Loyola College, Chennai

Loyola College, is a private, Catholic Minority Higher Education Institution, established by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1925 in Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded by the French Jesuit priest, Francis Bertram, along with other European Jesuits, with the primary objective of providing University Education in a Christian atmosphere for deserving students irrespective of caste and creed. It is an autonomous Jesuit college affiliated with the University of Madras.

It started functioning in July 1925 with just 75 students on the rolls in three undergraduate courses of Mathematics, History and Economics. Today, there are 19 P.G courses and 19 U.G courses (Arts, Sciences and Commerce) and 12 special Institutes offering various programs to 12,107 students. 11 departments are offering M.Phil. programs and 12 departments offer Ph.D. programs. At present, 117 teaching staff members out of 286 hold doctoral degree. There are 182 non-teaching staff in service.

Loyola College, though affiliated to University of Madras, became autonomous in July 1978. It is autonomous, in the sense that it is empowered to frame its own course of studies and adopt innovative methods of teaching and evaluation. The University degrees will be conferred on the students passing the examinations conducted by the college.

UGC conferred the status of “College with potential for Excellence” on Loyola College in 2004 and confirmed the same in 2010. Later UGC elevated Loyola College to the status of “College of Excellence” for the period from April 1, 2014 till March 31, 2019.
NAAC's re-accreditation score in 2012 (Third Cycle) is 3.70 out of 4.00 CGPA.
The aim of the college is to educate young men and women to serve their fellow men and women in justice, truth and love. It fosters an atmosphere of intellectual vigor and moral rectitude in which the youth of our country may find their fulfillment and achieve greatness as eminent men and women of service. The main aim of Loyola is training young men and women of quality to be leaders in all walks of life, and hope to play a vital role in bringing about the desired changes for the betterment of the people of our country, more particularly of the Dalits and other poorer sections of society.

Loyola College looks at education differently. It consistently and constantly works to help the students evolve into Competent, Committed, Creative and Compassionate men and women for and with others. This is the core of Jesuit Education. This is what has made Loyola climb to the top league of colleges in India.

India Today magazine has repeatedly ranked the Arts, Commerce and Science departments of Loyola College amongst the top 3 in India from 2006 to 2013. Loyola College is also awarded “the Best Men's College in the City on the Employability skills” by PR Syndicate.

The re-structuring of curriculum of both for UG and PG courses has drawn great appreciation from the stakeholders, namely the students, alumni, parents and industrial partners. Foundation courses and the Outreach programs in Loyola make a difference in the lives of the students making them socially conscious and responsible citizens of the country.

The system of periodical teacher-evaluation done by the students has also been welcomed. Parents -Teachers meetings are regularly organized in Loyola, which ensure periodical monitoring of the progress of students.

To ensure that all facilities are available to the students, the college has a central library with a collection of more than 1,02,000 books, 225 journals, 8,087 e-journals and 48,146 e-books. The Loyola Digital Library provides 24 hours access to the students.
The Loyola Men's Hostel and Loyola Women's Hostel together have 836 rooms and can accommodate 1650 students.

The college also has a Prayer Room, A Food Court, Recreational Center, Loyola Health Center, Wifi connectivity, gymnasium and Sports Pavilion.

The college also offers some essential and relevant services like Campus ministry, Student Counselling Center, Training and Placement Cell, Center for Women’s Studies, RCDA Center for differently-abled students and the Loyola Students Support Services (LSSS).

Loyola College received a unique recognition, from the SIRO (Scientific Industrial Research Organization) in January, 2011.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India, has recognized the quality of scientific research done in Loyola College by the approval granted to it on 01.04.2011 of tax exemption under clause (ii) sub section 1 of section 35 of the Income Tax Act 1961. This approval enables 175% tax exemption to the donors of Loyola College Society for the purpose of scientific research.

VISION
To form credible, innovative and socially committed citizens.
MISSION
• To provide inclusive and empowering learning opportunities
• To encourage scientific inquisitiveness for positive social transformation
• To provide opportunities and resources for production and dissemination of innovative knowledge
• To enable students become responsible towards self, family, and society
• To nurture students with employability skills.
CORE VALUES
• Academic Excellence
• Personal Integrity
• Social Responsibility
• Social Justice
• God Quotient

Vision
To form credible, innovative and socially committed citizens.
Mission
•  To provide inclusive and empowering learning opportunities
•  To encourage scientific inquisitiveness for positive social transformation
•  To provide opportunities and resources for production and dissemination of innovative knowledge
•  To enable students become responsible towards self, family, and society
•  To nurture students with employability skills.

Loyola College Admission Process 2023

Candidates seeking admission to Loyola College can apply for the course of their choice in online mode by visiting the official website of the college. Merit-based admission is available for undergraduate courses, except for Media courses where students must qualify for the Loyola Visual Aptitude Test (LoVAT). Likewise, admission to postgraduate courses is through a college-based entrance test.

Step 1: Application Process

Loyola College accepts the application form through online mode. Interested candidates need to visit the official website i.e., www.loyolacollege.edu to apply for their respective courses.

Step 2: Entrance Exam for PG courses and UG courses of Media Studies

Those who wish to study PG courses or UG courses in Media Studies are required to appear for the college-level entrance exam. Other students can wait for the college to go through their applications for final seat allotment.

Step 3: Announcement of shortlisted students & final seat confirmation

The last and final step of the admission process is that candidates who are shortlisted and have their names on the merit lists can submit the fee and confirm their admission to the relevant course at Loyola College.

Placement

The Training & Placement Cell of Loyola College, is to provide students with various career advancement avenues and to train the students with all the required skills that would enable them to excel in the corporate world.

At Loyola College, we foster an environment where collaboration with industry thrives, generating breakthrough discoveries, science, and technology that can support continuous innovation and growth. With a perfect record of accomplishment of very productive relationships with corporations of all sizes, from start-ups to established Multi-National Companies.

Training and Placement Cell of the Institute centrally handles campus placements of the graduating students of the college. The Cell provides complete support to the visiting companies at every stage of placement process. The College is well equipped with ample infrastructure in terms of halls for Presentations, Pre-Placement Talks, Written Tests, and labs for Online Test, Rooms for Mock Interviews etc.

OBJECTIVES:

To develop the students to meet the corporate expectation and place them in reputed companies based on the expected job profiles of each student.

To create awareness among students regarding available career options and help them in identifying their career objectives.

To Guide the students in developing skills and job-search strategies required to achieve their career objectives.

Updating the students about the current market trends periodically to prepare for the industry expectations.

To Act as a bridge between students, corporates & Alumni.

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