St Joseph's College, Irinjalakuda

The St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda was established in 1964. The college is managed by the St. Joseph’s Educational society of the Congregation of the Holy Family. The campus size of the college is spread over an area of 19 acres of land. St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with grade A. The college is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The college has also been conferred the status of College with Potential for Excellence by the UGC. The mission and vision of St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda is to empower women students by providing the platform for learning, research and innovations.

SJC Irinjalakudais affiliated to the University of Calicut. The college offers undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D programmes. The college offers courses in the fields of Arts, Commerce, Science, Computer Science, Management and Research. Admissions to these courses are done on the basis of merit and interview for undergraduate programmes and entrance test and counselling for postgraduate programmes. 

The college provides many facilities like hostels, cafeteria, library, laboratories, sports, gym, IT infrastructure, auditorium, medical clinic, well-furnished classrooms, guest room, etc. St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda has a placement cell called Career Guidance Cell. The cell conducts pre-placement training which includes workshops, career fairs, industrial visits, seminars, etc. The college also provides many scholarships to students. The college clubs, committees and societies aim for the overall development of the students. St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda also has many collaborations.

St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda Location

The college is located at  Kodungallur - Shornur Road, Irinjalakuda, Kerala. There are various modes of transport to reach St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda. One can travel by air, road or rail to reach the college. The nearest bus stop to the college is Kodungallur Bus Stop. It is 700 meters away from the college. Irinjalakuda Railway Station is the nearest railway station to SJC Irinjalakuda. The distance between the college and the railway station is 8.1 km. Cochin International Airport is the nearest airport to the college. It is located at a distance of 36 km.

St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda Awards, Recognitions and Accreditation

St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda Recognitions and Accreditations

• St. Joseph’s College is accredited by NAAC with grade A.

• SJC is recognised by the UGC.

St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda Awards

• Rajiv Gandhi Golden Award 2015 for Best Women’s College.

• Awarded with College with Potential for Excellence status in 2016.

• Award of an international project by Randox, UK to CDRL.

• Awarded A grade by NAAC (2013).

St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda Clubs, Committees and Societies

• NSS- National Service Scheme of St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda provides community service to the underprivileged. It works for the betterment of society. It helps in the overall personality development of the students.

• NCC- National Cadet Corps of SJC Irinjalakuda trains students for armed services. The students of NCC, participate in Trekking, All India Cultural Programme Youth Exchange Programme, Republic Day Camp at Delhi, etc.

• Fine Arts Club-  The club enhances the artistic and aesthetic talents of its members. The members of the club participate in various events and competitions. 

• Biodiversity Club- The Biodiversity committee has set up the club. The club conducts biodiversity studies and awareness programmes. The main objective of the club is Biodiversity conservation.

• EBSB Club- Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat promotes unity in diversity and cherishes the Indian culture and its rich legacy.

• Entrepreneurship Development Cell- The club gives its members training to become successful entrepreneurs by working on skills, imparting them knowledge and techniques.

• HRD Centre- The centre assists students in getting employment in top companies. It also guides them to pursue further studies.

• Minority Cell- The cell focuses on the overall development of the minority community students by encouraging them to participate in various activities.

• Nature Club- The club organises activities like field trips, exhibitions on the environment, etc. It promotes the protection and conservation of nature.

• Oratory Club- The club works to enhance the oratory and communication skills of the students.

• Women Cell- The club works for women’s rights and women empowerment.

St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda Facilities

The college provides ample facilities to its students and staff members. The St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda facilities include a hostel, medical clinic, auditorium, library, well-furnished classrooms, sports, gym, cafeteria, laboratories, IT infrastructure, etc. UG and PG programme students have separate hostel facilities. The hostel rooms are well-ventilated and are very comfortable for outstation students. The hostels are equipped with all basic facilities like an uninterrupted power supply and others. Qualified hostel wardens look after the hotels. The college also provides guest rooms for student family members and visiting faculty members.

The college IT infrastructure has a computing centre, a printing facility, a reprography facility, etc. The IT infrastructure of SJC also equips students with general computer knowledge and helps them in their assignments, project work and any other research work. The computing centre is installed with software like SPSS, Coreldraw, MATLAB, LaTeX, Pagemaker7.0, Tally11.0, Adobe, etc. Two doctors of the college medical clinic bi-weekly serve the students and staff members. They provide high-quality and immediate medical services and conduct vaccination and awareness programmes. 

