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CRITERION VI

GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

The College has inclusive practices which help the institution in the matter of
planning human resources, recruitment, training, performance appraisal, financial
management and the overall role of leadership in institution building.

6.1. INSTITUTIONAL VISION AND LEADERSHIP

6.1.1. State the Vision and Mission of the College.

The motto of the College is Fide et Labore meaning ―Faith and Toil‖.
The Vision of the College is ―Striving for a just, secular, democratic, and
economically sound society, which cares for the poor, the oppressed and the
marginalized‖. This Vision receives further elaboration in our Mission statement
which reads:
―St. Joseph‘s College seeks to create men and women who will be agents of change,
committed to the creation of a society that is just, secular and democratic. The
education we offer is therefore, oriented towards enabling our students to strive for
both academic and human excellence. The College pursues academic excellence by
providing a learning environment that constantly challenges the students and supports
the ethic of intellectual curiosity and ceaseless enquiry. We promote human
excellence through courses and activities that help students achieve personal integrity
and conscientise them to injustice prevalent in society‖.
Each department of the College has a Vision and a Mission statement which emerges
from the commitment of the College towards quality in higher education.

6.1.2. Does the mission statement define the College‟s distinctive characteristics
in terms of addressing the needs of the society, the students it seeks to serve,
College‟s traditions and value Orientations, vision for the future, etc.?

Yes, the Mission statement of the College defines its characteristics.
St. Joseph‘s College, founded in 1882, is a minority Roman Catholic institution, run
by Jesuits with a reputation for academic excellence driven by social concern. Today
the College is a multi-cultural and cosmopolitan institution with a strong
determination towards a preferential option for the marginalized. While human
excellence is the ultimate goal of the institution, equitable education for the
disadvantaged is its commitment.
As an autonomous institution affiliated to Bangalore University, the College has
designed its curriculum to meet the objectives as stated in the Mission statement. The
institution is committed to developing well-rounded persons capable of critical
enquiry and lead social transformation in the specific fields they might choose for
themselves. The College is a site where a confluence of ideas and practices furthers
national progress and growth.
Experience, analysis and reflection are crucial inputs into the formation of policies in
the College, and in accomplishing its Vision. The College looks towards thinking
globally in terms of academic quality and excellence. This is articulated through the
Vision statements of different departments of the College. The College formulates

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