St. Joseph's College for Women, Alappuzha

• B.Sc. Mathematics
• B.Sc. Physics
• B.Sc. Botany
• B.Sc. Zoology
• B.Sc. Chemistry
• B.Sc. Home Science

• BA History
• BA English Language and Literature
• BA English and Communicative English

• MA English Language and Literature
• M Sc. Physics
• M Sc. Nutrition and Dietics

St. Joseph's College for Women takes into account around 1275 understudies with the help of around 62 school personnel including perpetual workforce and visitor personnel and 22 non-educating staff. Among the school personnel, about 40% have Ph.D. also, a large portion of the rest have M. Phil. as their most elevated degree while a few are occupied with the way toward getting their doctorate. Several individuals from the staff are occupied with remotely supported research ventures while a few have finished activities.[1]

The college was granted B++ Grade with a CGPA of 2.87 on a size of four in the third NAAC accreditation process led in 2018. The college has had the option to join the fundamental beliefs of advanced education maintained by the Higher Educational Council and NAAC with its own vision and crucial originate from the instructive arrangement developed by the Canossian Congregation, guided by the statutes of St. Magdalene of Canossa, the originator of the request, along these lines guaranteeing esteem based instruction that goes for worldwide skills.[1]

The college has gained impressive ground scholastically and in the refreshing of its framework offices, while proceeding to make its essence felt in the co-curricular and extra-curricular situation. The Diamond Jubilee square lodging a hall, small scale theater, inquire about labs, homerooms and a storm cellar vehicle leave is approaching culmination. In 2015, the College was the beneficiary of award from DST FIST for the infrastructural improvement of Science labs. In 2016, the College was conceded the status of "College With Potential for Excellence" (CPE) by UGC, the main school to be allowed it that year among schools under the University of Kerala.[1]

The college is the focal point of numerous significant socio-social occasions in Alleppey. The augmentation exercises attempted by the different associations in the school including the NSS, the NCC, Women's Study Unit, AICUF and Jesus Youth, have had the expansive effect on the network around. The graduated class of the school have exceeded expectations in assorted circles as confirm by their achievement in their individual fields.[1]

The college hostel gives convenience to around 150 students. Those looking for admission to the college hostel will present the application in the recommended application structure accessible at the hostel office to the superintendent at the hour of affirmation. Admission to the hostel is made simply after admission to the college. Just on the settlement of expenses and stores recommended, will an understudy be considered and admitted to the inn. Enlisted as an individual from the hostel, the understudy is put under the consideration of the warden and will be bound by the principles of the inn. Understudies not living with their folks are required to remain in the college hostel affirmed by the Principal. Change of habitation of the student ought to be appropriately answered to the head.[1]

There are two well-prepared computer labs for scholarly exercises just as leading course and preparing programs. It is a Cyber focus too. Instructors and understudies of this school can profit themselves of the web and email offices here. Computer proficiency programs for staff and understudies and different IT courses are advertised. It is glared in such a way, that it can meet the new advancements in the data world.[1]

St. Joseph's College for Women is providing ample opportunities to its students in attaining their career goal. The Placement Cell plays a crucial role in the overall personality development of students through several life skills and soft skills workshops, seminars and communication workshops. The center gives orientation and guidance for preparing various competitive examinations like UGC/CSIR, Bank tests, PSC exams, Civil Service etc.[1]

The Department was built up in 1956. It offers B.Sc. Botany course and Horticulture as the open course. The job of Botany as a part of study is increasing increasingly more pertinence and essentialness in this post-current period. Straightforwardly identified with vegetation and biology, it contacts all parts of human presence as plants are the continuing power of life in this universe. Our point   in instructing this subject is to grant in our understudies an affection towards plants, a familiarity with the need to secure and save the endless assortment of verdure, to urge the youthful personalities to take up inquire about in this field, to advance practical improvement, to conscentize our understudies on the antagonistic effect of innovation and industrialization and at last to work for the structure up of a general public dependent on the estimations of adoration and truth. The present age is no uncertainty nature cognizant; however, as botanists we feel that our commitment to this reason is more noteworthy as we are more in fellowship with nature. With this conviction we push forward with our strategic spare our dirt, to spare our water, and thus spare nature. The co-curricular and the augmentation exercises embraced by the division mirror this objective.[1]

The department keeps up a professional flowerbed having a decent assortment of indigenous therapeutic plants, celestial plants and so on. There are two well-prepared down-to-earth labs. There is a well-working biotechnology look into lab. Our exploration lab is given instruments like laminar wind stream, rotator, spectrophotometer, autoclave, hatcheries, shaker, twofold refining unit and so forth. The office is used by the staff and understudies for the different venture works. The Department keeps up a gallery with an assortment of more than 250 examples and furthermore has about 200 herbariums. There is great assortment of books of most recent books in the Departmental library. Division is outfitted with Computers with web office.[1]

"Intelligence and Character"

Branch of Chemistry is one of the lively divisions in St. Joseph's College for Women, Alappuzha, arranged in Block B of the College. the Department of Chemistry was set up in 1954. Mrs. Saraswathy Nair and Sr. Genevieve D'silva were the educating workforce. B.Sc. Science was begun in 1957. the primary cluster of B.Sc. Science understudies turned out effectively in 1960. The office has best in class infrastructural offices regarding admirably outfitted research facilities with present-day instruments and all around outfitted and roomy homerooms. the office takes into account one principle and four reciprocal college understudies. The year 1998-99 saw the commencement of UGC supported occupation arranged degree course for clinical nourishment and dietetics, science as one of the fundamental subject.

