St. Joseph's PU College, Anekal
St. Joseph's PU College, Anekal, India, was founded by the Society of Jesus in 2010 in Anekal town, a suburb of Bangalore. It offers two years of pre-university education to an underserved rural population. A feeder school is the Jesuit St. Joseph School, Anekal less than 2 kilometers away.
| St. Joseph's PU College, Anekal | |
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| Type | Pre-university, |
| Denomination | Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Established | 2010 |
| Staff | 28 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 542 |
| Language | Kannada |
| Website | www |
In 2015 there were 542 students studying in both I and II PU in different streams: PCMB, PCMC, HEBA, CEBA and HEPS. There are a total of 28 staff members.[1]
Hindu activists have attacked the students and administrators three times, with seeming impunity under the BJP government in Karnataka. The student body consists of 60% Dalit Hindus with the remainder Christians and Muslims.[2]
References
- ":Karnataka Jesuits". www.karnatakajesuits.org. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- Asia News on attack by ultra-nationalists. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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