St Joseph's Evening College, Bangalore
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P Block, Field Marshal Cariappa Rd, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560025, India Print route »
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St Joseph's Evening College, Bangalore, became independent of St Joseph's College, Bangalore, in 1972. It is a Jesuit college founded to empower the underprivileged sectors of Indian society. The Evening College is a minority institution and accepts students of all religious denominations without discrimination. It is affiliated to Bangalore University and offers three-year BCom, BA, BCA, and BBM degrees and two-year postgraduate degrees in Commerce (MCom), Management (MBA Twinning Programme), and English.The college, Bangalore, was established in 1882 by the French Foreign Mission Fathers. In 1937, the management of the college was handed over to the Jesuits. In 1972, St Joseph's Evening College became an independent evening college. In 2005 it was given autonomous status by the UGC, to devise its own curriculum. In 2007 Joseph's won the top prize at Agno-Fest competition among 13 colleges, in commerce, science, and arts competitions. In 2014 a post-graduate course in commerce (MCom) introduced.The college also organizes seminars for the public; a seminar on climate change in 2011 attracted more than 400 persons. Furthermore, it fields sports teams, including a successful boys' hockey team.