St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda gym is equipped with wrist curl, orbitruk, bicycle aerometer,  motorised treadmill, stepper, peck deck machine, a horizontal bar for gymnastics, inclined leg press, etc. The college provides both outdoor and indoor game facilities. The outdoor games include volleyball, football, basketball, cricket, etc, whereas indoor games include chess, carrom, and badminton. The library provides all kinds of resources like textbooks, reference books, journals, newspapers, etc. The college auditorium can accommodate 1500 students and is used for organising events and seminars.

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St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda Courses

The college offers undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D courses. The college offers courses in the fields of Science, Commerce, Arts, Management, Computer Science, etc.  The undergraduate courses offered by the college are  B.Sc., B.A., B.Com, B.B.A, B.C.A. St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda offers  M.Sc., M.Com and M.A. as PG courses. Candidates should meet the eligibility criteria first if they aspire to take admission at SJC Irinjalakuda. The eligibility criteria are different for different courses. The eligibility criteria for different undergraduate and postgraduate courses are given in the table below. Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria are eligible to appear for the college admission process. 

St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda Courses with Eligibility Criteria

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St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda Admissions

Some of the popular courses offered for admission at the college are  B.Sc., B.A., B.Com, B.B.A, B.C.A., M.Sc., M.Com and M.A. Before applying for admission, candidates must check their eligibility criteria. For St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda admission to undergraduate and postgraduate (M.Sc. (Mathematics/Chemistry/Zoology Self Finance/Botany Self Finance), M.A. (Economics Self Finance/English), M.Com) programmes, merit-based selection plus interview both are conducted. However, for postgraduate ( M.Sc. (Biotechnology/Computer Science), M.A. (English/Journalism and Mass Communication Self Finance)) admission, entrance exam and counseling are conducted. Selected candidates have to submit the documents and pay the fees to confirm their admission at St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda.

St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda UG and PG Admission Process (M.Sc. (Mathematics/Chemistry/Zoology Self Finance/Botany Self Finance), M.A. (Economics Self Finance/English), M.Com)

• Meet the eligibility criteria.

• Fill the college application form.

• Merit-based selection of the candidates.

• Shortlisted candidates have to appear for an interview.

• Submit the documents and pay the fees.

St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda PG Admission Process ( M.Sc. (Biotechnology/Computer Science), M.A. (English/Journalism and Mass Communication Self Finance)) 

• First, meet the eligibility criteria.

• Second, appear for a common entrance exam. 

• Selected on the basis of marks of entrance test.

• Fill the college application form.

• Appear for counseling and submit the documents and pay the fees.

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St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda Scholarships

The college offers scholarships to deserving candidates. SJC Irinjalakuda is of the view that students should not face financial constraints while pursuing their dream careers. With that aim, the college offers different kinds of scholarships to different categories of students. The college offers scholarships like Scholarships for SC/ST/OEC Students, Scholarships for OBC Students and Students of Forward Communities, Scholarships based on academic performance. St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda states eligibility criteria is to be followed in order to avail these scholarships. After meeting the eligibility criteria, students are entitled to the scholarship amount. 

1. Scholarship for SC/ST/OEC Students- This scholarship is provided to the mentioned category of students. Under this scholarship, fee concession and stipend are provided. To avail this scholarship, students should prove their category with certificates of income, nativity and community from the Tehsildar and SSLC mark sheet.

2. Scholarship for OBC Students and Students of Forward Communities- To avail this scholarship, candidates should be of the OBC category with annual family income below Rs 25,000 for undergraduate and Rs 39,000 for postgraduate students. Under this scheme, fee concession is provided.

3. Scholarship based on academic performance- Under this scheme, a unified fee concession is provided to the candidates who have scored more than 45% marks with an income limit.

St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda Placements

The college provides placement assistance to the final year students with the help of its placement cell. The placement cell of SJC Irinjalakuda is commonly known as Career Guidance Cell (CGC). The St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda placement cell assists its students from the beginning of the placement process till the final placement. The college placement cell trains its students, for which it conducts various activities like workshops, career fairs, industrial visits and many more. CGC also provides career counselling to the students. Internship assistance is also provided by St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda.

St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda Placement Statistics UG 2020

St. Joseph’s College Irinjalakuda Placement Statistics PG 2020

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