Sacred Heart College, Thevara
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Sacred Heart College is an Arts and Science College in Kerala
, India
run by the Congregation of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate
(C.M.I.) which is a Syrian Catholic Christian religious institute for men.
, Kottayam and accredited with FIVE STAR status by the NAAC. It was established in 1944 by the Sacred Heart Monastery, Thevara
, Cochin, a unit of the CMI (Carmelites of Mary Immaculate) Congregation. At present the college has 11 undergraduate and 10 postgraduate courses. It has undergraduate courses in English, Economics, Sociology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Commerce and Computer Applications and postgraduate courses in English, Economics, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Aquaculture and Fish Processing, and Commerce. The department of Economics, Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Physics and Commerce are recognized research centres for PhD under Mahatma Gandhi University. At present the college has 102 teachers and 56 members on the non-teaching staff. The total student strength of the college is 1683.
The Sacred Heart College, Thevara, enjoys the privilege of being one of the best colleges under the Mahatma Gandhi University with a consistently outstanding performance record. It is distinct in more ways than one. The college has won the coveted R Sankar Award instituted by the Govt. of Kerala twice (1996-97, 1998-1999) for overall excellence.
The college is a recognized study centre for conducting MBA, MCA and BCA under Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and BCA under the distance education programme of Mahatma Gandhi University. Also it is a recognized study center for conducting MBA, MCA, M.Sc. Computer Science and Applied Psychology under Bharathiyar University. Students seeking admission to the Central University of Pondicherry can take admission, have their contact programmes and appear for examination in the College, a status which few colleges enjoys in Kerala. Every year about 1000 students benefit directly from these courses.
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
run by the Congregation of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate
Carmelites of Mary Immaculate
The Carmelites of Mary Immaculate is an religious order for men in the Syro-Malabar Church. It is the first Catholic religious congregation founded in India. The first monastery of the order was established on 11 May 1831 at Mannanam, Kerala, India...
(C.M.I.) which is a Syrian Catholic Christian religious institute for men.
History
Sacred Heart College, Thevara is a constituent first grade college of Mahatma Gandhi UniversityMahatma Gandhi University
Mahatma Gandhi University, also known as M G University, was established on 2 October 1983 in Kottayam. The University Grants Commission of India does not believe that the names of Indian universities should be unique, so another UGC-recognized government-run Mahatma Gandhi University was...
, Kottayam and accredited with FIVE STAR status by the NAAC. It was established in 1944 by the Sacred Heart Monastery, Thevara
Thevara
Thevara is a region in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. Geographically, Thevara is part of the mainland Kochi , and marks its south-west boundary. It is connected to the water-bound West Kochi via bridges.Thevara is noted especially for being home for the Cochin Shipyard...
, Cochin, a unit of the CMI (Carmelites of Mary Immaculate) Congregation. At present the college has 11 undergraduate and 10 postgraduate courses. It has undergraduate courses in English, Economics, Sociology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Commerce and Computer Applications and postgraduate courses in English, Economics, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Aquaculture and Fish Processing, and Commerce. The department of Economics, Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Physics and Commerce are recognized research centres for PhD under Mahatma Gandhi University. At present the college has 102 teachers and 56 members on the non-teaching staff. The total student strength of the college is 1683.
The Sacred Heart College, Thevara, enjoys the privilege of being one of the best colleges under the Mahatma Gandhi University with a consistently outstanding performance record. It is distinct in more ways than one. The college has won the coveted R Sankar Award instituted by the Govt. of Kerala twice (1996-97, 1998-1999) for overall excellence.
The college is a recognized study centre for conducting MBA, MCA and BCA under Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and BCA under the distance education programme of Mahatma Gandhi University. Also it is a recognized study center for conducting MBA, MCA, M.Sc. Computer Science and Applied Psychology under Bharathiyar University. Students seeking admission to the Central University of Pondicherry can take admission, have their contact programmes and appear for examination in the College, a status which few colleges enjoys in Kerala. Every year about 1000 students benefit directly from these courses.