Loyola College: Ranking, Courses, Fees, Admission, Placements

Loyola College Overview

Loyola College Latest Updates

• June 17, 2022: Admission for UG and PG courses is now open for the academic year 2022.

Loyola College was founded by the Society of Jesus in Chennai in 1925. It is one of India's most prestigious colleges, having been ranked 3rd by NIRF in 2021. NAAC accredited the college with ‘A++’  grade. The institution delivers excellent and holistic education in commerce and business education at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and research levels, and is associated with the University of Madras. The institution, which covers a total of 99 acres, offers all of the required facilities, including a library, ICT labs, specialized laboratories, etc.

Table of Contents

• Quick Insights
• Ranking
• Courses
• Departments
• Admission
• Why Choose Loyola College?
• Distance Education
• Cut Off
• Result
• Infrastructure
• Placement
• Scholarship
• Collaborations
• Faculty
• Alumni

Loyola College Quick Insights

Loyola College through its different groups encourages students to participate in various co-curricular activities. The highlights of Loyola College such as accreditation, courses offered, infrastructural facilities, etc are mentioned below:

Loyola College Chennai
Year of Establishment	1925
Type of University	Private Autonomous
Accreditation	NAAC
Recognition	SIRO, UGC
Affiliation	University of Madras
Courses offered	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Doctoral, Certificate
No. of Departments	3
No. of Courses Offered	50+
No. of Academic Staff	347
No. of Students	9550+
Campus Area	79.5 acres
Infrastructural Facilities	Health Centre, Counselling Centre, Recreation Centre, etc
Location	Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Loyola College Ranking

Loyola College with a score of 69.28, was ranked third out of 100 colleges in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking 2021.  It accepts undergraduate and graduate students and awards degrees in business, science, and liberal arts. Other such rankings and awards given to the institute for its excellence are: 

• Ranked 3rd by NIRF in 2021
• India Today ranked the college 3rd in the overall category out of 178 in 2021
• In 2021, it was ranked 7th out of 162 for arts by India Today
• India Today ranked the college 6th out of 178 for science in 2021
• For commerce, the college was ranked 5 out of 200 in 2021
• The college was ranked 9th out of 52 for social work

Loyola College Courses

Loyola college provides 32 undergraduate courses, 31 graduate courses, and 12 doctoral courses. All the courses offered by the college are available on a regular basis. The following is the list of the courses offered at Loyola College:

Department	Course
Science	M.Sc, M.Voc., B.Sc, B.Voc.
Commerce	Ph.D., M.Phil, M.Com, B.Com., BBA
Arts	Ph.D., M.Phil., M.A., B.A.
Mass Communication	BMM

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Loyola College Departments

Loyola College offers various courses in the humanities, science, commerce, and management streams. It offers vocational and futuristic courses such as data science, food processing, animation, and others in addition to regular studies. The common disciplines are listed in the following table:

Economics	Chemistry	French
English	Mathematics	Corporate Secretaryship
History	Physics	Accounting and Finance
Sociology	Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology	Computer Applications
Tamil	Statistics	Computer Science
Zoology and Biotechnology	Visual Communication	Visual Communication
Multimedia and Animation	Philosophy	Community Development
3D Animation	Human Resource Management	Medical and Psychiatric
Digital Journalism	Social Work	Data Science
Food Chemistry and Food Processing	Entomology	Counseling Psychology

Loyola College Admission

Loyola College admission for 2022 is ongoing.  It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate programs. Admission to undergraduate programs is based on candidates' performance in their most recent qualifying test. For admission to postgraduate programs, the college conducts an entrance examination and a personal interview.

Loyola College Eligibility Criteria

Loyola college’s all courses have a merit-based admissions process. The outcomes of the screening procedure are used to make the final student selection.

BBA Eligibility Criteria  

• The candidate must have completed 10+2 from a recognized board 
• Should have passed with commerce/ economics/ business studies as subjects 

M.Com Eligibility Criteria

• Graduation with relevant subject

Ph.D. Eligibility Criteria

• Post-graduation degree or M.Phil degree from a recognized university

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Why Choose Loyola College?

