# Sacred Heart College, Kochi

Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Kochi is a premier, first grade Arts, Science, and Commerce College affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. It was established in 1944.
In the year 2000, the college was accredited by the National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) at the Five Star level, and in 2013 it was re accredited at the A level. It has 21 undergraduate and 20 postgraduate programmes, 1 Integrated PG programme and a range of diploma and certificate courses. The college has three campuses in Thevara: Lakeview Campus (Main Campus), East Campus, and Media Campus (SH School of Communication). The current Principal is Rev. Dr. Jose John CMI.

## History

Sacred Heart College, Kochi was established in 1944 by the Sacred Heart Monastery, Thevara, Kochi a unit of the CMI (Carmelites of Mary Immaculate) Congregation. In 1958 the college was affiliated to the University of Kerala. In 1983 the college comes under Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. In 2014, the college became one of the first five autonomous colleges in Kerala.

## UG Programmes
### Bachelor of Arts

* B.A Economics
* B.A Sociology
* B.A English Copy Editor (Model II)
* B.A. English Language and Literature (Model I)
* B.A. Animation and Graphic Design
* B.A. Animation and Visual Effects
* B.A. Mass communication and Journalism

### Bachelor of Science

* B.Sc. Botany
* B.Sc. Chemistry
* B.Sc. Computer Applications (Triple Main)
* B.Sc. Mathematics
* B.Sc. Physics
* B.Sc. Zoology
* B.Sc. Psychology (Model I)
* BCA (Specialization in Mobile Applications and Cloud Technology)

### Bachelor of Commerce

* B.B.A. Commerce (Marketing And New Media)
* B. Com. Commerce (Finance &Taxation ) - Aided
* B. Com. Commerce (Computer Application )- self financing
* B. Com Commerce (Finance & Taxation )- self-financing
* B. Com Commerce (Travel and Tourism) - self-financing

### Oriental Languages

* English
* Sanskrit
* Malayalam
* Hindi
* French

## PG Programmes
### Master of Arts

* M.A. Economics
* M.A. English
* M.A. Sociology
* MA Multimedia - (Self Financing)
* MA Graphic Design - (Self Financing)
* MCJ (Self Financing)
* M.A. Digital Animation

### Master of Science

* M. Sc. Aquaculture (Self Financing)
* M. Sc. Botany
* M. Sc. Chemistry
* M. Sc. Applied Chemistry
* M. Sc. Mathematics
* M. Sc. Physics
* M. Sc. Zoology
* M. Sc. Environmental Science

### Master of Commerce

* M. Com

## Notable alumni

* Justice Devan Ramachandran, Judge, High Court of Kerala
* Padma Shri Mammootty, Actor and Film Producer, Indian Film Industry
* M. M. Jacob, Former Governor of Arunachal Pradhesh
* K M Mani, Politician, Former Finance Minister Kerala.
* Sachin Baby, Cricketer
* K. V. Thomas, Politician, Member of the 16th Lok Sabha Former Union Minister.
* Hibi Eden, Politician, Member of the Parliament of India
* V. D. Satheesan, Politician, Leader of Opposition Legislative Assembly of Kerala
* P. J. Joseph, Politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala
* P. C. George, Politician, Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala
* Soumini Jain, Former Mayor, Corporation of Kochi
* Krishna (Malayalam actor)
* Sijoy Varghese, Actor, Ad Film Director
* Deepak Dev, Music director, Singer, Producer
* Srinda Arhaan, Actress
* Aswathi Menon, Actress
* Appu Krishnan, Music Producer, Song Writer
* Krishna Praba, Actress
* Malavika Krishnadas, Anchor, Actress, Dancer
* Mamitha Baiju, Actor, Dancer