College Reopens on 19 June

27 May. St Aloysius College Mangalore will reopen for the academic year 2008-09 on June 19th for the 1st years, and on 23rd for the 2nd and 3rd Years. You are expected to be there on the first day – first class.

Post Graduate classes will begin slightly later.

Some Suggestions for Page Viewing

27 May. Dear Friends, I keep updating www.richardrego.wordpress.com regularly, even from outstation. But sometimes it becomes difficult to update you with the latest in the present blog you are viewing. Hence, in case you don’t see updates, please visit www.richardrego.wordpress.com and leave your comments, suggestions, and querries. I will be pleased to consider them.

Post Graduation in Mass Communication

13 May. Want financial support for your studies in Mass Communication? Want to be a media professional? Here is some good news for you:

For those who want to do masters or PG in Mass Communication, there are some scholarships available.

Raknno Konkani Weekly -last year- has established a Raknno Journalism Scholarship Fund for the deserving candidates. Deserving candidates can avail these scholarships for their studies in Mass Communication (only). The scholaships also intend to support your studies in the second year.

Those interested can seize this opportunity and realise their dream of studies and careers in media. It is our dream that you be a media professional useful to society. Towards this we want to do our best to assist you.

St Aloysius College beckons you. Study at SAC – get that SAC Brand up your sleeves.

“Hot Jobs for New Age” On AIR

10 May. Hot Jobs for New Age - that is the topic of a radio talk by Fr Dr Richard Rego on All India Radio. He recored the talked on Thursday. The talk will be aired on All India Radio on 22 May (Thursday) on the Konkani slot.

Tune in your radio and mobile sets to listen to this talk.

Applications & Prospectus by Post

9 May. Those who want to have their copy of applications and prospectus posted, can send a DD for Rs. 350/- for PG or Masters courses, and Rs. 200/- for UG or undergraduate (degree) courses. These courses include: MS Communication, MA in Applied Economics, M.Com in Finance and Accounting, M.Sc. in Holistic Psychology and Counselling, M.S.W., M.A. in English & Communication, M.Sc. Biochemistry, M.Sc. Biotechnology, and M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry.

There are no quota (like Mangalore University or a particular college student) for admission; it’s open/ general admission. For MSW, MSc in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, and Analytical Chemistry, you need to appear for an entrance test to be conducted on 7, 9, 10 of June. Details are available on this same blog, a few days earlier post.

The DD should be drawn in favour of The Principal, St Aloysius College, payable at Mangalore. Post your DD and request to Principal, St Aloysius College, P.B. No. 720, Mangalore, 575003. Karnataka.

Kindly note: send only a DD, and not a cheque from outstation (outside Mangalore city).

If you send an email giving us the DD details, after posting, it would be nice.

For faster communication, please send the same by speed post or courier.

For courses like  MCA, MBA, MSc in Software Technology, MSc in Bioinformatics please visit www.staloysius.ac.in. you will details for getting / downloading your application.

Degree Admissions at St Aloysius College Commence

3 May. Even as Karnataka PUC results started pouring in, students with their parents started thronging St Aloysius College Mangalore for admissions to Under Graduate or Degree courses. Courses on offer are B.A, B.Sc., BSW, BBM, BCom, BCA. One could see long queues along the corridors and in the portico, in spite of 3 people doing the registration of applications.

Those who have registered their applications, please see the notice board from Monday (5th May) onwards  for the status of their application. You will be called for counselling on one of these days.  Since there are sufficient seats available for all courses, there is no need to panic.

Those who have not got their 12th standard results, please get your pre-board marks and submit your applications to the office.

Admissions to I year PUC at St Aloysius College at Light House Hill (the 128 year old college) will open soon after the SSLC results are announced. Admissions are done at the PUCollege – down / opposite Bishop’s house (near boys’ hostel), and not at the Degree College up!

