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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Women's college in Kerala, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox university<br />
|name = St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda<br />
|image = St Joseph College, Irinjalakuda.jpg<br />
| caption = St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda<br />
|motto = Life, Light and Love<br />
|established = 1964<br />
|principal = Dr.Sr.Siji <br />
|campus = [[semi-urban area|Semi-Urban]]<br />
|affiliations = [[University of Calicut]]<br />
|students = 3000+<br />
|city = [[Irinjalakuda]] <br />
|state = [[Kerala]]<br />
|country = [[India]]<br />
|website =[https://www.stjosephs.edu.in/]<br />
}}<br />
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'''St. Joseph's College (Autonomous) [[Irinjalakuda]]'''<ref name=":0">{{cite web|website=Calicut University|title=Calicut University affiliated Colleges|url=http://www.universityofcalicut.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=560|accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref> is one of the [[women's college]] in the state of [[Kerala, India]]. This institution was established in 1964 and affiliated with the [[University of Calicut]]. In 1999, St. Joseph’s College, Irinjalakuda established the Department of [[Biotechnology]], distinguished as the one and only institution in Kerala to provide a government-aided B.Sc. Biotechnology program.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Department of Biotechnology, St. Joseph’s College, Irinjalakuda |url=https://stjosephs.edu.in/department/biotechnology/content/home.html}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=College Development Council (CDC), University of Calicut, Kerala, Inbdia |url=https://cdc.uoc.ac.in/index.php/college-data-management}}</ref> St.Joseph's College was the first women's college in Kerala to offer a Master's program in Mass Communication and Journalism. The institution has more than 3000+ students.<ref>{{cite web|title=മാധ്യമരംഗത്ത് സ്ത്രീശാസ്തീ കരണം" മാധ്യമ സെമിനാര് നടന്നു|url=http://irinjalakuda.com/news.php?id=4183|publisher=Irinjalakuda.com|accessdate=31 October 2013}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
St. Joseph’s College, [[Irinjalakuda]] is a college for [[women]], affiliated with the [[University of Calicut]] and managed by St.Joseph Educational Society of the Congregation of Holy Family. The Congregation was founded in 1914 by the Saint [[Mariam Thresia]], a pioneer in the field of the family apostolate, beatified on 9th April 2000. <br />
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In 1999, the Department of [[Biotechnology]] was established at St. Joseph’s College, Irinjalakuda, and since then, it has stood as a pioneering hub for scientific learning and research. Beginning with the inception of the B.Sc. Biotechnology program affiliate to [[University of Calicut]], the department expanded its academic offerings in 2004 to include the M.Sc. General Biotechnology program as well.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> <br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
* [[M. R. Anitha|Justice M. R. Anitha]], Judge, Kerala High Court.<br />
* [[Dr.]] [[Khadija Mumtaz]], Medical Practitioner, Author.<br />
* [[R. Bindu]], Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice in [[Second Vijayan ministry]].<br />
* Dr. P V Radhadevi, Director, Advanced Data Processing Research Institute, Department Of Space.<br />
* Ms. Dhanya Babu, Adjunct Professor, Dept Of Criminal Justice, City University Of New York.<br />
* Dr Uma Kollamparambil, Professor & Head, School Of Economics & Finance, Johannesburg.<br />
* Ms. Usha Suresh Balaje, Performer Artist.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Education in Kerala]]<br />
*[[University of Calicut]]<br />
*[[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]]<br />
*[[University Grants Commission (India)]]<br />
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