My College

We always starve to meet our fast friends of yester year but as both dont have time & also address of each other, it never is possible even though whatever great is our zeal but thanks to S.B.College alumni team for organizing get together and various programs & events every december, where we all will meet & share our experiences. Gather together with a huge crowd remembering college days,fun & memories. Thanks to all. We appreciate what SBHS has given to us when I see students from other schools joining professional courses these days. The practical exposure given to us was awesome. I owe my being to this college.

S. B. Education Society stands tall with its glorious rustle of a lofty expanse that places it as one of the oldest and the most reputed Educational Institutes in Maharashtra. Saraswati Bhuvan Education Society has flourished into a prestigious institution having 18 schools and 2 colleges educating more than 25,000 students imparting education from the First standard to Ph.D. Degree in different academic disciplines. The Government of Maharashtra bestowed "The Ideal Institute in the State Award" to the institution in the year 2000. The society is constantly engaged in bringing out the best in students and in making education relevant to the contemporary demands. One of the best reputed college.

Bothe graduate and post graduate programme in the department are among the most sought after course in the college and in the university. Average number of applicants for B.Com and M.com are 725 and 150 respectively. The demand ratio is 1:12 for B.Com and 1:10 for M.Com. The average pass percentage of pass for B.Com is 84 % and M.Com is 90%. The department bagged First and Second Rank for M.Com in 2007-08, fourth rank for M.Com 2009-10 and in 2010-11. At present there are 3 research guides in the department. Finance Banking and Marketing are the major research and projects..

During my time, there was no program as such. There were no placement in my college and we never had an internship program back then. I have no idea about what's happening in college today nor I'm aware of the internship programs.

In 2011 , three students of M.Com got placement South Indian Bank. In 2010 3 students got placement in State Bank of Travancore, Dhanalakshami Bank and ING Vysya Bank. On an Average 20 % of our students become Chartered Accountants, 40 % select the management field and 20 % become teachers. Others get self employed or go- abroad.Though campus interviews are conducted by some companies, it will be appropriate if a placement cell can be formally constituted in the college to give a thrust in this direction.

Commerce Association organised two day Intercollegiate commerce fest causerie on 12th and 13th of January 2012, with prize money worth Rs.1,00,000/-. It was the 11th edition of Causerie & 1st edition of junior causerie. Rs.3,00,000/- was the total budget of the programme. Mr. Tom Mathews , Senior Manager Life Insurance Corporation Inagurated the programme .440 participants from 42 colleges from various parts of south India participated in 7 events on the first day of the fest. 70 participants from 17 Higher secondary schools participated in 3 events on the second day of the fest. KG College, Pampady and Assumption College, Changanacherry shared the ever rolling trophy for the champions. 2011-11-14 Commerce Association organized “Market watch “a virtual stock market game designed to create investment awareness and at the same time provide a source of entertainment with simulated stock market trading. The game is an opportunity to learn the tricks of the trade and master the world of investing in stocks and equity by presenting a virtual stock market challenge on Market watch. Every student gets a notional money of Rs1,00,000/- to invest in a virtual stock exchange. By simulating a live stock market the user gets to choose the stocks, buy/sell them, and maintain a stock portfolio. Individual portfolios are reviewed and if one user gains are better than the others he stands a chance to win the prize.

The college fees were very feasible and were not expensive at all. It was INR 2500/- during my time and I'm not aware of today's fee structure there. We had to pay separate fees for examination and library. The fee structure was feasible for a middle class person but was not for a poor.

The college gives a number of Awards and Scholarships. The scholarships are given on the basis of academic performance and merit cum means. Those who are eligible for scholarships under merit cum means basis are identified after careful evaluation. Scholarships and prizes on the basis of academic performance is an impetus for them to perform well in the examinations.There are a number of welfare schemes operating in the college e.g. endowment scholarships for bright students.There are welfare schemes for the employees e.g. loans are sanctioned by S.B. College Employees' Credit Co-operative Ltd. for permanent employees. In addition, there is Food Loan facility & loan against General Provident Fund.

