1.Loyola College , Chennai
In Loyola, we look at education differently. For us, education does not lie in the quantification of knowledge. But it lies in the quality of knowledge that helps form the character of students.Forming them as Competent, Committed and Compassionate men and women for others.We believe in this philosophy. This is our passion. And this is the core of Jesuit Education. This is what has made Loyola climb to the top in the league of colleges in India.In 2004, the University Grants Commission (UGC) recognized it as a “College with Potential for Excellence”. The NAAC reaccredited it at A+ level in 2006.
2.St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata
Established in 1860 A. D.
A Christian Minority Educational Institution, St. Xavier’s was founded in 1860 by a Catholic Christian Minority Religious body, the Society of Jesus, and was affiliated to Calcutta University in 1862.
St. Xavier’s College offers UG and PG courses under five faculties : Arts, Science, Commerce, Business Administration, and Education.
Link: www.sxccal.edu
3.St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad
After the establishment and success of St Xavier’s High School in Ahmedabad, and of St Xavier’s College in Bombay , the Gujarat Jesuits wished to foray into university education. A chance encounter with an influential citizen of Ahmedabad set the ball rolling in that direction. In mid-July 1954, while on a train to Ahmedabad, Fr Charles Gomes, S.J., Principal of the ‘elite’ St Xavier’s High School, Mirzapur, met Mr Rasiklal Khushaldas Patell, (the double “l” affixed to his surname was as much atribute to his singularity as to his eminence.) Chairman of the Indian Cricket Board, one of Ahmedabad’s industrial tycoons, and member of the Senate of the Gujarat University . Mr Patell persuaded Fr Gomes to start a college and promised to use his good offices to effect.
Seizing the opportunity, Fr Gomes immediately contacted Fr Fernando Arellano, the Provincial Superior. “And so,” says Fr Joseph Braganza, one of the founding-Fathers, “with a nod of the head and on the spur of the moment, St Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad, was launched, without a rupee in hand, nor a building on site – no trained Jesuits, no experienced hands.
4.St. Stephen’s College, Delhi
St. Stephen’s College is a religious foundation drawing inspiration from the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. It aims at helping its members realise spiritual and moral as well as intellectual and aesthetic values.
Founded on 1 February 1881, St. Stephen’s is the oldest college in Delhi. It was first affiliated to Calcutta University, and later to Punjab University. Finally with the establishment of Delhi University in 1922, it became one of its three original constituent colleges.
5.St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
St. Xavier’s College, is named after St. Francis Xavier, a Jesuit saint of the 16th Century who travelled to India. The College was founded by the Society of Jesus, a Christian Religious Group started by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. Since its inception, the Jesuits have toiled in the field of education, among other things, and were even called ‘the school-masters of Europe’ at one time. They are inspired by a vision of humanity drawn from the life, teachings and personality of Jesus Christ.
The St. Xavier’s Institute of Education is now situated at Churchgate and offers Teacher Training Courses. The Xavier Institute of Engineering has a large campus at Mahim.
Link: http://www.xaviers.edu/
6.Madras Christian College , Chennai
Madras Christian College has entered into the 173rd year of glorious service to the Nation. Founded as a School in 1837 in the black town of Madras, the Institution was built and its character shaped by a host of Scottish missionaries such as Anderson and Miller, Hogg and Boyd. Many dedicated Indian teachers as well as generations of brilliant students contribute to its success story. Leaving their legacy behind are a galaxy of illustrious alumni like President Radhakrishnan. Such was the stature of the Institution that Mahatma Gandhi agreed to chair a student session in its premises in George Town in 1916, while Billy Graham spoke in the famous Anderson Hall in Tambaram in 1956.
Today the College has around 4500 students (both ladies and gentlemen as they are traditionally called) and over 220 faculty members serving in 31 departments.
Link: http://www.mcc.edu.in/
7.Presidency College , Chennai
Eyre Burton Powell established the Presidency College, Chennai in 1840. Presidency College got affiliated to the University of Madras after the latter’s establishment in 1857. The college was granted autonomy in 1987. After getting the autonomy, the college has carried out curricular and examination reforms to make education meaningful. The autonomy has also ensured that that there is a greater student – teacher interaction. A constant assessment of students in semesters and semester-end examinations is the basis of award of degrees.
8.Presidency College , Kolkata
The illustrious history of academic excellence of Presidency College, Kolkata is intimately entwined with the intellectual history of Bengal and India. The foundation of the Hindoo College in 1817 has had far reaching effects on the social and cultural history of the country. The college was renamed as Presidency College and brought under the direct control of the Government in 1855. The college was founded with the expressed intention of providing modern education to the Indian students.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
This course leading to the B.A. or B.Sc. Honours degree is meant for those who have passed the Higher Secondary Examination (10+2 course) conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education, West Bengal or an equivalent examination recognised as such by Calcutta University, in at least five recognised subjects including English language of full marks (not being less than 100) each with pass marks.
9.Fergusson College , Pune
With the end of the East India Company’s regime in India and the failure of the first armed uprising in 1857, for India’s freedom, a new era dawned in our country. It was clear that the emancipation of our land and the transformation of the life of our people had to be brought about by peaceful and constitutional means. Indian renaissance had began and it heralded the role which education needed to play to achieve national aspirations. Wood’s Education Despatch (1854), the Education Commission of 1882 and the Hunter Commission (1891), were all indicative of the concerted efforts, of both the Government and the Indian people, in the enterprise of education.
The Founders of the Fergusson College had first started the New English School, Pune in 1880 and later established the Deccan Education Society (DES) in 1884. This was followed by the bold step to start the first ever privately managed college in India, on the 2nd January 1885, naming it as the Fergusson College. The name was given in appreciation of the support of Sir James Fergusson.
10.Christ College . Bangalore
Christ University was born out of the educational vision of Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara, the founder of CMI congregation. Blessed Chavara was a great educationalist and a social reformer of the 19th century.
In the city of Bangalore, this congregation has various institutions, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram-an ecclesiastical university that confers degrees in Philosophy,Theology, Canon Law and Counselling, Christa Vidyalaya – a Kannada Medium High School, Christ School-English Medium School (ICSE & State), Christ College (PU), Christ College (PU -Evening), Christ P.U. College (Residential) and Christ University.
Source : (Source: India Today-AC NIELSEN-ORG-MARG SURVEY OF COLLEGES)
