Sacred Heart College, Kochi

Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Kochi is a premier, first grade Arts, Science, and Commerce College affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. It was established in 1944.

In the year 2000, the college was accredited by the National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) at the Five Star level, and in 2013 it was re accredited at the A level.^[citation needed] It has 21 undergraduate and 20 postgraduate programmes, 1 Integrated PG programme and a range of diploma and certificate courses. The college has three campuses in Thevara: Lakeview Campus (Main Campus), East Campus, and Media Campus (SH School of Communication). The current Principal is Rev. Dr. Jose John CMI.

History

Sacred Heart College, Thevara

Sacred Heart College, Kochi was established in 1944 by the Sacred Heart Monastery, Thevara, Kochi a unit of the CMI (Carmelites of Mary Immaculate) Congregation.^[citation needed] In 1958 the college was affiliated to the University of Kerala.^[citation needed] In 1983 the college comes under Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.^[citation needed] In 2014, the college became one of the first five autonomous colleges in Kerala.[1]

UG Programmes

Bachelor of Arts

• B.A Economics
• B.A Sociology
• B.A English Copy Editor (Model II)
• B.A. English Language and Literature (Model I)
• B.A. Animation and Graphic Design
• B.A. Animation and Visual Effects
• B.A. Mass communication and Journalism

Bachelor of Science

• B.Sc. Botany
• B.Sc. Chemistry
• B.Sc. Computer Applications (Triple Main)
• B.Sc. Mathematics
• B.Sc. Physics
• B.Sc. Zoology
• B.Sc. Psychology (Model I)
• BCA (Specialization in Mobile Applications and Cloud Technology)

Bachelor of Commerce

• B.B.A. Commerce (Marketing And New Media)
• B. Com. Commerce (Finance &Taxation ) - Aided
• B. Com. Commerce (Computer Application )- self financing
• B. Com Commerce (Finance & Taxation )- self-financing
• B. Com Commerce (Travel and Tourism) - self-financing

Oriental Languages

• English
• Sanskrit
• Malayalam
• Hindi
• French

PG Programmes

Master of Arts

• M.A. Economics
• M.A. English
• M.A. Sociology
• MA Multimedia - (Self Financing)
• MA Graphic Design - (Self Financing)
• MCJ (Self Financing)
• M.A. Digital Animation

Master of Science

• M. Sc. Aquaculture (Self Financing)
• M. Sc. Botany
• M. Sc. Chemistry
• M. Sc. Applied Chemistry
• M. Sc. Mathematics
• M. Sc. Physics
• M. Sc. Zoology
• M. Sc. Environmental Science

Master of Commerce

• M. Com

Notable alumni

• Justice Devan Ramachandran, Judge, High Court of Kerala
• Padma Shri Mammootty, Actor, Indian Film Industry
• M. M. Jacob, Former Governor of Arunachal Pradhesh
• K M Mani, Politician, Former Finance Minister Kerala.
• Sachin Baby, Cricketer
• K. V. Thomas, Politician, Member of the 16th Lok Sabha[2] Former Union Minister.
• Hibi Eden, Politician, Member of the Parliament of India[3]
• V. D. Satheesan, Politician, Leader of Opposition Legislative Assembly of Kerala^[citation needed]
• P. J. Joseph, Politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala^[citation needed]
• P. C. George, Politician, Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala^[citation needed]
• Soumini Jain, Former Mayor, Corporation of Kochi
• Krishna (Malayalam actor)
• Sijoy Varghese, Actor, Ad Film Director
• Deepak Dev, Music director, Singer, Producer
• Srinda Arhaan, Actress
• Aswathi Menon, Actress
• Appu Krishnan, Music Producer, Song Writer
• Krishna Praba, Actress
• Malavika Krishnadas, Anchor, Actress, Dancer
• Mamitha Baiju, Actor, Dancer

See also

• Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, Thevara

References

1. "Grant Autonomy to Colleges to Improve Higher Education: CM". Archived from the original on 24 December 2014.
2. "Detailed Profile: Prof. Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas". archive.india.gov.in. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
3. "'Netagiri' on the shelf?". The Hindu. 3 February 2003. Archived from the original on 24 March 2003. Retrieved 10 January 2018.