Loyola Academy, Secunderabad

Loyola Academy
Motto	Estu fistor estu deferent
Type	Private Catholic
Established	1976; 45 years ago
Founder	Rev Fr T. Baliah, SJ
Religious affiliation	Roman Cathoolic (Jesuit)
Academic affiliations	UGC, NAAC
Rector	Rev.Fr.Raju Soosaimanickam,SJ
Principal	Rev. Fr. Pothireddy Anthony, SJ
Academic staff	148
Address	Old Alwal, Jeedimetla, Secunderabad, Telangana, India; Coordinates: 17°30′09″N 78°29′02″E / 17.502613°N 78.483807°E
Campus	Urban 132 acres (53.4 ha)
Website	www.loyolaacademyugpg.ac.in

Loyola Academy

Loyola Academy Degree and PG College is a private Catholic minority higher education institution run by the Jesuit priests of the order of the Society of Jesus situated in Old Alwal (Telangana), India.^[1] It was established by Rev Fr Baliah SJ in 1976 The college is affiliated with the Osmania University and was granted the status of autonomy in 1992 by the University Grants Commission {UGC).

History[]

The academy started with an intermediate course in 1976, followed by a three-year course called associate degree of Chemical Technology (ADCT) in 1977.

Loyola Academy is managed and administered by the Jesuits of Andhra Jesuit Province of the Society of Jesus, an international Catholic religious order. Loyola Academy, Degree and Post Graduate College as well as Loyola Academy Junior College were founded by Fr. T. Balaiah, SJ in 1976 at Old Alwal, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.^[2]^[3]

Loyola Academy has a campus of 138 acres, with playfields and farm. The University Grants Commission (UGC) awarded the rare status of "College with Potential for Excellence" to the college and also extended CPE phase II projects. The National Accreditation Council awarded Grade ‘A’ to the institution in recognition of its contribution to the cause of higher education in 2005. The college is undergoing NAAC reaccreditation.

‘India Today’ rated the college for the third consecutive year^[when?] by giving First Rank among the city colleges of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, for Commerce, Science and Arts. The college is under autonomous status from 2010 on.

Courses[]

Courses and year of commencement

Undergraduate courses:

B.Sc. Chemical Technology -1978
B.Sc.(Hons) Agricultural Science & Rural Development -1983
B.Sc. Computer Science & Engineering -1988
B.Sc. Electronics and Communication Technology -1991
B.Com Honours -1991
B.Sc. Computer Systems & Engineering -1994
B.Com Advertising, Sales Promotion & Sales Management -1994
B.Sc. Bio-technology, Chemistry & Genetics -2001
B.Com Insurance -2003 (closed)
B.Com General/Business Studied -2003
B.A. Mass Communication -2004
B.Sc. Food Technology & Management -2004
B.A. Psychology, English & Journalism -2006
B.Sc. Maths, Statistics & Computer Science -2007
B.Sc. Multimedia & Animation Design -2008
B.A. Economics, Maths & Computer Science -2008 (Closed)
B.A.History, B.A.Sociology& B.A.Public Administration -2008 (Closed)
B.Com Computers -2010
Bachelor of Business Administration -2011
B.Com International Accounting and Finance -2016
B.Com Computer Data Science & Analytics Engg. -2016
B.Com (Hons)Strategic Finance -2018
B.Com Business Process Management -2018
B.Sc. Food Science, Nutrition & Dietetics -2018
B.Sc. Computer Science and Cognitive Systems -2020
B.Com. Business Analytics -2020
B.Com. Marketing -N/A
B.Com. Business Studies -N/A
B.Com. Business Process and Management -N/A

Postgraduate courses

MCA -1993
MBA -2001
M.Sc (Organic Chemistry) -2003
M.Sc. (Biotechnology) -2006
M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry -2010 (Closed)
M.Sc. Food Technology & Management -2013
M.Sc. Food Science and Nutrition -N/A
M.Sc. Data Science -N/A

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Campus[]

The campus is spread over 133 acres (0.54 km²).^[5]

Accreditation[]

The institution was accredited with 'A' grade by NAAC in 2006 and was reaccredited with 3.50/4.00 scale by the NAAC in 2011. It was awarded the rare status of "College with Potential for Excellence"^[5] by the UGC, Govt. of India.

References[]

^ "Ex-staffer of school dies". The Hindu. 14 January 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
^ "Introduction to Loyola".
^ "History".
^ "Courses". Retrieved 14 October 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "Ex-staffer of school dies". The Hindu. 14 January 2011. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

[2] "Introduction to Loyola".

[3] "History".

[4] "Courses". Retrieved 14 October 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[about1-5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Delhi	St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Dehli St. Xavier's School, Rohini
Goa	Loyola High School, Goa St. Britto High School, Mapusa
Gujarat	St. Xavier's High School, Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad St. Xavier's High School, Gandhinagar St. Xavier's High School, Jamnagar
Jharkhand	De Nobili School, Bhuli De Nobili School, CMRI De Nobili School, FRI De Nobili School, Koradih De Nobili School, Maithon De Nobili School, Mugma De Nobili School, Sindri De Nobili School CTPS, Bokaro Loyola Collegiate School, Jamshedpur Loyola School, Jamshedpur St. John's High School, Ranchi St. Xavier's School, Bokaro St. Xavier's English School, Chakradharpur St. Xavier's School, Hazaribagh St. Xavier's School, Ranchi St. Xavier's School, Sahibganj
Karnataka	Loyola School and Pre-University College, Mundgod Loyola Yomiuri School, Bijapur St Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore St. Joseph’s Canossian Convent School, Belgaum St. Joseph's Indian High School St. Joseph School, Anekal St. Joseph's School, Hassan St. Paul's High School, Belgaum Xavier School, Manvi
Kerala	Archbishop Kavukatt Jubilee Memorial School Assisi Vidyaniketan Public School Christuraj LP School, Malaparamba Loyola School, Mukundara Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram St. Michael's School, Kannur St. Joseph's Boys' Higher Secondary School, Kozhikode Sarvodaya Higher Secondary School Eachome, Wayanad
Madhya Pradesh	Campion School, Bhopal
Maharashtra	Campion School, Mumbai Dnyanmata Vidyalaya, Sangamner Holy Family High School, Mumbai Loyola High School and Junior College, Pune St. Ignatius High School, Mahalakshmi St. Mary's School, Mumbai St. Mary's High School SSC St. Mary's School, Sangamner St. Stanislaus High School St. Vincent's High School St. Xavier's Boys' Academy, Mumbai St. Xavier's High School, Fort St. Xavier's High School, Nashik St. Xavier's School, Kolhapur
Odisha	Loyola School, Baripada Loyola School, Bhubaneswar St. Joseph's School, Kendrapara
Rajasthan	St. Xavier's School, Behror St. Xavier's School, Bhiwadi St. Xavier's School, Jaipur St. Xavier's School, Nevta
Tamil Nadu	Carmel Higher Secondary School De Britto Higher Secondary School Loyola Academy, Chennai Loyola Higher Secondary School, Kuppayanallur St. Arul Anandar School, Orur St. Joseph's College Higher Secondary School, Trichy St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Dindigul St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Madurai St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Palayamkottai St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Thoothukudi
Telangana	Loyola High School, Karimnagar St. Patrick's High School, Secunderabad St. Xavier's High School, Suryapet
West Bengal	Loyola High School, Kolkata St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata St. Xavier's Collegiate School St. Xavier's School, Burdwan St. Xavier's School, Durgapur St. Xavier's School, Raiganj
To be classified by state	Loyola School, Pajikeri
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