Mangaluru: The reputed journal “The Week” has ranked St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru at 22 among the Best Science Colleges in India with a composite score of 317. The Humanities stream is ranked 44 with a composite score of 274. The college has maintained the top ranking in “The Week-Hansa survey for best colleges in India” consecutively for the last five years.
It may be noted that there are more than 40,000 colleges in India. At the state-level the college is ranked fourth in the science stream.
The rank is awarded by considering various parameters, like student-teacher ratio, student quality, the infrastructure of the college, teachers’ qualification, placements and research among other parameters. The rank is based on both factual and perceptual score. Factual score is calculated from the data obtained from the colleges and perceptual score is calculated based on the feedback given by academic experts, academic institutions of repute, recruiters, current and aspiring students
In “India Today – MDRA Survey” the college has maintained its position among the Best Colleges in India under various streams such as- Social Work (19), Computer Applications (21), Journalism (33), Business Administration (40), Science (46), Arts (50) and Commerce (65).
In the NIRF ranking conducted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, the college is in the 100-150 band for its overall performance – the only college to feature in this category from the Mangaluru, Udupi and Kodagu Districts and one among the three colleges in the state.