It is a matter of pride that St Aloysius College (Autonomous) is ranked THIRD in the country and FIRST in Karnataka having best maintained campus under “Swachh Campus” scheme of the Government of India. The ranks were announced by Mr Prakash Javdekar, Minister for Human Resources Development on 1-10-2018 in New Delhi.
The rankings are assessed on the basis of stringent guidelines laid down by MHRD. The parameters include cleanliness maintained in the campus, green initiatives, environmental protection measures, having sufficient toilets for the students and their maintenance, maintenance of the canteen, hostels, clean drinking water, green audit, energy conservation, waste management system, re-processing of waste, etc. The UGC committee through a surprise visit to the college made an assessment recently.
St Aloysius College has also been selected by MHRD under “Unnat Bharath Abhiyaan” scheme. The announcement was made on 2-10-18. Under the scheme, 5 villages around Mangalore have been allocated to the college. They include Someshwar, Kandavara, Mulur, Pilatabettu and Kavalpadur. The scheme envisaged by MHRD will be implemented through the Centre for Social Concern of the college.