St. Philomena’s college established on October 9th 1946 with the benediction of His Excellency Rene Feuga MEP, the Bishop of Mysore and inaugurated with the munificence and generosity of His Highness Sri Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, the Maharaja of the then princely state of Mysore, the first private science college in Mysore region speaks for itself volumes of its rich legacy, history and tradition.
Now, 79 years young, traditional programmes coexist with contemporary courses, proliferating the student strength and infrastructure. The college boasts of 27 UG depts. and 13 post graduate studies, besides, being a research centre it offers Ph.D in four disciplines with erudite scholars of outstanding calibre, gearing itself to become a Deemed to be University in the near future. From 2023 the college has begun MBA and MCA, twin premier professional courses with AICTE approval, New Delhi, yet another colourful feather on the cap of Philos. MSC Food Science and Nutrition has commenced from 2024 with ample space and infrastructure created.
In 2046 the college will celebrate its centenary. Hundred years down the line, the college strives in the service of nation building in providing quality education on par with global standards, that needs additional space so as to make room for evolving educational needs of our times. Therefore a prospective plan is the need of hour. As a premier Institution of Higher Education it’s motto is Caritas in Scientia – Service through Knowledge.
It strives to promote a research environment to inspire, guide, motivate, and inculcate intra-disciplinary/ multidisciplinary research culture among the faculty and students thereby its social responsibility is multifold and therefore the knowledge that students gain at Philos need to be translated into service of humanity and percolate down to mitigate suffering of millions of our countrymen who still struggle to make a decent living.
St. Philomena’s college established on October 9th 1946 with the benediction of His Excellency Rene Feuga MEP, the Bishop of Mysore and inaugurated with the munificence and generosity of His Highness Sri Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, the Maharaja of the then princely state of Mysore, the first private science college in Mysore region speaks for itself volumes of its rich legacy, history and tradition.
Now, 79 years young, traditional programmes coexist with contemporary courses, proliferating the student strength and infrastructure. The college boasts of 27 UG depts. and 13 post graduate studies, besides, being a research centre it offers Ph.D in four disciplines with erudite scholars of outstanding calibre, gearing itself to become a Deemed to be University in the near future. From 2023 the college has begun MBA and MCA, twin premier professional courses with AICTE approval, New Delhi, yet another colourful feather on the cap of Philos. MSC Food Science and Nutrition has commenced from 2024 with ample space and infrastructure created.
In 2046 the college will celebrate its centenary. Hundred years down the line, the college strives in the service of nation building in providing quality education on par with global standards, that needs additional space so as to make room for evolving educational needs of our times. Therefore a prospective plan is the need of hour. As a premier Institution of Higher Education it’s motto is Caritas in Scientia – Service through Knowledge. It strives to promote a research environment to inspire, guide, motivate, and inculcate intra-disciplinary/ multidisciplinary research culture among the faculty and students thereby its social responsibility is multifold and therefore the knowledge that students gain at Philos need to be translated into service of humanity and percolate down to mitigate suffering of millions of our countrymen who still struggle to make a decent living.