St John's College, Anchal

St John's College, Anchal

Motto	Let your light shine before men
Type	Education
Established	1964
Principal	Cheriyan John
Academic staff	65
Undergraduates	1100
Postgraduates	75
Location	Anchal , Kerala , India 8°55′41″N 76°55′01″E
Campus	25 acres
Acronym	SJC
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. 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

• B. Kemal Pasha, justice of the high court of Kerala
• Ameer Shahul, author and environmentalist

References

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

External links

1. Official website
2. Facebook