Please note: there are no agents or brokers who do admissions for you any course at St Aloysius. Admissions are done directly by the Principal in the office. You will find some agents/ brokers asking you money as “donation” for ’such and such  person’ or for principal to get a seat for you! Please don’t believe! Anything about admissions to any of the St Aloysius units (college, PUC, High School, Primary, hostels etc) are done ONLY BY THE PRINCIPALS in their respective offices!

In the meantime, those who want to do their post graduate courses, could submit their applications to the office. Masters Courses on offer are -

M.S. Communication (Mass Media with specialisations in Broadcast Media, Corporate Communication and New Media)  + FM Radio to aid your learning

M.A. Applied Economics

M.Sc. in Holistic Psychology and Counselling

M.Sc. in Biotechnology

M.Sc in Biochemistry

M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry

M.A. English & Communication

M.Com in Applied Accounts and Finance

MSW

M.Sc. in Software Technology

M.Sc. in Bioinformatics

MCA

MBA

Among these MCA, MBA, MSc Bioinformatics, MSc in Software Technology have their own Entrance tests sometime in early June. YOu need to contact Fr Denzil Lobo or visit www.staloysius.ac.in .

Among others, M.Sc in Biochemistry, M.Sc. in Biotechnology, M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry and M.S.W will have entrance tests on 7, 9, 10 th of June.

Other courses will have direct admissions.

Results – SAPUC 96.22%; Evening PUC: 88.52%; Harihar 87%

3 May. St Aloysius Pre University College has scored an impressive 96.22% results for this year. Given the number of students appearing for the exams (over 1,500), this is an extremely impressive result.

Hearty congratulations to Prof. John D’Silva (Principal), Fr Michael John (Administrator) and all the staff members who have slogged through the year to  make it a good year for the college and the students.

In the meantime, our new baby St Aloysius Pre University College Harihar has done extremely well – it has achieved 87% results, only in its second year of results. Isn’t this a wonderful performance given the college is new, staff are new, students who come (in the infancy of a college) are not the best! Fr Victor Lobo, you are great! You worked miracles! Hearty congratulations to you and to your dedicated staff members.

Overall Results:

St Aloysius PU COllege: Science 1010 appeared, 977 passed (96.73%); Commerce: 296 appeared, 282 pass (95.27%); Arts – 69 appeared, 64 pass (92.75%). Overall: 1375 appeared, 1323 passed; 96.22%

HIghest marks in Arts: Lovita Natasha Viegas – 506.

HIghest marks in  COmmerce: Amar Sharma & Sonali Suresh Mallya: 570.

HIghest marks in Science: Vinayachandra V. – 579

HIghest marks in Arts by an SC student: Puja Ermal – 511

HIghest marks in Commerce by an SC student: Rahul Shivakanth Hiroli – 504

HIghest marks in Science by SC student: Laxmi V – 466

HIghest marks in Art by an ST student:Anush K – 547

HIghest marks in Commerce by an ST student: Mangala G Naykar -504

HIghest marks in Sceince by an ST student: Sharath Kumar K – 497.

HIghest marks in Kannada: Pratik Irvatthur, Sneha H., Shrija Rao S.P.  - 95 each

St Aloysius Evening PU College: Arts – 15 appeared, 10 passed, 66.66%; Commerce – 46 appeared, 54% passed (95.65%); Overall – 61 appeared, 54 passed, Overall: 88.52%.

HIghest marks in Arts: Gopinath Baliga & Umesh V – 384 each

HIghest marks in  Commerce: Ranjith Kumar K – 515

HIghest marks in Kannada – Ranjith Kumar K -94; Parvathi – 92; Yogishwari – 91.

HIghest marks in Arts by an SC student: Raviraj Shivappa Vadgeri – 323.

HIghest marks in Arts by an ST student: Ranjith Kumar K – 515; Nagaraj – 452; Jitesh – 264. 

St Aloysius PU College Harihar - c. 87% (1 failed in chemistry, 8 in Physics; 100% in every other subject)