St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous) is now upgraded to St Joseph’s University, announced the management of the university Tuesday. The government of Karnataka formally conferred the status on July 2 2022 this year after passing the St Joseph’s University Bill in February 2021. The process ended last week with the order formally declaring St Joseph’s College a university.
St. Joseph’s College was established in 1882 and is one of the oldest colleges in Karnataka, managed by the Karnataka Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The decision to confer the university status began in 2013 when the Ministry of Education launched the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA). The RUSA’s purpose was to create new institutions by upgrading existing autonomous colleges.
Fr Dr Victor Lobo, the principal of the college, stated that St Joseph’s University will be a unique university in the country and will function in the PPP (Public Private Partnership) model. The university will be in the forefront to achieve the objective of RUSA that aims to make high quality education accessible to the masses.Â
He also stated that the university will also be a leader in promoting scientific research/temper, quality education and improving equity in higher education by providing adequate opportunities to socially and educationally backward classes.
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