Different clubs and societies work under the supervision of the teachers, prominent among them being Youth Festival and Shishirotsava Committee, Debate Club, Magazine & Nature club. Though there is no separate employment cell in the college, at times, the requisition from various local industries for a list of suitable candidates is responded. Isolated campus interviews, too, had been done for the students of Computer Sc. & Botany departments. It is a feather in the cap of the college that it has been identified as a centre by the Govt. of Maharashtra to run 'Vidynan Manch' for bright school students since 1980. A brief interaction with the students reflected that the students have fairly good communication skills, appreciate and abide by college discipline and have a reasonable level of alertness and comprehension. The NSS department working under two programme officers is doing commendable work. Many noble programmes have been taken up in the past three years like blood donation camps, aids awareness, spread of literacy, construction of a link road to a village & drainage system, training youth for village industry, formation of co-operative milk scheme with villagers & preparation of a documentary on Kumbhephal activities. A good number of NCC cadets have been selected for ' Basic Leadership Camps' each year. In the year 1998-99, three cadets got selected for Republic Day Parade at New Delhi.Ample greenery with trees adorning the sideways is found, though it needs the attention of the Botany department and the authorities for proper care and nurture.

There are separate hostels on the campus with 41 students residing out of which 25 are boys & 16 girls. Govt. policies on reservation is followed in hostel admissions. There is a department of Physical Education which provides coaching in outdoor & indoor games. The sports activities will get a great boost on the completion of a gymnasium on the campus. The college canteen calls for a face lift though it is providing the essential services. The college has raised sufficient funds under the scheme of self-financing courses for their smooth running.

Saraswati Bhuvan Education Society has educated thousands of students since it’s inception in 1915. The alumni of this institution have captured every field such as Medicine, Engineering, Commerce, Arts, Law, Literature, Drama, R & D , Education.These Alumni are spread across the globe and are contributing actively in the growth of the region wherever they are located. The past students of this institution want to contribute some way to the growth of this institution. They want to give back to the institution and society in whatever form they can. They want come together under one platform to cherish old memories of the school, meet their teachers, who have carved out their lives. With this website we want to connect all the past students with one bond and create a platform where you can find your old buddies….know their success and meet again and again. We have compiled data of over 40 batches that have passed 10th standard from this school. One can easily search their name and update latest information. We want everybody to at least update email id and phone number, so that we can contact you and keep you posted with various events. This is a humble beginning and we are sure that this will grow into a big movement in near future. We want your valuable suggestions to make this website better and form a strong association in near future. Some prominent objectives of this Alumnus are: Create a central database of maximum past students in shortest possible time Unite all batches and arrange various events to get everybody together regularly Update website with latest information of the school and events Create a corpus fund which can be utilized for: Distributing awards to meritorious students of the school, Give scholarships to needy students of the school and help them complete the education Create world class library for students Support school to improve infrastructure Improve education standards by carrying out quality workshops for the teachers and the students.

There shall be a general examination at the end of each term. In addition to these general examinations, special test papers will be given from time to time at the discretion of the teachers, after due notice given to students. As a rule there will be one test paper a month in every subject. Exemption from a general examination is granted only by the principal and application for such exemption must ordinarily be made in person. Before passing orders on the applications the Principal may consult the teachers concerned. In case of illness, the Principal may ask for a Medical Cert ificate. Test paper marks keeping system is fully computerized. Any malpractice at the general or class examination will be punished with suspension from the College for periods up to a year.

Admission to all classes is governed by the following terms of agreement between the Management of the College and the Government of Kerala. 50% of the seats are filled by open selection on the basis of merit. 10% of the seats are reserved for catholic students of archdiocese of Changanassery. The seats under community quota are filled strictly on the basis of merit. 20% of the total number of seats is reserved for the students belonging to the SC/ST/OEC/OBC. The remaining seats (20%) will be filled by Management's choice. The management of the College appoints a committee for the selection of students. This committee gives special weightage to educational ly backward areas andand low-income groups.

Many of our teachers are coordinators of various programmes in the college. Dr. Jacob Thomas , Mr. Job Joseph and Mr. Binu Mathew Job assist the HRD in conducting training programmes for students. 4 of our teachers are resource persons of UGC NET coaching classes in various affiliated colleges and universities. Prof. Job Joseph is the co-ordinator of the SB Centre for Extension Activities and he also holds the position of General Convenor, College Navathy Celebrations.One of our faculties, Prof. Antony Joseph K had availed FIP and completed his research and presented the thesis. During the last 5 years 9 of our teachers attended 37 national seminars, 6 international seminars and 21 workshop.