St Joseph's College For Woman, Alappuzha

Campus Location: Alappuzha

Located in St. Joseph’s College for Women was established in 1954 by the Canossian Daughters of Charity, an international congregation of missionary sisters. It is situated in the heartland of the Alleppey town, which is historically renowned in the world mercantile map for its coir and spices trade and now acclaimed as a major international tourist destination, as the land of boat races, backwaters, canals, and lagoons. It has catered to the cause of women’s education for sixty five long years leaving an indelible imprint in the society around as a reputed center for higher education in the state of Kerala, scaling peaks of excellence in both academic and extra-curricular fields., St. Joseph’s College for Women caters to around 1275 students with the support of about 62 teaching staff including permanent faculty and guest faculty and 22 non-teaching staff. Among the teaching staff, about 40 % have Ph.D. and most of the rest have M. Phil. as their highest degree while several are engaged in the process of obtaining their doctorate. Several members of the staff are engaged in externally funded research projects while several have completed projects., The college was awarded B++ Grade with a CGPA of 2.87 on a scale of four in the third NAAC accreditation process conducted in 2018. The college has been able to combine the core values of higher education upheld by the Higher Educational Council and NAAC with its own vision and mission which stem from the educational policy evolved by the Canossian Congregation, guided by the precepts of St. Magdalene of Canossa, the founder of the order, thus ensuring value based education that aims at global competencies., The college has made considerable progress academically and in the updating of its infrastructure facilities, while continuing to make its presence felt in the co-curricular and extra-curricular scenario. The Diamond Jubilee block housing an audirotium, mini theatre, research labs, class rooms and a basement car park is nearing completion. In 2015, the College was the recepient of grant from DST FIST for the infrastructural development of Science labs. In 2016, the College was granted the status of "College With Potential for Excellence" (CPE) by UGC, the only college to be granted it that year among colleges under the University of Kerala., The college is the center of many important socio-cultural events in Alleppey. The extension activities undertaken by the various organizations in the college including the NSS, the NCC, Women’s Study Unit, AICUF and Jesus Youth, have had the far-reaching impact on the community around. The alumni of the college have excelled in diverse spheres as evidenced by their success in their respective fields., OUR VISION, To fulfil the vision of our foundress St. Magdalene of Canossa in the formation of hearts, we commit ourselves to form intellectually trained, morally upright, socially committed and spiritually inspired young women, especially the deprived and the marginalized, who will effectively contribute their share towards the building up of a better society grounded in the values of truth and love. We take it as our bounden duty to provide an empowering environment that actualizes the potential of both teacher and learner, and to be a change agent in society and improve the quality of life for all stakeholders through constant pursuit of excellence., OUR MISSION, To form responsible citizens who will serve as role models to the society at large and be good home makers and builders of family., To provide an empowering environment that helps to actualize the potential and talents in both the teacher and the learner., To devote ourselves to the pursuit of excellence and the creation of values., To integrate the physical, social, mental and spiritual dimensions of human life., To profit from the synergy of teamwork and effective interdependence., To protect and promote the ethos of the community in which we live., To enable young women to acquire the skills needed to adapt, achieve and thrive in an ever-changing global environment by ensuring access to quality education and training, To foster community morale and revitalize constantly the relationship with the community stakeholders, To make a positive difference in the quality of life of all those who are involved in our educative mission. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.