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St Joseph's College, Bengaluru was established by Fathers of the French Foreign Mission in 1882. Since the instigation, the college remains to be a centre of excellence for higher education in South India. The college has been accredited with A++ Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The autonomous college offers undergraduate, postgraduate and vocational courses across disciplines. The BA programmes are offered in English, History, Political Science, Journalism, Economics, Psychology, International Relations & Peace Studies, Sociology, Industrial Relations and Communicative English. The BCom programmes are offered in International Finance and Accounting. 

The BSc programmes are offered in Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Environmental Science, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Physics, Mathematics, Electronics, Statistics and Economics. The professional courses in undergraduate level include Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Digital Media and Animation (BDMA), Bachelor of Visual Media and Film-making (BVMF) and Bachelor of Social Work (BSW). The popular postgraduate programmes in St Joseph's College are MA in Journalism and Communication, MSc in Big Data Analytics, MA in Advertising and Public Relations and MSW in Community Development & Medical Psychiatry. 

Spread over 8.44 acres, St Joseph's College maintains state-of-the-art infrastructure, offering a great learning atmosphere. There are ICT-enabled smart classrooms, hi-tech laboratories, libraries, sports facilities, auditoriums and hostels at the campus. Notably, the college offers accessibility for differently-abled students and staff members. The course fee for the first year of the undergraduate programmes ranges from INR 24,000 to INR 80,000. The course fee for the first year of the postgraduate programmes ranges from INR 50,000 to INR 100,000. 

St. Joseph's College Admission Process 

Students can apply online for admission in various courses in St Joseph's College, Bengaluru. The selected candidates are intimated through email and SMS for appearing in an interview. To take admissions in BA (Visual Communication), EJP (English, Journalism and Psychology), BCA, BVoc (Digital media & animation) and BVoc (Visual media & film making), students are required to qualify an entrance test. 

The entrance tests are generally held in the month of May. The tests include objective (MCQs) and subjective types of questions. There is no entrance test for all other undergraduate programmes. To take admission in MA Journalism & Communication/ Economics/English and MSW (Master of Social Work) programmes, applicants are required to qualify an entrance test held in May. Other postgraduate programmes do not require any entrance test. 

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St. Joseph's College Placements

St Joseph's College maintains a student placement department that facilitates students with internships and jobs. The official placement drives are carried out between July and March. Top multinational companies and government agencies participate in the placement drives. Some of the recruiters include Microsoft, Deloitte, TCS, Wipro, Infosys, State Bank of India, Walt Disney, Viacom18, Dell, NABARD, CapGemini, Cognizant and Neilson. The average salary package offered to students of 2017-18 academic year was 3.5 LPA. 

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St. Joseph's College Scholarships 

St Joseph's College provides scholarships to students from economically weaker sections. Furthermore, the college notifies various external scholarship opportunities on the website and notice boards. 

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Skill Development programmes 

St Joseph's College undertakes skill development initiatives for students. These programmes include personality development, entrepreneurship skills, aptitude test, start-up workshops and career counselling.