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of previous academic background as long as they have the basic 10+2 qualification.
Similarly, at the postgraduate level the Departments of Communication and Social
Work admit students irrespective of their academic backgrounds.

1.2.2. Have any courses been developed specially targeting international
students? If so, how successful have they been? If „no‟, explain the impediments.

There are no courses targeting international students specifically, though the College
has always played host to a small band of international students in its various
undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The option of a course aimed specifically
has not been explored owing to the current structure of affiliation to the University. In
the absence of such a program at the University level, there is no option for designing
such courses.

1.2.3. Does the College offer dual degree and twinning programs? If yes, give
details.

At present, there is no dual degree or twinning programs offered by the College
though informal discussions have been held with potential partners.

1.2.4. Does the College offer self-financing programs? If yes, list them and
indicate if policies regarding admission, fee structure, teacher qualification and
salary are at par with the aided programs?

 The College offers the following self-financing courses. These comprise courses in
Social Sciences, Humanities, Sciences, Professional Courses and Postgraduate
Courses.
 The admission requirement to these self-financing courses is governed by the
eligibility criteria prescribed by Bangalore University. The admission policies are
framed by the Bangalore Jesuit Educational Society (BJES) in accordance with the
rules framed for minority institutions. In addition, the BJES frames policies designed
to further the preferential option for the poor among other religions while also making
provision for admitting students who are Dalit/OBC and from other religious
minorities.
 The fee-structure varies according to the nature of the course and its requirements.
 The management is proactive about recruiting qualified candidates with preference
for NET/K-SET and PhD. In order to retain talent, BJES ensures that the salaries
given to qualified teachers are comparable with UGC entry-level salaries.

Table 1.5: List of Self Financing Courses
UG Courses (Social Sciences UG Courses (Sciences) PG Courses
and Humanities)
EJP (English; Journalism & CBBT (Chemistry, English
Creative Writing; Psychology) Botany, Biotechnology)
CPE (Communicative English, CZBT (Chemistry, Journalism and
Political Science, Economics) Zoology, Biotechnology) Communication

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