St. Pius X College, Rajapuram

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St. Pius X College

Established:	1995
Religious affiliation:	Diocese of Kottayam
Location:	, Kerala, India
Affiliations:	Kannur University
Website:	http://www.stpius.ac.in/

St. Pius X College is a post-secondary institution in Rajapuram, Kasaragod district of Kerala, India. It was established in 1995 and was the first college in Kerala to offer a B.Sc. degree in Microbiology. The college is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.

[edit] Organization

The college is managed by the corporate management of the Diocese of Kottayam.

The college's programs are:

B.Sc. Microbiology
B.Sc. Computer Science (started in the year 2001)
B.Sc. Physics
B.A. Development Economics
B.B.A
M.A. Development Economics

[edit] Sports, clubs, and traditions

The campus has two National Service Scheme units and an army wing of the National Cadet Corps. The Physical Education Department is specialised in Kabaddi, basketball and boxing.

The College Union oversees all of the college's clubs, which include Fine Arts Club, Tourism Club, Entrepreneurship Development Club, Yoga Club, Science Club, and Agape Club. The Career and Placement Cell and Women's Cell assist students in those areas and literary pursuits are served by a forum named ‘Sargasangamam’ and its two publications.