SB College (St. Berchmans College), Changanassery

Campus Location: Kottayam

Located in The College is born on 19th June. Founded by His Lordship Rt Rev Dr Thomas Kurialacherry and affiliated to, St. Berchmans College is situated in the Municipal town of Changanassery, 20 Km to the south of Kottayam in Central Kerala. This institution was founded in 1922 by Mar Thomas Kurialacherry, Bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Changanassery. It is now affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala and has been reaccredited by NAAC at A+ level. It has been recognised by the UGC as a college with Potential for Excellence.Now it is recognized as a Partner Institute of IGNOU; Opened a Gandhian Study Centre. The college, which has completed 88 years of its glorious existence, won the 'R Shankar Award', instituted by the State government for the best First Grade college in Kerala consecutively for two years - 1995-96, and 1996-97. The students of St Berchmans college regularly occupy top positions in the University examinations., The college enjoys the wholehearted support of the public and the alumini in different parts of the world. Our Alumini Association has chapters in different parts of India, and in various foreign countries like the United States, Germany, Austria, Kuwait, Quatar, Doha and the UAE. The College is gearing itself up to meet the challenges of the future and this involves enormous investment of resources. The College management has envisioned a comprehensive plan for further development., ST JOHN BERCHMANS the patron saint of our college, is regarded as a model of excellence and holiness for students. He was born in the town of Diest in Flanders on March 13, 1599. His father was a poor shoemaker. John Berchmans had to discontinue his studies. He was sent as a servant to the household of one of the cathedral canons, where he could also attend the classes at the archiepiscopal seminary. His aim was to become a Jesuit priest. In 1615 he enrolled in the Jesuit College at Malines. A year later he joined the novitiate. He was an enthusiastic student and an excellent actor and orator. He has been described as a young man of exemplary life, of pure conscience and of great perfection. John Berchmans could not complete his studies. He died of a contagious disease on August 13, 1621. He was beatified by Pius IX in 1865 and canonized by Leo XIII in 1888. His spiritual doctrine was that sanctity consists less in unusual dramatic actions than in the loving practice of fidelity to God in day to day living. This appreciation of the value of ordinary things is the distinctive mark of his sanctity.. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.