St. Berchmans College, Changanassery (Autonomous), also known as SB College, is one of the first Autonomous Colleges in Kerala. One of the most famous colleges in India, the college has a strength of 3000 students with 800 hostlers. Currently, the college is celebrating its centenary (100th year) in the academic year of 2022

Saint John Berchmans John Berchmans ( nl, Jan Berchmans ; 13 March 1599 – 13 August 1621) was a Jesuit scholastic and is a saint in the Catholic Church. In 1615, the Jesuits opened a college at Mechelen and Berchmans was one of the first to enroll. His spiritual mo ...

is the patron saint of the college and is venerated in the Church as the Patron of Students. It is a

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college. It is situated in the town of

Changanassery Changanassery or Changanacherry is a municipal town in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. History The first recorded history on the origin of Changanacherry is obtained from Sangam period literature. According to Sangam era d ...

18 kilometers south of Kottayam. Established in 1922, the college celebrates its centenary in 2022. It has nineteen postgraduate and eight research departments and it offers 17 UG, 19 PG, 3 MPhil, and 9 doctoral programmes. Students and alumni of the college are referred to as ‘Berchmanites’. It is run by the Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery, is affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam and is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The college was granted autonomy by the UGC on 13 June 2014. The college was ranked 62 in all india ranking by NIRF in 2022, & ranked 79 in all India ranking by NIRF ( National Institutional Ranking Framework) in 2021.College Rankings
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Academics and extra-curricular activities

Research areas in science include Material science,

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, Polymer Chemistry, Plant Taxonomy and

Environmental Sciences Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physics, biology, and geography (including ecology, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical geo ...

. The college conducted an international conference on Science and Technology for

Sustainable Development Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. The des ...

participated in by delegates from 26 countries in 2005. Apart from academics, the college has two units of National Service Scheme(NSS) in which 200 volunteers can be enrolled. NSS gives various avenues for its volunteers to engage in various campus and community activities. The popular extra-curricular societies and clubs engage in activities concerned with debating, drama, film club, social service, photography, Jesus Youth,

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, Mock United Nations (MUN) etc. It is the only college in India, apart from St. Stephen's College, New Delhi, to have a full-fledged Shakespearean Theatre. Shakespearean plays have been regularly staged since 1938.

Berchmans Institute of Management Studies (BIMS)

Berchmans Institute of Management Studies (BIMS) established in 1995, is under the management of St. Berchmans College affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. It is a full-time Master of Business Administration programme. Berchmans Institute of Management Studies is recognized by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi.

Notable alumni

Kuzhikalail M. Abraham Kuzhikalail M. Abraham is an American scientist, a recognized expert on lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries and is the inventor of the ultrahigh energy density lithium–air battery.US patent 5,510,209 Abraham is the principal of E-KEM S ...

- Scientist, Professor and expert on lithium-ion batteries * Mar George Alencherry - Major Arch Bishop of Syro Malabar Catholic Church * Justice A. M. Babu, Former judge of

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* Kunchacko Boban - film actor * C. V. Ananda Bose - IAS *

P. T. Chacko Pulloli Thomas Chacko (9 April 1915 – 31 July 1964), was an Indian politician from Kottayam in central Kerala. A member of the Travancore and Travancore-Cochin Assemblies and the Constituent Assembly, Chacko served as the first Leader of Opp ...

- former Home Minister of Kerala * Bipin Chandran - scriptwriter * K.M. Chandy - former Governor( MP, Gujarat & pondicherry) * Oommen Chandy - former Chief Minister of Kerala * Dr.

B. Ekbal Dr. Ekbal Bappukunju is a public health activist, a neurosurgeon, and an academic in Kerala, India and is serving as a member of the Kerala State Planning Board since 2016. He was the Vice-chancellor of the University of Kerala during the p ...

- Planning Board member, former Kerala University V.C * V J James - Writer *

Cyriac Joseph Cyriac Joseph (born on 28 January 1947 at Kaipuzha, Kottayam District, Travancore) was a Judge of the Supreme Court of India from 7 July 2008 to 27 January 2012. Early life He was born in Kaipuzha, Kottayam Kerala on 28 January 1947. He complete ...

