Milestones
IMPORTANT MILESTONES IN THE HISTORY OF ST JOSEPH'S COLLEGE
| # | YEAR | MILESTONE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1844 | Founded at Nagappattinam |
| 2 | 1844 | Introduced - English, Economics, Mathematics & French |
| 3 | 1858 | Introduced - Tamil |
| 4 | 1869 | Introduced - History |
| 5 | 1881 | Introduced - Physics |
| 6 | 1883 | Shifted to Tiruchirappalli |
| 7 | 1866 | Affiliated to Madras University |
| 8 | 1895 | Celebrated Golden Jubilee |
| 9 | 1896 | Started College Band |
| 10 | 1906 | Introduced - Chemistry |
| 11 | 1909 | Introduced - Sanskrit |
| 12 | 1912 | Introduced - Botany |
| 13 | 1944 | Celebrated Centenary |
| 14 | 1944 | Introduced - Hindi |
| 15 | 1948 | Introduced - Commerce |
| 16 | 1967 | Founded - Rapinat Herbarium |
| 17 | 1978 | Awarded Autonomous Status |
| 18 | 1978 | Introduced - Statistics & Foundation Courses |
| 19 | 1982 | Affiliated to Bharathidasan University |
| 20 | 1983 | Introduced - Human Resource Management & Computer Science |
| 21 | 1985 | Launched SHEPHERD Programme |
| 22 | 1992 | Introduced - Biochemistry |
| 23 | 1993 | Introduced - Electronics |
| 24 | 1994 | Celebrated Sesquicentenary |
| 25 | 1994 | Inaugurated Jubilee Building |
| 26 | 1999 | Introduced - Personnel Management and Industrial Relations (PMIR) |
| 27 | 1999 | Awarded Five Star Status by NAAC |
| 28 | 1999 | Introduced - BBA |
| 29 | 2001 | Introduced - Choice Based Credit System |
| 30 | 2002 | Introduced - Biotechnology |
| 31 | 2004 | Declared - "College with Potential for Excellence" |
| 32 | 2006 | Re-accredited with A+ Grade by NAAC |
| 33 | 2007 | Introduced - MBA |
| 34 | 2009 | Sponsored by DST - FIST (Science Departments) |
| 35 | 2009 | Inaugurated Arrupe Digital Library |
| 36 | 2010 | Introduced - Commerce and Computer Applications |
| 37 | 2012 | Sponsored by DBT |
| 38 | 2012 | Re-accredited with A Grade (3rd cycle) by NAAC |
| 39 | 2014 | Established - Schools of Excellence |
| 40 | 2015 | Awarded Special Heritage Status by the UGC |
| 41 | 2018 | Celebrated 175th Year (Dodransbicentennial Year) Introduced B.Sc Vis.Com. |
| 42 | 2019 | Accredited with A++ Grade (4th Cycle) by NAAC |
| 43 | 2020 | Introduced B.Com. Honours, M.Sc. Data Science and M.A. Counselling Psychology |