St Aloysius College belongs to a network of educational institutions administered by the members of the Society of Jesus, a religious order which runs schools, colleges and universities in more than 105 countries in the world.
Established in 1880, St Aloysius College prides itself in its history of 140 years. Despite its status as a minority institution, the college has imparted high quality education to all sections of society regardless of caste, color or creed.
The motto of the college, “Lucet et Ardet” which means “shine to enkindle” has inspired countless students to become men and women for and with others and thus bring light and joy into the lives of people. It is for this reason that Jesuit education has become a touchstone for evolving new paradigms in higher education.
In 1880, 9 Jesuits landed in Mangalore at the request made by Mangaloreans to establish an institution of quality higher education. The college celebrated its centenary celebrations in 1980 in a grand manner for which our former President of India, Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy was the chief guest and witness. In the year 2002, the college campus witnessed the arrival of our beloved former President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam for the inauguration of the Information Technology Block.
Toward the end, St Aloysius College has drawn 31 MOUs out of which 17 are with universities abroad, in the U.S., Spain, Germany, UK, and New Zealand. It is hence, engaged in active collaboration with some of these universities; among some others that are actively collaborating even without any signed agreement.
Boys Hostel The college has separate student hostels in each of the campuses for boys divided into hostels for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Girls Hostel The college has separate student hostels in each of the campuses for ladies divided into hostels for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Gym The college has Gym facility for the students.
Library The library has over 85000 books and bound volumes of journals & Digital Library Service, It has a seating capacity for 250 users at a time.
Sports It is well equipped with indoor as well as outdoor sports and games facilities. It prepares its athletics and sports persons to participate university, state and National level events.
Cafeteria There are two College Canteens -AlCafe and SAC canteen which provide refreshments besides veg and non-veg meals at moderate prices.
Auditorium In Addition to the main auditorium, which is known as Gelge Hall, College also has 3 new auditoriums in the ARRUPE Block for staff-student activities. The College has two more fully air-conditioned auditoriums
Medical/Hospital
The college has health center with first aid facility for the students.
Wifi The four blocks of our campus have WIFI facility with 10 MB speed internet connection for the use of staff and students.
IT Infrastructure Students have access to over 270 computers in several well equipped, airconditioned laboratories in the Computer Center. A Computer Hardware Laboratory is attached to it.
Laboratories College have 24 Well-equipped laboratories with spacious and well-ventilated halls to meet the 15 requirements of Computer Science, Botany, Chemistry, Zoology, Physics, Microbiology, Electronics, Psychology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Journalism, Social Work and English Language departments. The Laboratory of Applied Biology and Environmental Sciences offers research facilities for Ph.D. & it has established a central computational facility under the FIST program.
Convenience Store The College has a bookstore in the Admin-block serving the student community. The store stocks all the required and recommended textbooks, study aids and office supplies.