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| Motto | Luceat Lux Vestra |
| Motto in English | Let your Light Shine |
| Established | 1925 |
| Type | Autonomous |
| Location | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | loyolacollege.edu |
Loyola College is a Jesuit college in Chennai, India. It is generally counted among India's elite and most storied educational institutions. The college admits both undergraduates and post-graduates and offers degrees in the liberal arts, sciences and commerce. It is an autonomous institution affiliated with the University of Madras, which grants all degrees.[citation needed].
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History
Loyola College was founded in 1925 by a French Jesuit, Rev. Francis Bertram, with the support of a group of Jesuits who had had their grounding at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and the London School of Economics.[citation needed]
Academics
The College offers courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The Arts/Humanities stream includes English, Economics, History, Tamil and Sociology. Science courses offered include Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology and Computer Science. Commerce is also a much sought after stream at Loyola. The college was ranked the number one college or institution for Science degrees in India by India Today magazine in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. In 2007 it achieved the unique distinction of being ranked first in both Science and Humanities.[citation needed]
The college follows a credit-based semester pattern, and was among the first in the country to adopt the system.[citation needed] Undergraduate students have to pass all examinations and obtain at least 90 credits in three years to be eligible for award of a degree. Non-academic credits are also required of all students, and a wide range of extra-curricular and social service options offer them that choice.
The college is located on a sprawling 100-acre (400,000 m2) campus in the heart of the Chennai, in Nungambakkam. Its tree-lined pathways, academic buildings, steepled Gothic chapel and playgrounds make for a well-known landmark in the southern metropolis. Its many alumni include a former President of India, several statesmen and Union ministers, prominent politicians, diplomats and civil servants, entertainers, writers and journalists.[citation needed]
The college has been conferred a "College with Potential For Excellence" status by the University Grants Commission. It was also given a Rs.10 Million grant (1 Crore) in 2006 by the UGC for continual improvement of facilities.[citation needed]
Courses Offered
UG
SHIFT I : Arts B.A. (Economics) B.A. (English Lit.) B.A. (History) B.A. (Sociology) B.A. (Tamil Lit.) B.Com.(Commerce)
SHIFT II : Arts B.A. (Economics) B.A. (French Lit.) B.B.A. B.Com. (Corporate & Secretaryship) B.Com.(Commerce)
SHIFT I : Science B.Sc.(Advanced Zoology & Biotechnology) B.Sc.(Chemistry) B.Sc.(Mathematics) B.Sc.(Physics) B.Sc.(Plant Biology & Biotechnology) B.Sc.(Statistics) B.Sc.(Visual Communication)
SHIFT II Science B.C.A.(Computer Application) B.Sc. (Computer Science) B.Sc. (Maths) B.Sc. (Physics) B.Sc. (Visual Communication)
PG
SHIFT I : Arts M.A. (Economics) M.A. (English Lit.) M.A. (Social Work) Specialisations:
- Community Development,
- Human Resource Management,
- Medical and Psychiatric Social Work,
- Welfare of the Disadvantaged Sections,
- Human Rights.
- M.Com. (Commerce)
SHIFT I : Science M.Sc.(Bio-medical Instrumentation Science) M.Sc.(Chemistry) M.Sc.(Mathematics) M.Sc.(Physics) M.Sc.(Statistics) M.Sc.(Zoology)
SHIFT II : Arts M.A. (Applied History) M.A. (Media Arts) - (Tamil Medium only) M.A. (Philosophy) M.A. (Social Work) Specialisations:
- Community Development,
- Human Resource Management,
- Medical & Psychiatric Social Work.
SHIFT II : Science M.C.A.(Computer Application) M.Sc. (Bio-Technology) M.Sc. (Computer Science) M.Sc. (Food Chemistry and Food Processing) M.Sc. (Medical Lab Technology) M.Sc. (Medical Sociology) M.Sc. (Visual Communication)
SHIFT I: Supported by the government
SHIFT II: Students themselves pay fully the tuition fees
===Institute for Excellence===
Entomology Research Institute
IDCR
LIFE
LIVE
Ignatian Institute for Career Development
Loyola Institute for Industrial & Social Science Research
Loyola Institute of People Studies
Sports
Loyola has a long tradition of excellence in sports. Its active encouragement of sporting accomplishment and the College's many facilities for practice are very well-known. Besides several of India's biggest names in sports history having passed through its portals, the College regularly contributes a large number of sportsmen to the University of Madras and other state and national teams. Many have represented these institutions at State, National and International tournaments, and have won many a prestigious laurel.[citation needed]
Some Notable Alumni
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Alumni are referred to as Loyolites
- Ramaswamy Venkataraman, former President of India
- C. Rangarajan, former Governor, Reserve Bank of India
- Kalanithi Maran, Media Baron
- Dayanidhi Maran, Member of Parliament, Minister, Govt Of India
- D. Simon Lourdusamy, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
- Vishwanathan Anand, World Chess Champion
- C. K. Prahalad, management writer
- Ramanathan Krishnan, tennis player
- Ramesh Krishnan, tennis player
- Sharath Kamal, Indian table tennis player
- Verghese Kurien, Architect of India's dairy development program Operation Flood.
- Narasimhan Ram, Journalist, Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu
- G. Viswanathan: Founder of VIT UniversityVellore
- K.S.Prashanth, CEO, LOANSINDIA
- N. Shreth Chongtham, Managing Director, biophone
In theatre and cinema
- Arvind Swamy, actor
- Vijay, actor
- Surya Sivakumar, actor
- Vikram, actor
- Yuvan Shankar Raja, film composer
- K. V. Anand, cinematographer
- Karthik Raja, film composer
- S. J. Suryah, film director and actor
- Mahesh Babu, actor
- Jayam Ravi, actor
- Vishal Reddy, actor
- Vishnuvardhan, director
- Paloma Rao, VJ and actress
- Vijay Vasanth, actor
- Sibiraj, actor
- D.imman, composer
- Prabhu, Son of Sivaji Ganesan
- Vijay Antony, Music Director Ganesan
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