Sacred Heart College, Kochi Facilities Details: Hostel, Campus, Infrastructure, Library, Canteen

The college provides residential accommodation for P.G. students with single occupancy rooms, adjacent to the college building. It is under the direct supervision of the college management.

A separate hostel with a capacity of 100 beds has been constructed for the women students. The hostel is managed by Rev. sisters.

It is a complete fitness concept that blends body workouts, recreation and healthy camaraderie. It aims the all-round development of young men and women under its care and regimen. Run by a private agency, the fitness centre offers its services to the students at concessional rates and gives free access to the officials of the college. It is open from 5.00 to 8.30 a.m. and from 4.00 to 8.30 pm.

The general library of the college is a computerised resource centre with a collection of over 80,000 books and subscribes to 76 journals. In addition to the general library, there are departmental libraries for Economics, English and Zoology. The general library has a spacious reference section with a seating capacity of around 120 and has a collection of over 10,000 books for reference. The library is also equipped with advanced facilities such as RFID entry and CCTV monitoring.

The sports facilities of the college include a 400-meter 8 lane track & field, a flood-lit basketball court, a volleyball court, a shuttle badminton court, a ball badminton court, a football field, a judo/ Wrestling / Yoga hall, a cricket pitch, cricket nets, TT Tables, a handball court and a softball field. “B-fit”, the fitness centre, the Cricket Academy, the Judo Coaching Centre, the Yachting Club, the Horse-riding Club and the Chess Club are the other facilities for select disciplines.

The College has a computer centre capable of providing high-quality training to the students. In recognition of the quality and standards maintained by the Computer Centre, IGNOU has accredited the centre for conducting various courses and programmes. Audio -Visual Equipment - LCD TVs, MP3/ DVD players, HD video camera, LCD Projectors, educational CD/ DVDs are provided for the students and staff to conduct classes, discussions, Teleconferencing etc. The digital recording facility is in place to enable the students to record, analyse and perfect their skills in group discussions.

The college has a canteen [Diet] run by the Staff Welfare Association, providing food and refreshments for students and staff at moderate rates. The canteen is open from 6.30 am till 9.00pm.

The main auditorium has a seating capacity of 1200 people and is equipped with large screen projection facility and flying speaker system. It is meant for common programmes of the college such as presentations, entertainment programmes, exams, training programmes and competitions

To facilitate the commutation of students, the college buses ply between Thevara and various other parts of the city.

College is pleased to announce that its new feature-rich alumni portal Alumni Association of Sacred Heart College has been launched. This portal has been created especially for you, space within which you can socialize and interact with other alumni and students. It is an exclusive Hearts alumni network which will help you to connect, communicate, interact and collaborate with fellow alums. The Portal will facilitate:Global database of SH AlumniLatest updates and news of your Alma Mater and alumni activitiesA platform for posting and applying for jobs v Interest based discussion forumsAnd many more

Accessing the Internet for learning purposes is encouraged and is often a part of the academic tasks and assignments given to the students. The college has provided internet access in the PG classrooms as well as at the college library apart from the various departmental computer centres. All the students, faculty members and the office are provided with round the clock secure internet access. The college office, Departments, Library, Chavara IT centre and P.G. Classes are linked through wired and wi-fi connections. This facilitates digital learning, online classes, interactive sessions, etc.

Photocopying services are provided at subsidised rates, both at the library and at the college co-operative store in the campus.

The college has facilitated easy access to ATM by providing space in the college building itself. The Thevara Post Office also functions in the premises of the college.