St. Berchmans College

St. Berchmans College, Changanassery, also known as SB College, is the first Autonomous College in Kerala, India with 3000 students with 800 hostlers. Saint John Berchmans is the patron saint of the college and is venerated in the Church as the Patron of Students. It is a Syrian Catholic college and widely regarded as one of the oldest and most prestigious colleges for arts and sciences in India, producing a line of distinguished alumni. It is situated in the town of Changanassery 18 kilometers south of Kottayam. Established in 1922, the college has nineteen postgraduate and eight research departments. Students and alumni are called ‘Berchmanites’. It is run by the Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery, is affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam and is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). St. Berchmans' has a sprawling green campus and large play grounds. The college was granted autonomy by the UGC on 13 June 2014. College ranked 79 in All India Ranking by National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2020.[1]

For the college in Nijmegen, see Collegium Berchmanianum.

St. Berchmans College, Changanassery
SB College
MottoCaritas Vera Nobilitas
Motto in English
Charity or Love of one's Fellow men is true Nobility.
Established1922
Parent institution
Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery
PrincipalDr. Jacob Mathew
PatronMar Joseph Perumthottam
Academic staff
200
Administrative staff
50
Students3008
Location
Changanassery
,
Kerala
,
India

9.2702°N 76.3219°E / 9.2702; 76.3219
NicknameSB
AffiliationsMahatma Gandhi University, UGC
SportsBasketball
Soccer
Cricket
Volleyball
Website

Accreditation

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) awarded Five Star status to St. Berchmans' College, in the first cycle of accreditation, A+ status on the second and A grade on the third; the top grading of each cycle. The UGC has recognised St. Berchmans' College as one among the six colleges in Kerala accorded with the status of 'College with Potential for Excellence'(CPE).

The college has won the R. Sankar award presented by the Government of Kerala to the best college in Kerala twice in a row.

Academics and extra-curricular activities

Research areas in science include Material science, Nanotechnology, Polymer Chemistry, Plant Taxonomy and Environmental Sciences. The college conducted an international conference on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development participated in by delegates from 26 countries in 2005. Apart from academics, the college has two units of National Service Scheme(NSS) in which 200 volunteers can be enrolled. NSS gives various avenues for its volunteers to engage in various campus and community activities which lead to the personality development of its volunteers.

The popular extra-curricular societies and clubs engage in activities concerned with Jesus Youth, debating, dramatics, film club, social service, photography,

It is the only college in India, apart from St. Stephen's College, New Delhi, to have a full-fledged Shakespearian Theatre. Shakespearian plays have been regularly staged since 1938.

Berchmans Institute of Management Studies (BIMS)

Berchmans Institute of Management Studies (BIMS) established in 1995, is under the management of St. Berchmans College affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. It is a full-time Master of Business Administration programme. Berchmans Institute of Management Studies is recognized by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi.

Notable alumni


References
  1. College Rankings
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