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{{Infobox school
| name = St. Joseph's Pre-University College
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| motto = Fide et Labore
| motto_translation = By Faith and Toil
| address = Residency Road
| city = [[Bangalore]]
| state = [[Karnataka]]
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| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|12|58|15.92|N|77|36|15.17|E|display=title,inline}}
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| type = [[Jesuit]], [[Catholic school|Catholic]]
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| gender = All male
| denomination = All faiths
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| principal = CR Rajendra
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| grades = 11 and 12
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| established = {{Start date and age|1882}}
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| website = {{URL|sjpuc.in}}
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'''St. Joseph’s Pre-University College''' (SJPUC) is an educational institution located in [[Bangalore]], India. The college is managed by the [[Society of Jesus]] (Jesuits). Through the Bangalore Jesuit Educational Society (BJES) St. Joseph's executes the objectives of the Jesuit philosophy of education.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

While [[St. Joseph's College, Bangalore]], dates to 1882, the pre-university division became independent in 2001 after the Government of Karnataka determined that PU studies would be separate from graduate studies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Pre-University-Colleges-Keep-Cut-off-Marks-Unchanged-This-Year/2015/05/14/article2813378.ece|title=Pre-University Colleges Keep Cut-off Marks Unchanged This Year|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref> Graduate studies in science and arts are now the responsibility of [[St. Joseph's College, Bangalore|St. Joseph's College]] while graduate programs in commerce are mainly taught by [[St. Joseph's College of Commerce]]. There is also an evening division.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjpuc.in/history.html|title=SJPUC {{!}}{{!}}|website=www.sjpuc.in|access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref> Also, to accommodate more students who were interested in commerce, graduate studies in commerce have also begun at the St. Joseph's College.

== History ==
The Society of Jesus was founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, with a mission & objective of the education of youth around the world with the motto [[Ad majorem Dei gloriam|"For the Greater Glory of God"]]. St. Joseph's Pre-University College was founded in 1882 by [[Paris Foreign Missions Society|French Foreign Missionary Fathers]] to offer a liberal education for the boys of European and Anglo-Indian families.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} After India's independence, admission was extended in the 1950s and 1960s to include male students irrespective of race, religion or caste. The college was started by the French Foreign Missionary Fathers for the purpose of imparting higher education to youngsters. In 1937, the management of the College was handed over to the Jesuits of Karnataka Province.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.karnatakajesuits.org/institution_b'lore.html|title=: : Karnataka Jesuits|website=www.karnatakajesuits.org|access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref>

== Emblem and Motto ==
The emblem dates from the French Foreign Missionary Fathers in 1882. It consists of two scrolls. The one on top of the crown is inscribed with the motto in Latin, "Fide et Labore" (''By Faith and Toil''). The scroll below the leaves bears the name of the institution. The shield consists of the cross which is symbolic of the [[Catholic church|Catholic]] faith and there are two bees on either side of the cross representing toil / hard work. The crown above the shield represents supremacy and glory while the palm leaves below the shield represent victory.<ref name=":0" />

== The College ==
The college has been recognised by the Government of Karnataka. Education in the streams of Science, Commerce and Arts are provided to students who complete the 10th grade of school and pass the [[SSLC]], [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] or [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] exam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjpuc.in/admissionprocedure.html|title=SJPUC {{!}}{{!}}|website=www.sjpuc.in|access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref>

The buildings consist of two blocks. The Main Block houses the office of the administrative and staff offices along with counselling rooms, classrooms and library, while the Loyola Block houses various laboratories, an audiovisual room, parliament room and student council room, along with some additional classrooms. The college has [[basketball]] and [[volleyball]] courts and a multipurpose [[astroturf]] arena which is used for other sports. There is also a multipurpose sand court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjpuc.in/sports.html|title=SJPUC {{!}}{{!}}|website=www.sjpuc.in|access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref>

The college encourages students to participate in a lot of extracurricular activities and there are a lot of clubs and associations, which students can join and showcase their skills.

== Culture ==
The College annually conducts an intra-collegiate fest called "Andromeda", which showcases the talents of the students by means of activities such as quizzes, science models, singing, beat boxing, a fashion parade, etc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjpuc.in/andromeda_15.html|title=SJPUC {{!}}{{!}}|website=www.sjpuc.in|access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref> An annual inter-collegiate fest called "Equinox" attracts about 5,000 students from across Bangalore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sjpuc.in/equinox.html|title=SJPUC {{!}}{{!}}|website=www.sjpuc.in|access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Jesuit education institutions]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://sjpuc.in/}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Joseph's Pu College}}
[[Category:Jesuit universities and colleges in India]]
[[Category:Pre University colleges in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Colleges in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2001]]
[[Category:2001 establishments in Karnataka]]

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