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 The outreach program is held mandatorily for students each year, with a rural visit
as well as in-city visits to promote social and community development and
sensitizing students on issues of social concern.

3.6.4. Give details on social surveys, research or extension work (if any)
undertaken by the College to ensure social justice and empower the under-
privileged and most vulnerable sections of society.

All extension services rendered actualize the College mission of creating men and
women for others and the vision of creating a just and secular society. All these
activities are conducted by pursuing research and survey on specific locations,
communities and local needs. The NSS and MSW conduct social mapping in camps
as part of their initiation of work in rural areas and this activity has identified social
problems through dialogue. These have resulted in providing those extension services
which a particular community requires.
 The outreach program has undertaken a variety of activities such as the Kill-Bill
Drive to rid city of posters in collaboration with BPAC; Litter Free Bangalore; drive
against plastics with BPAC and BBMP; and awareness creation about the
environmental costs of immersion of idols in city lakes. Awareness about wearing
helmets at traffic signals, no-honking drives and obeying traffic rules are some of
the initiatives. The postgraduates undertake a compulsory program in Manvi, about
400 km away, for five days to plant trees and provide other services in the
surrounding villages. In fact, the newly planted area is now locally known as St.
Joseph‘s Forest.
 In collaboration with ITC Ltd., Bangalore, the College recycles its paper waste and
coverts it into notebooks that are donated to needy children. Last year, 3867 kg of
answer sheets were recycled and the 1800 notebooks generated were donated to the
students of Government schools.
 The Department of Social Work has been engaged in several activities such as
Planting of Saplings, Organizing Medical Camps/Veterinary camps, helping to set
up of Rainwater Harvesting Plants, setting up Computer Labs and Libraries in
schools, and setting up Libraries in different villages in Karnataka. All these have
been hailed by villagers and the students get repeated invitations to visit these
villages.

3.6.5. Give details of awards/recognition received by the College for extension
activities/community development work.

The NSS has received media recognition for its activities. The NCC had applied for
the title of best institution under NCC. The 2012 batch of MSW received the Yuva
Chetana Award for community service. The award was accompanied by a cash prize
of Rs 10,000. Several newspapers have covered the students‘ efforts in assisting
society.

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