St.Joseph's College - SJC Pilathara Kannur - SJC

St.joseph's college Pilathara is affiliated to Kannur University. The college is managed by the Diocese of Kannur under the patronage of Rt.Rev.Dr.Alex Vadakkumthala, Bishop of Kannur. The college strives to reach the benefits of higher education to people of north Malabar who are comparatively backward in education pursuits. North Malabar consisting mainly of the districts of Kannur and kasargod has and comparatively only lesser institutions of higher education. The Diocese of Kannur bifurcated from the Diocese of Calicut in 1999, has been serving the people of Malabar though a network of schools, wanted to contribute its services in higher education too. The college which began in 2005 has eight courses now including two post graduate courses. The college is situated by the side of national highway 17 at Pilathara junction which is about 30kms north of the district headquarters of Kannur. Payyanur and Taliparaba are the nearby nearest towns and the location itself is emerging as a town. The college is accessible to all as we have also railway station in about 10km of range. The institution is visualized as a 'trend setter ', for higher education players in several respects. The too much politicization of the campuses in Kerala is a matter of concern for all. We have made a point to keep away sectarian political activity in the campus and we have developed a "Josephite model "of having one hundred percent democratic elections to the college union on a parliamentary mode without sectarian political party. Any student with stipulated qualifications by the university can be the candidate for any of the posts of the college union. This has brought about a sense of cordiality among students, who do divide themselves on traditional political party lines in similar instituitions. Globalised era is an era, where 'Quality 'is the buzz word. We insist on 'quality' as the keyword in our approach in all the academic and related endeavors. Use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) today is to be integral to the delivery of educational services. We have ensured the use of the same by all the departments by availing all needed facilities like well-furnished computer labs, internet facility, INFLIB-NET services, LCD Projectors and related gadgets.