St. Albert's College

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St. Alberts College is an arts and science college located at Kochi,India

St. Albert’s College, started in 1946 is an accredited first grade Arts, Science and Commerce College affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India.

With eleven degree courses, seven postgraduate courses and three research centres, the institution is well acclaimed for its academic excellence and is a name to reckon with in the sports, literary and extra-curricular fields.The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has accredited the College at the B++ level with an aggegate score of 81.

Until 2004, St. Albert's was an all-boy's school, when it began accepting girls in some courses.^[1]

The College offers the following Undergraduate Courses

B.A. in Economics (Bachelor of Arts) - 3 years

B.A. in English Literature (Bachelor of Arts) - 3 years

B.Sc. in Mathematics (Bachelor of Science) - 3 years

B.Sc. in Zoology (Bachelor of Science) - 3 years

B.Sc. in Botany (Bachelor of Science) - 3 years

B.Sc. in Physics (Bachelor of Science) - 3 years

B.Sc. in Chemistry (Bachelor of Science) - 3 years

B.Sc. in Aqua culture (Bachelor of Science) - 6 semesters

B.Sc. in Industrial Fish & Fisheries (Bachelor of Science) - 6 semesters

B.Sc. in Vocational Chemistry (Bachelor of Science) - 6 semesters

B.Com. (Bachelor of Commerce) - 3 years

The College offers the following Postgraduate Courses

M.Sc. in Zoology with specialisation in Medical Microbiology (Master of Science) - 4 semesters

M.Sc. in Applied Fisheries and Aquaculture (Master of Science) - 4 semesters

M.Sc. in Chemistry (Master of Science) - 4 semesters

M.Sc. in Physics with specialisation in Computer Science (Master of Science) - 4 semesters

M.Sc. in Botany with specialisation in Plant Biotechnology (Master of Science) - 4 semesters

M.Sc. in Mathematics with specialisation in Computer Programming (Master of Science) - 4 semesters

M.Com. (Master of Commerce with specialisation in Financial Management) - 4 semesters M. A. in English Language and Literature

(Master of Arts) - 4 semesters

M.B.A (Master of Business Administration with 4 specializations- Finance Management, Human Resource, Information Technology and Marketing) - 4 Semesters with several add on courses. Operating under a self financing mode called as Albertian Institute of Management

Research programmes (Ph.D.)

Three of the postgraduate departments are recognized research centers under the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. These centers offer full-time and part-time research facilities.

Mathematics: The department is bestowed with the legacy of the mathematical wizard and Professor De Emeritus, late Rev. Dr. Augustine Konnully. Thrust areas of research are fuzzy subgroups, fuzzy sets and systems, fuzzy groups and group homorphisms, and group theory. The department proudly publishes an international refereed half-yearly Research Journal “The Albertian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics” (TAJOPAM).

Commerce: The department owns the reputation that the first Ph.D. from Commerce faculty of the affiliating University is produced from this center. The faculty undertakes many major and minor research projects funded by agencies like ICSSR, UGC etc. The department mainly focuses on problems related particularly to the state of Kerala and Southern States of India.

Chemistry: Main areas of research in Chemistry Department are Polymer Chemistry and Technology, Environmental Studies and issues relevant to the city of Kochi, the industrial capital of Kerala. Members of faculty have attracted project funds from various agencies, augmenting infrastructure for research. The faculty has several publications in reputed national and international research journals.

Three more departments, the departments of Zoology, Botany and Physics are completing the procedures for recognition as research centers under Mahatma Gandhi University.