Loyola receives A+ Accreditation from NAAC ...

The executive committe of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), on the recommendations of the duly appointed Peer Team has declared Loyola College Chennai as Accredited at A+ level (90-95 grade) on 17/10/2006

Christ the King Church : Your generosity is solicited...

The Church of Christ the King in the premises of Loyola College, Chennai celebrates its Platinum Jubilee. On this momentous occasion, the Church will be undergoing renovation to restore this magnificent edifice to its former glory. The restoration committee has estimated a budget of Rs.1 Crore for a complete renovation of the Church. As the Budget is beyond the slender resources of the college, we earnestly request all Alumni/ae, well-wishers and philanthropic-minded people, to send your contributions and make this project a success. Drafts or Cheques should be made in favour of The Principal, Loyola College, Chennai - 600 034, Tamil Nadu, India, Tel: 91-44-28178200

Prof. NSG passes away ...

Message from Dr DPS :- Dear Friends, With profound sense of sadness, I inform you that our dear professor, Dr NSG passed away on 17/10/2006. The last journey took palce on Sunday, 22nd, Oct from 30/2, 3rd st., State bank colony, Virugambakkam, Chennai-26 (Ph:044-23766894) around 10 am. May his SOUL rest in peace!

Loyola College won the top honours Themes...

The presentation by a student team from Loyola College won the top honours in an inter-collegiate paper presentation organised by department of economics of D.G. Vaishnav College here recently. The themes for the presentation were "Need for entrepreneurship" and "Export and import policies in the present scenario." The judges found the presentation by G.R. Rohan and Thoudam David of Loyola College as the best.

Source: The Hindu (18/03/2006)

Loyola offers Dip in TV Technology

Ace Loyola College & Good News Television offer a comprehensive one year Diploma Course in Television Technology. The course is divided into three trimesters.

In the first trimester students learn all aspects of Television Production, Techniques and Management. They move on in the second trimester, to specialise in one of three areas on TV Scripting and Direction, TV Camera Technology, TV Editing. In the final trimester, each student does an independent project of high professional standards. The training centre in fully equipped with video production & recording studio with latest equipments .The Director Rev. Dr. Francis Peter S.J. Ace Loyola and Good news Television, oversee the training, keeping in mind the latest inputs required to meet the challenges in the television industry.

Source: Sify (06/04/2006)

Loyola College students set for Guinness bid

Loyola College students are hoping to find their college a place in Guinness Book of Records. Until now, it has found a place only in the Limca Book of Records.

Undergraduate students of the Tamil Department in Loyola College will stage 13 plays from the Old and New Testaments for 48 hours from April 11 to 13 in a bid to beat the current Guinness record holders in the same segment. Ten students will stage the plays at Bertram hall in the college from 8 a.m. on Tuesday. Currently, Thisaigal Cultural Troupe of Madurai holds the record for staging plays without a break.

Source: The Hindu (10/04/2006)

Loyola bags Rs. 1.4 crore in research funds...

Loyola secured Rs. 1.4 crore in research income for the year 2005-2006. A total of Rs. 13967194 was given to the faculty through various research grants.

A whopping Rs. 95 lakhs went to the Department of Chemistry this year. A FIST grant to the tune of Rs. 34 lakhs will provide new instrumentation facilities at the department. Prof. KS Nagaraja added two research projects from DAE and DST to the tune of Rs. 38 lakhs. Prof. V Alexander continued his grant-hunting and secured Rs. 23 lakhs.

Well done!!

Benefactors shoulder Loyola...

Loyola has received some significant donations this year. Ms. Renuka Iswariah has donated Rs. 50 lakhs for the new Physics Building. Mr Kalanidhi Maran of the SUN TV has donated Rs. 3 lakhs for the improvement of Loyola College Library through his SUN Foundation. A further donation of Rs. 2.5 lakhs came through various sources.

Source: Fr Principal's annual report 2005-06

Loyola Awards for 2005-2006

Dr. T.N. Ananthakrishnan Research Award for Arts Teachers for the academic year 2005-06 is presented to Dr. D. Lazar, Dept. of Commerce. Rev. Fr. L. Yeddanapalli, SJ Research Award for Science Teachers for the academic year 2005-06 is presented to Dr. P. Sagayaraj, Dept. of Physics. Rev. Fr. Racine, SJ Research Award is given to Prof. T. Pathinathan and Ms. M. Chris Monica, Dept. of Mathematics. The ‘Good Samaritan Award’ (given to the most deserving person who helps others at the time of their need) goes to Tony Prakash, ( 05-PH-47) of I Year B.Sc. Physics.

Another Chemistry alumnus shines in US

Prof. PALANI-RAJAN KADAPAKKAM, a B.Sc. Chemistry graduate (1977) from Loyola is serving as a Professor of Finance at the University of Texas at San-Antonio. It is really a huge jump from Chemistry to Finance and his CV speaks his success.

Dr J. Ratnakar joins Southwestern University Medical School

Dr James Ratnakar has joined the Southwestern University Medical School, Texas as a Postdoctoral fellow to work on MRI applications. Dr Ratnakar obtained his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Madras through Loyola College, Chennai under the supervision of Prof. V. Alexander. His thesis title was "Synthesis and relaxivity studies of gadolinium (III) complexes of biomacromolecule appended polyazapolycarboxylates macrocycles”. Dr Ratnakar worked as a Research Fellow in a DAE project at Loyola and also has a Masters degree in Chemistry from Bishop Heber College.

ERI is 9th best institution in Biotechnology in India

Entomology Research Institute (ERI) of Loyola College, Chennai has been rated the 9th best institution among all private and publicly funded institutions of higher learning in the field of biotechnology in the country.

The institute was founded in 1964 by professor T. N. Ananthakrishnan, and while its name reveals its original focus of studying insects, through the years the institute has widened its scope to bring the rural people and especially farmers to work in a more environmentally friendly way. The present director is Fr. S. Ignacimuthu, SJ, who has a doctorate in genetics and has done extensive work in insect-plant interaction.

Fr Xavier Alphone SJ appointed as UGC member

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has appointed Rev. Fr. Dr. Xavier Alphonse SJ of Loyola College Chennai as a Member of University Grants Commission (UGC) for a term of three years from 8 Feb 2006. Fr. Alphonse SJ also heads the Madras Centre for Research and Development of Community Education (MCRDC), Chennai and is the former Principal of Loyola College (1992-1995).

Resource centre at Loyola for 'special needs students'...

Loyola College has launched a resource centre to take care of the needs of its special students in collaboration with Vidya Vrikshah, an organisation for the differently-abled. Envisaged as a model for higher learning institutions elsewhere, the Resource Centre for the Differently-Abled will provide a full range of solutions to address the special needs of the 48 visually challenged students of the college. It will also put in place a mechanism for mobilising voluntary services of the student community to serve the diverse needs of the special youth.

Loyola students Vikas Munoth and Akhilesh Malani, both visually impaired, gave a brief demonstration of `Jaws' software applications, while Raja along with his sighted peer Mohanansundaram showed why the Indian language software developed by IIT Madras bagged the President's medal for the best IT solution for the disabled last year. "Jaws' software versions were donated by U.S.-based NGO Anne Foundation, while the Katpadi-based Worth Trust donated five computer application kits.

Source: The Hindu