St Aloysius college gets UGC recognition as community college


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Bengaluru, Jan 6: Five prominent colleges run by the catholics, including the Jesuits run St Aloysius College, Mangaluru, have been chosen as community colleges by the University grants commission.

The other catholic run colleges are: St Joseph’s Evening College, Bengaluru; Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru, St Philomena’s College, Mysuru and Teresian Community College, Mysuru, are among the 14 colleges in Karnataka selected by UGC as Community Colleges.

Announcing the UGC decision, which was communicated to the State Government, on conferring the distinction of selection as Community Colleges, Karnataka’s Higher Education Minister R V Deshpande thanked the Union Human Resource Ministry and UGC for its gesture and indicated that it would help all the 14 colleges and the students to scale newer heights.

All the 14 colleges will be eligible for special grants from the UGC for running their respective institutions with the existing courses and also to start special professional skill development courses.

The 14 colleges to be selected by the UGC as Community Collleges are:

Government Arts & Science College, Karwar.
Government RC College of Commerce, Bengaluru.
Smt VHD Central Home Science College, Bengaluru.
BLDE Arts College, Tikota, Vijayapura.
JSS Arts, Commerce & Science College, Mysuru.
KSS Arts, Science & Commerce College and PG Centre, Gadag.
LalBahadur Arts, Science & SB Solabanna Shetty Commerce College, Sagar.
SmtBhagyalakshmiRatihalliRamappa Mahajan College, Mysuru.
Teresian Community College, Mysuru.
JSS Banashankari&ShanthakumarGubbi Commerce College, Vidyagiri, Dharwad.
Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru.
St Joseph’s Evening College, Bengaluru.
St Aloysius College, Mangaluru.
St Philomena’s College, Mysuru.

  

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  • Melwyn Pinto, Mangaluru - Dubai

    Thu, Jan 08 2015

    C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !
    Well deserved - keep the flag flying high. Hat's off to ALL the concerned young and old.

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  • C.D Souza., Kuloor, Mangaluru.

    Wed, Jan 07 2015

    THE ONLY BRAND. COLLEGE OF OUR UNDIVIDED SOUTH KANNARA.

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  • Prathik Ponnanna, Coorg India

    Wed, Jan 07 2015

    I congratulate the Rector Rev Fr Denzil Lobo, the Principal Rev Fr Swebert DSilva and all the Vice Principals and Staff of St Aloysius College, Mangalore.

    I would also like to Congratulate the students and also the Alumni of the College!

    Regards,
    Prathik Ponnanna,
    President,
    Students' Council 2013-2014
    St Aloysius College

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  • Vishaal, Udupi

    Wed, Jan 07 2015

    Good job done by all these colleges. But community college has different meaning in different countries.

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  • John Braganza, US

    Wed, Jan 07 2015

    Vocational, technical education is the need of the hour. I wish St Aloysius seriously considers starting a an Engineering college too to give best professional education to our students.

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  • abdulla, india

    Tue, Jan 06 2015

    Time to set up Poly technique/iti Courses in venture or management by Germans...Scandinavians..japanese..koreans ..Israelis... americans.
    so, that they the students are hands on.practical.. with multiple skills..to be entrepreneurs..

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  • Fr Felix Monteiro, Badyar/ Mangalore

    Tue, Jan 06 2015

    CONGRATULATIONS TO REV FR RECTOR, PRINCIPAL, STAFF, STUDENTS FOR ACHIEVING THAT MILESTONE. WE ARE PROUD OF YOU BECAUSE I TOO AM A OLD STUDENT.

    LONG LIVE ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE. THANKS TO UNION MINISTERS AND ALL THOSE WHO WORKED BEHIND THIS NOBLE CAUSE.

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