Rajagiri College of Social Sciences is an autonomous higher educational institution located in

Kalamassery Kalamassery () is a major industrial region in the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India. It houses companies like Apollo Tyres and HMT; IT/Electronics Parks like KINFRA Hi Tech Park, Startup Village, and Electronics City. Kalamassery ...

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of ...

in the Indian state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Ca ...

History

Rajagiri College of Social Sciences was started in 1955 under the

University of Madras The University of Madras (informally known as Madras University) is a public state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and among the most prestigious universities in India, incorporated by an a ...

. In 1960, the college was accredited for offering degrees in

Social Services Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or adminis ...

from the

University of Kerala University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is a state-run public university located in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, Chit ...

and moved to

Academics

Rajagiri offers

Master of Social Work The Master of Social Work (MSW) is a master's degree in the field of social work. It is a professional degree with specializations compared to Bachelor of Social Work (BSW). MSW promotes macro-, mezzo- and micro-aspects of professional social work ...

(MSW),

Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BComm or BCom; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, Myanmar, ...

(BCom), Bachelor of Science in

Psychology Psychology is the science, scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immens ...

(BScPsy),

Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

(BBA),

Bachelor of Social Work A bachelor is a man who is not and has never been married.Bachelors are, in Pitt & al.'s phrasing, "men who live independently, outside of their parents' home and other institutional settings, who are neither married nor cohabitating". (). Etymo ...

(BSW), Master of Library Sciences (MLISc), Bachelor of Library Sciences (BLISc) and

Master of Computer Applications A Master of Science in Information Technology (abbreviated M.Sc.IT, MScIT or MSIT) is a master's degree in the field of information technology awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. The MSIT degree is de ...

(MCA) along with research degrees (MPhil/PhD) and diploma programmes. The college is currently, affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University.

Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies (RCBS)

Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies is a part of Rajagiri group of institutions, which represents all the management programs offered by Rajagiri Vidyapeetham. RCBS offers courses such as MBA, PGDM, MHRM and International Exchange MBA Programme. In 2018 RCBS was listed under the top 100

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s in India by

National Institutional Ranking Framework The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a methodology adopted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in India. The Framework was approved by the MHRD and launched by Minister ...

and

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. RCBS conducts various events and activities throughout the year such as, Rajagiri Management Fest, Rajagiri National Business Quiz (RNBQ), Rajagiri Business League (RBL) and Rajagiri Transcend.

Rankings

Ranked 28th in All India college ranking by

in 2020. The Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies was ranked 38th best business school in India by Business Today B-School ranking in 2019.

Notable alumni

V. D. Satheesan Vadassery Damodaran Satheesan (born 31 May 1964) is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress, representing Paravur Assembly Constituency in Ernakulam District, serving as Leader of the Opposition (U D F) in the 15th Kerala Legi ...

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

in the 15th

Kerala Legislative Assembly The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 28 states in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. Each elected member represents one of the 140 c ...

RJ Renu Renu Joseph popularly known as RJ Renu, is an Indian radio jockey, video jockey and presenter based in Kochi as well as Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She is best known as the host of the Club FM 94.3/104.8 show ''Love Bytes'' that ran for eight ...

, Radio Jockey and actress *

Vijayarajamallika Vijayarajamallika, known as Daivathinte Makal, is a transgender poet in Malayalam literature, She is a writer, teacher, social worker, inspirational speaker, and activist. Early life, family and education Vijayarajamallika was born in 1985 at ...

, Poet

References

{{Authority control Universities and colleges in Kochi Educational institutions established in 1955 1955 establishments in Madras State Arts and Science colleges in Kerala Colleges affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Madras