Andhra Loyola College

Coordinates: 16°30′35″N 80°39′36″E / 16.509838°N 80.65999°E / 16.509838; 80.65999

Andhra Loyola College
Andhra Loyola College Entrance Bridge Service of God through Service of Country
Location
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh India
Information
Type	Catholic, Jesuit
Established	9 December 1953 (9 December 1953)
Principal	Fr. G.A.P. Kishore SJ
Pupils	~4500
Website	andhraloyolacollege
Engineering school

Andhra Loyola College (ALC or locally "Loyola College") is a Jesuit educational institution in Andhra Pradesh, India, founded on 9 December 1953.

History

Andhra Loyola College was established on 9 December 1953 by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), an international religious order of Catholic priests and brothers founded by Ignatius of Loyola, who run over 200 colleges and universities worldwide. By 2008 the College had faclties in Science, Arts, and Commerce offering 17 undergrad and 8 postgraduate programs.^[1]

Education system

As an Autonomous College, Andhra Loyola College has adopted the Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS) for degree courses, and the semester system.^[2] Instructional methods include lectures and classroom instruction, IT-based sessions, guest lectures, seminars, symposia, and field study. Loyola College is affiliated with Krishna University. The competitive admissions policy uses the KRU-CET for M.Sc. courses and I-CET for MBA & MCA courses.

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council in its 2008 review and report on the College mentioned its institutional strengths as

autonomous status, identified as potential Centre for Excellence by UGC;
dedicated management, committed faculty and active and disciplined students;
good infrastructure for teaching, research, extra-curricular and extension activities;
placement training facility through government-sponsored JKC.^[3]

The chief weakness noted was

limited research activity in many departments.^[1]

This latter has since been addressed. The college now has 16 research guides from Telugu, Hindi, English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, History, Botany, and Political Science Departments who are recognized as Research Supervisors by Acharya Nagarjuna University and other universities such as JNTU. Research scholars may enrol through the respective universities and pursue their research at Loyola College.^[4]

Campus

South Block

The college is situated on 98 acres of land. There are 52 classrooms and 22 labs. Facilities include a language lab, visual communication studio, 2 libraries, 302 computers with LAN connectivity, ICT lab, E-learning centre, seminar halls, guest rooms, 4 boys hostels, an auditorium with capacity for 2500, and Fine Arts Centre Kaladarshini.^[5] Loyola Computer Centre (FIT Lab) has about 120 systems connected through LAN, and 25 licensed software packages available. Sports facilities include two concrete basketball courts, three indoor shuttle badminton courts, and separate football stadium, multi-gym, cricket field, and tennis courts.^[1]

The college has two main blocks – North Block and South Block – each with 60,000 sq. ft. of floor space. The undergraduate classrooms and all science laboratories are located in these blocks. There is a separate Intermediate Block and separate Postgraduate Block, and Computer Centre building.^[6] Andhra Loyola Engineering College was inaugurated at Loyola in 2008 with the late Dr. YSR Reddy, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, in attendance.

Library

The 2 libraries contain 83,000 volumes and subscriptions to 110 Indian journals and 12 foreign journals; also 20 computers with internet facility and 3 for library work. Interlibrary loan facilities through DELNET and American Library (New Delhi) are also available.^[1]

Notable alumni

Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Ramalinga Raju, Ex-Chairman, Satyam Computer Services Limited, presently Mahendra Group
T.R. Prasad, Former Cabinet Secretary, Govt of India, Member 12th Finance Commission.
Jayaprakash Narayan (Lok Satta), President of Lok Satta Party and Ex.IAS officer.

References

External links

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Jesuit Colleges in India

Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada St. Xavier's College, Patna St. Xavier's College of Education, Patna St. Xavier's College, Mapusa, Goa St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad St. Xavier's College, Ranchi XLRI - Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur St. Aloysius College, Mangalore St. Aloysius PU College, Harihar, Shimoga St. Aloysius School of Business Administration, Beeri, Mangalore St. Joseph's College, Bangalore St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore St. Joseph’s Evening College, Bangalore St. Joseph's PU College, Bangalore St. Joseph's PU Evening College, Bangalore St. Joseph's Indian PU College, Bangalore St. Joseph's PU and Community College, Anekal, Anekal St. Joseph's School and College, Hassan, Hassan St. Xavier's PU College, Gulbarga St. Xavier's PU College, Bijapur Loyola High School and PU college, Manvi, Raichur Loyola Degree College, Manvi, Raichur Loyola-Kapepaladi School, Pannur, Raichur Loyola School and PU College, Mundgod, Mundgod St. Runfast Mcchunkynugs, Pannur, Raichur Loyola College of Social Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram St. Xavier's College, Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram Loyola School,Thiruvananthapuram St. Xavier's College, Mumbai Xavier Institute of Engineering, Mumbai St. Xavier's Technical Institute, Mumbai St. Xavier's Institute of Education, Mumbai Xavier Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai St. Vincent College of Commerce, Camp, Pune St Joseph's Technical Institute Shankar Sheth Rd Pune Dnyanmata Vidyalaya Sangamner Ahmednagar Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar Xavier University, Bhubaneswar Human Life Centre, Bhubaneswar Human Life Center, Puri Odisha Citizens' Initiatives, Tumudibandha, Kandhamal St Xaviers College, Jaipur St. Xavier's College, Nevta, Jaipur Loyola College, Chennai St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering & Technology, Chennai Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai Arul Anandar College, Karumathur, Madurai Loyola College of Education, Chennai Loyola College, Vettavalam, Thiruvannamalai St. Xavier's College of Education, Palayamkottai Loyola College, Mettala, Namakkal Loyola Technical Institute (LTI), Madurai St. Joseph's Industrial School, Ooty Loyola Industrial Training Institute, Ranipet St. Joseph’s Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli Xavier Institute of Business Administration, Palayamkottai St. Xavier's College, Kolkata St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling North Bengal St. Xavier’s College, Jalpaiguri Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi Vidyajyoti College of Theology, Delhi

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