Type Jesuit, Catholic Grades 11 and 12 Phone 080 2222 8844 | Denomination All faiths Gender All male Founded 1882 | |
Motto Fide et Labore
With Faith and Toil Established 1882; 135 years ago (1882) Address FM Cariappa Road, Museum Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560025 | ||
St. Joseph’s Pre-University College (SJPUC) is an educational institution located in Bangalore, India. The college is managed by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Through the Bangalore Jesuit Educational Society (BJES) St. Joseph's executes the objectives of the Jesuit philosophy of education.
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While St. Joseph's College, Bangalore, dates to 1882, the pre-university division became independent in 2001 after the Government of Karnataka determined that PU studies would be separate from graduate studies. Graduate studies in science are now the responsibility of St. Joseph's College while graduate programs in commerce are taught by St. Joseph's College of Commerce. There is also an evening division.
History
The Society of Jesus was founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, with a mission objective of the education of worldwide youth around the world with the motto "For the Greater Glory of God". St. Joseph's Pre-University College was founded in 1882 by French Foreign Missionary Fathers to offer a liberal education for the boys of European and Anglo-Indian families. After India's independence, admission was extended in the 1950s and 1960s to include male students irrespective of race, religion, or caste. The college was started by the French Foreign Missionary Fathers for the purpose of imparting higher education to youngsters. In 1937, the management of the College was handed over to the Jesuits of Karnataka Province.
Emblem & motto
The emblem dates from the French Foreign Missionary Fathers in 1882. It consists of two scrolls. The one on top of the crown is inscribed with the motto in Latin, Fide et Labore, "By Faith and Toil." The scroll below the leaves bears the name of the institution. The shield consists of the cross which is symbolic of the Catholic faith and there are two bees on either side of the cross representing toil/hard work. The crown above the shield represents supremacy and glory while the palm leaves below the shield represent victory.
The College
The college has been recognised by the Government of Karnataka and follows the Karnataka Pre-University syllabus. Education in the streams of Science, Commerce, and Arts is provided to students who complete the 10th grade school and pass the SSLC, ICSE or CBSE exam.
The buildings consist of two main blocks. The Main Block houses the office of the administrative and staff offices along with counselling rooms, classrooms, and library, while the Loyola Block houses various laboratories, an audiovisual room, parliament room, and student council room, along with some additional classrooms. The college has basketball and volleyball courts and a multipurpose astroturf arena which is used for other sports. There is also a multipurpose sand court.
Culture
The College annually conducts an intra-collegiate fest called "Andromeda", which showcases the talents of the students by means of activities such as quizzes, science models, singing, beat boxing, a fashion parade, etc. An annual inter-collegiate fest called "Equinox" attracts about 15,000 students from across Bangalore.