RUSA

Malayalam

ST.JOHN’S COLLEGE; ANCHAL

St. John’s College, Anchal is an aided institution affiliated to the University of Kerala. The College, established in the year 1964, is a minority institution managed by the Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum of Malankara Syrian Catholic Church, Kerala and is in constant pursuit of enhancing and imparting quality education to the mostly marginalized and deprived sections of the society. It was recognized by University Grants Commission under 2(f) & 12(B) scheme in 1971. The College offers eleven UG programmes and four PG programmes and has two approved Research Centres offering Doctoral Research programmes. The college has a total strength of around 1400 students and 90 teaching and non- teaching staff. The committed Management, dedicated staff, sincere students, excellent infrastructure facilities including the Wi-Fi campus and the green environment-- all contribute significantly to the development of the College, enabling it to reach various academic and non-academic milestones within a span of 59 glorious years and to emerge as a premier H.E. institution in the region.

The institution has a spacious library which houses an impressive collection of reference books,academic books, novels, magazines, and journals. Apart from the printed works, the library hasan online database with subscription to numerous journals with N-lists provided to students and the faculty to access the INFLIBNET. In addition to the department-wise smart classrooms,an Audio Visual Theatre has been set up, where workshops, seminars, and panel discussions are conducted for the students. To provide advanced scientific and academic input to students,an ICT-integrated classroom has also been established. The PG Department of Environmental Sciences provides many facilities including a Water Quality Testing Lab. There is also an efficiently functioning rain water harvesting reservoir where water is stored for daily needs. The practical laboratories of the science department are regularly upgraded with modern equipment to meet high academic standards.

About RUSA Project

CONSTRUCTION OF PG CUM CONFERENCE BLOCK

Design Considerations

The new PG Cum Conference Hall Block has been developed as a single storey building. Habitat technology group proposed a design for the building and the team prepared an estimate for the construction of the building.

Proposed design

The new PG Classroom Cum Conference Hall Block has been developed as a single storey building with a total area of 4595 Sq.ft, accommodating four PG classrooms, one Conference Hall (Capacity - 108), Guest Room, Back Stage Room, and Toilets for ladies and gents. Footing and column structure foundation, Outer Exposed Interlock brick (compressed Mud Block) masonry walls, RCC roofing for Conference Hall and truss work with shingles roofing for PG classrooms, Aluminum windows, Wooden doors, PVC doors for bathrooms, rustic tile flooring, and ceramic tile flooring for toilets are proposed.

CONFERENCE HALL - 108 PERSONS
GUEST ROOM + TOILET
GREEN ROOM + TOILET
PG CLASSROOMS - 4 NOS.
TOILETS FOR LADIES AND GENTS
PH TOILETS
Total area – 4595Sq.ft
Estimated Cost : Rs.1,06,00,000

Renovation Work

The proposal is envisaged to fulfill the required infrastructure facilities of the college. The renovation works in the proposals are

Exam Hall – Mar Baselios Catholic Memorial Building
Exam Hall – Physics Department
Chemistry Lab
Kitchen
Toilet – Chemistry Department and Environment Science Department
Zoology Department
Environmental Science Lab
PG Zoology Lab
Botany Department
University Exam Room
Physics Lab
Economics Department
Auditorium Renovation

PURCHASE

Books and journals

The college proposes to upgrade the existing library facility to incorporate the rising demands in the academic field. In order to sustain and foster academic excellence in the higher education field the college plans to further enhance the number of books and journals relating to curricular and research fields. St. John’s College acclaimed as a distinguished centre of higher education has been playing a pivotal role in the transformation and transition of the society by imparting value-added quality education to the mostly marginalized and deprived sections of the society. The focus has been lent to the rural dwellers of the region, belonging to socially, economically, and educationally backward classes. St. John’s College has garnered a unique identity in the educational landscape by enlightening generations with knowledge and fresh insights, thus dispelling ignorance, poverty, and evils; and empowering the individual and the society of a rural mountainous area, with the standards of modern life. In 2015, the College was re-accredited with ‘A’ grade by the NAAC. The Star College Scheme of the Department of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science and Technology is a programme to support colleges offering undergraduate education to improve science teaching. The Department and the Ministry recognized St. John’s College under its Star College Scheme in 2016. The Fund for Improvement of Science and Technology Infrastructure (FIST) programme of the Ministry of Science and Technology is a scheme to support the universities and colleges for strengthening the exiting S and T infrastructure with adequate funding to rebuild the science and technology infrastructure of the country. The Ministry recognized St. John’s College under its DST-FISTprogramme in 2016. It is another golden feather that adorns the crown of St. John’s College immediately after its NAAC ‘A’ grade re-accreditation and STAR College recognition. The RUSA fund of the Govt granted to the college has served to significantly upgrade the current infrastructural facilities of the college, thereby rendering it more student-centred and research-oriented.