...

, novelist * Reeshma Nanaiah, Kannada actress * Aishani Shetty, Kannada Actress *

Ashika Ranganath Ashika Ranganath (born 5 August 1996) in Tumakuru. She is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Kannada films also appeared in few Telugu and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Kannada film '' Crazy Boy'' (2016). Ashika ...

, Kannada Actress

References

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