- retired Supreme Court Justice * George Joseph - Scientist * Jeethu Joseph - film director *

P. J. Joseph Palathinal Joseph Joseph (born 10 June 1941) is an Indian politician from Kerala Congress serving as the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Thodupuzha Assembly Constituency in Kerala. A former cabinet minister, Joseph entered Kerala poli ...

- former Education Minister, MLA * Mathew Kavukattu - Servant of God Mar * Manoj Kuroor - writer * Sibi Malayil - film director * Tony Mathew -, orator, writer *

N. Sreekantan Nair N. Sreekantan Nair (15 July 1915 – 20 July 1983) was an Indian politician, independence activist, trade unionist and writer who served as a Member of Parliament for Kollam. Early life He was born on 15 July 1915 as the only son of N. Neelak ...

- former MP for Kollam Constituency *

Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri (2 June 1939 – 25 February 2021) was an Indian writer and scholar of Malayalam literature. Known primarily for his poems, Namboothiri also contributed to other genres such as essays, translations and children's lite ...

, poet, writer *

Prem Nazir Prem Nazir (born Abdul Khader; 7 April 1926 – 16 January 1989) was an Indian actor known as one of Malayalam cinema's definitive leading man, leading men of his generation. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors in the histo ...

- film actor *

George Onakkoor George Onakkoor (born 16 November 1941, Travancore) is an Indian novelist who writes in Malayalam language. He was a Malayalam professor for over three decades at Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum, Kerala. Onakkoor is a novelist, short-storywri ...

P. K. Narayana Panicker P. K. Narayana Panicker (15 August 1930 – 29 February 2012) was the President and General Secretary of the Nair Service Society (NSS), the social service organization established in 1914. He is the second-longest-serving general secretary ...

- former NSS General Secretary * P. Parameswaran (AKA Parameshwarji ) - Director of Bharatiya Vichara Kendra,Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue,Padmavibhooshan Awardee *

Martin Prakkat Martin Prakkat is an Indian writer, director and film producer who works in the Malayalam film industry. Career Martin started his career as a celebrity photographer and worked with Vanitha Magazine for 10 years. In 2010, Martin directed ''Be ...

- film director *

M. V. Pylee M. V. Pylee (5 October 1919 - 30 December 2017) was an Indian scholar, educationist and management guru, considered by many as the father of management education in Kerala and an authority on Constitutional Law. He was awarded Padmabhushan in 2 ...

- Indian Scholar, Padmabhushan Awardee *

A. A. Rahim Abubakar Abdul Rahim (7 February 1920 – 31 August 1995) was an Indian politician, freedom fighter, and union minister. He was born to Sri Abubecker in Kollam. The government run District Hospital of Kollam district was renamed after him in com ...

- Indian Politician, Freedom Fighter and Union Minister * Justice

C. T. Ravikumar Chudalayil Thevan Ravikumar (born 6 January 1960) (Malayalam: ചുടലയിൽ തേവൻ രവികുമാർ) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is former judge of the Kerala High Court. Career Ravikumar enrolled as an adv ...

Judge Supreme Court of India *

John Sankaramangalam John Sankaramangalam ( ml, ജോൺ ശങ്കരമംഗലം,, link=yes ; 16 July 1934 – 30 July 2018) was an Indian filmmaker and former director of the FTII, Pune. He has also served the positions of vice-chairman of Kerala State Chal ...

- filmmaker and former director of the FTII, Pune * M. G. Soman - film actor *

Raju Narayana Swamy Raju Narayanaswamy (born 24 May 1968) is an Indian Administrative Service officer and whistleblower. A district collector for five Kerala districts during his career, Narayanaswamy was one of several IAS officers chosen by former chief ministe ...

IAS - Addl. Secretary, Govt. of Kerala *

P. C. Thomas Pulloli Chacko Thomas (born 31 October 1950) is an Indian politician who was Union Minister of State for Law and Justice for Kerala from 2003 to 2004 and a six-term member of Lok Sabha from 1989 to 2009. He is the Deputy Chairman of Kerala Co ...

- former Central Minister *

Santosh Thundiyil Santosh Thundiyil is an Indian cinematographer. He is best known for films like ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (1998), ''Devadoothan'' (2000), ''Krrish'' (2006), '' Pinjar'' (2003), ''Rowdy Rathore'' (2012) and '' Jai Ho'' (2014). Early life and educat ...

- cinematographer

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References

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