"We endeavor to contact the flawlessness through a sincere scholarly interest for 'Information' and our endeavors bloom into 'Ideals' through our imaginative and empathetic inclusion in the general public to change it"At present the office well furnished with youthful and gifted educators who endeavor to get flawlessness everything. The office was supported by DST-FIST. The well prepared research lab gave us the open door for the asset preparation for the exploration. Division offers different testament courses to enhance the educational program to be specific 'Instrumentation and Analytical Techniques', 'Commencement to Innovation' and 'Prologue to virtual products for science' for understudies to improve their vocation competency. Additionally Department centers around the character development of the principal year understudies by giving them a Skill Development Program.[1]

Commerce was presented as a subject of concentrate at the Pre-Degree level in 1984. Smt. A. Mary Helen was named as educating staff. Be that as it may, the Department of Commerce was set up in the year 1989. Smt Rita Latha D'couto was named. A significant achievement throughout the entire existence of the Department was the presentation of the B. Com Degree Course in the year 1995, because of the untiring and proactive endeavors of Rev. Sr. Dr. Annette Thottakkara, Principal. As of now, two additional options were made to the showing workforce, Smt. Suleena V.S. what's more, Smt. Jini Mathew. Smt. A. Mary Helen resigned in March 2003, and Smt. Rita Latha D'couto accepted charge as the Head of the Department. From its commencement, the Department of Commerce has been dynamic in starting various inventive exercises for expanding the employability and aggressiveness of understudies, advancing their insight and aptitudes in territories past the recommended educational program, advancing social and natural activism among the understudies and offering some incentive expansion to their grounds encounters.[1]

The PG Department of English in St. Joseph's College for Women was built up at the commencement of the school, on first July 1954. It began working initially to take into account the middle of the road/Pre-certificate level understudies, and for the General English understudies at the Degree level. In 1971, it made its mark when the Under Graduate Course in English Language and Literature was introduced. The first since forever Post Graduate Course in the school was begun in English Language and Literature in 1999. In 2014, another Career Related college class in English and Communicative English was started to take into account the changing occasions and needs. The Department has been bestowing quality training for over six decades and is the greatest office in the college. It contacts all surges of study, in this manner setting itself in a powerful position, fit for trim every one of the understudies under its umbrella.[1]

The division of History frames a fundamental piece of the sociologies stream of the College. The division of history bears most seasoned conventions of advanced education in the province of Kerala. It was begun in 1956 as an UG program with an enlistment of 6 understudies under the direction of Rev. Mother Fernanda, the primary principal and HOD of History. Presently there are 210 understudies for the course. It has had on its staff veteran teachers, some of whom who had exceeded expectations as effective principals. Besides Rev. Mother Fernanda, different individuals from the personnel were Sr. Zinha, Prof. Eunice George, Prof. Rosamma Joseph and Prof. Juliet Stephen. Prof. Daisy Soman, Prof. Mariamma Francis and Dr. Sr. Annette joined the office during the 1960s. Mrs. Geetha, Mrs. Vimala Menon, Mrs. Padma Sankar, Mrs. Clara Simon, Mrs. Cheerful Raju, Mrs. Agnes Christy and Mrs. Indu Rajasekhar joined the division later. Mrs Sandya A K is the present leader of the office and Dr. Santhi Jose, Miss Meenu Tresa Joseph and Miss Sreekutty Selvaraj are the visitor resources.[1]

The division urges its understudies to effectively take part in network exercises and attempts to use its understudy quality for formative programs. Organizing workshops for the students, arranging instructive visits to spots of verifiable importance, celebrating long periods of national and worldwide significance have become normal highlights. Consistently the office composes exhibitions, intercollegiate oration and test competitionsThe Department Museum has a decent assortment of stamps, coins, paper-cuttings and models which establish the wellspring of data for the investigation. Historia, the Association of the understudies of History, is lively going about as a reactant operator in drawing out the inactive gifts of our understudies'.[1]

The Department of Zoology was built up in 1959. Prof. Marykutty George was the principal leader of the office. The Department of Zoology advances revelation and learning at all degrees of natural association (atomic, cell, organismal, populace, network, and environment) and is a DST-FIST supported division. Their integrative center mirrors the significance of solid disciplinary and interdisciplinary methodologies in educating. They take a stab at greatness and cooperative energy in their organized projects of educating and administration. Perceiving the basic jobs of science and science in the lives of residents today and tomorrow, they stress organic proficiency in their educating and effort programs. Alongside the subject information they target instilling profound and social qualities in the understudies.[1]

Recent activity

They Invited E Kunhikrishnan, Environmentalist, for a discussion on the topic "Biodiversity Conservation in Western Ghats" on 5 October 2019.[1]

Division of Physics was set up as the absolute starting point of  the institution. In 1966 the Degree course in Physics was begun and In 2001 Post Graduation. The first Head of the Department, Prof. Chandrika Devi  was a fine mix of effortlessness, sincerity and commitment. She resigned in 1990, leaving the seat open to experienced staff, and the office was fortunate to participate in the administrations of recognized teachers  –Prof. Tresa Panjikkaran, Prof. Leelamma Joseph, Prof. Elsamma Job, Prof. Lylamma Scaria, Prof. Mariamma Joseph, Prof. Lalithamma N.V., Prof. Sreedevi P, Prof. Sophiamma Joseph,  Dr. Ancy Manuel, Dr. Jesintha John C. and  Dr. Lusamma Joseph.

Dr. Rose Leena Thomas is the leader of the office from 2019 to 2020. Every one of the educators of the office are focused on the assignment of not mere teaching and educational program yet have been and still are eager to walk the additional mile for the general improvement of the students, molding them into ethically upstanding and socially dedicated people.[1]

The facade of St. Joseph's College for Women, Alappuzha