Loyola College in 2004, was named "College with Potential for Excellence," and in 2014, it was named "College of Excellence." NIRF has ranked the college sixth among Arts and Science colleges in India for the past three years. The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India, has designated the college as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO).

Loyola College Academic Advantages

Loyola College seeks to produce effective professionals by providing superior facilities, cultural and other extracurricular activities. The institution provides its students with top-notch, well-qualified, helpful, and devoted teaching members.

Loyola College Distance Education

Loyola College has launched a twinning program by a tie-up between the Directorate of Distance Education of Pondicherry University and Loyola College, which offers distance education MBA programs to its students. Its admissions are started in June/ July every year. To be eligible for this program, students need to complete their bachelor’s degree from a university recognized by UGC.

Loyola College Cut Off

Loyola College Chennai cut off 2021 has been released. The cut off is calculated every year, based on the TANCET result. On the official website of the college, the category-wise cutoff is also made available, making the overall admission procedure at the university easier. The Loyola College cutoffs for various courses will be accessible for the candidates on the college's official website.

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Loyola College Result

Loyola College has issued the November semester examination results. Candidates can check their results on the college’s official website. Candidates must obtain a minimum passing percentage on the college’s examination else, they will be considered failed. Candidates can check their results by following the given instructions:

• Visit the official website of the college.
• In the top right corner of the site, click the Quick Links option.
• In the dropdown menu under the fast links tab, select the 'Examination' area.
• There will be several websites for the examination schedule and results. Select the link for the desired examination result.
• Enter the candidate's department number and date of birth on the redirected result site and click submit.
• The outcome will be shown.

Loyola College Infrastructure

Loyola College has a well-stocked library with over a million books in a variety of fields, 96 periodicals, 9000 e-journals, and 2,000 e-books, magazines, and newspapers. For both boys and females, the college includes recreation centers with indoor game facilities. Following are the facilities available for students at the campus:

• Library
• Health Centre, Recreation Centre, and Counselling Centre
• Sports Facilities
• Language Lab
• Hostel, Gymnasium
• Auditorium
• Food Court

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Loyola College Placement

Loyola College placements 2022 has successfully placed 423 students in 100 different multinational companies. The highest package for the commerce stream was INR 21.97 LPA and the average package was INR 5.25 LPA. 100 companies visited the campus during the academic year 2020-21, and 423 students were chosen. Some of the top recruiters are listed below:

Deloitte	EY	Microsoft
Natwest	Adobe	Accenture
Cognizant	Wipro	Google

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Loyola College Scholarship 

Loyola College students are offered scholarships by government and non-profit organizations. The college also assists students in obtaining part-time jobs (for shift I students) and numerous scholarships from both government and non-government organizations. The college's website is constantly updated with notices for numerous scholarship possibilities. Following are the different scholarships offered:

• IVDP Scholarship
• Loyola Management fee concession scheme
• Sheshan Scholarship
• SC/ST/OBC Government Scholarship

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Loyola College Collaborations

Loyola College has signed various MOUs with several institutions for academic purposes. Mentioned below are the international partnering universities of the institution.

Country	Partnering Universities
France	IESEG School of Management
UK	ACCA
Germany	Hochschule Coburg
Belgium	UCLL
Canada	Cape Breton University

Loyola College Faculty

Loyola College’s goal is to produce successful professionals in this competitive world. The college provides its students with top-notch, well-qualified, supportive, and dedicated faculty members. The college employs 185 administrative personnel, 347 academic personnel, and 197 Ph.D., qualified faculty.

Loyola College Alumni

Loyola College, in conjunction with LICET, B.ed, and LIBA, forms the Loyola Association, offering the Loyola Connect platform. The platform means that any alumnus of this college who walks down the halls can stay linked to the university forever. Some of the alumni of the college are listed below along with their professions:

Alumni	Profession
Daniel Lisulo	Prime Minister of Zambia
Ramaswamy Venkataraman	8th President of India
F.V. Arul	2nd Director of CBI
P. K. Gopal	Padma Shri Award in 2012
Parvataneni Brahmayya	Former President of ICAI