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'{{refimprove|date=May 2012}} {{Infobox university| motto = Luceat Lux Vestra | mottoeng = Let your Light Shine| name = Loyola College | image_name = Loyola College-Logo.png | caption = Coat of arms | established = 1925| type = Autonomous | city = [[Chennai]] | state = [[Tamil Nadu]] | country = India | website = [http://loyolacollege.edu loyolacollege.edu] | }} [[Image:College entrance.jpg|thumb|right|Main building]] '''Loyola College''' is an autonomous [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] institution of academic excellence under the historic [[University of Madras]] in the city of [[Chennai]], India. The institution is among the handful of India's most prestigious institutions for degree programmes in commerce, arts, natural sciences and social sciences. It has been consistently ranked amongst the top five institutions in India for those programs.{{Citation needed|date=June 2013}} The college admits undergraduates and post-graduates and offers degrees in the [[liberal arts]], [[sciences]] and [[commerce]]. ==History== [[Image:New Loyola Church.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Loyola Church]] Loyola College was founded in 1925 by a [[France|French]] [[Jesuit]], Rev. Fr. Francis Bertram SJ, with the support of a group of [[Jesuit]]s who had had their grounding at the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]], and the [[London School of Economics]]. The name Loyola comes from the ancestral castle where [[Saint Ignatius of Loyola]] was born in 1491, the last of a large Basque family. The members of the Society of Jesus are popularly known as Jesuits. The Society of Jesus is a worldwide organization of religious men, numbering about 19,000: Nearly 4,000 are working in the 18 provinces of India. In Tamil Nadu there are 480 Jesuits working in schools, colleges, youth services, social work centres, parishes, mission outreach programmes, and in almost every form of service and ministry of the church. ==Academics== Loyola College is the only college in the state capital [[Chennai]] to have been accredited with 'A+' category by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]. The college offers courses at [[undergraduate]] and [[postgraduate]] levels. The arts/humanities stream includes English, economics, commerce, history, Tamil and sociology. Science courses include physics, chemistry, botany, zoology and computer science. The college was ranked the number one college or institution for science degrees in India by ''[[India Today]]'' magazine in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.{{Citation needed|date=June 2013}} In 2007 it was ranked first in science and humanities.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}} The college follows a credit-based semester pattern. Undergraduate students have to pass all examinations and obtain at least 120 credits in three years to be eligible for a degree. Non-academic credits are required of all students, and extra-curricular and social service options offer that choice. The vibrant Department of Outreach is the nodal agency for social work in the college. Every student, irrespective of department, is required to complete the [[outreach]] program in his second year at college to complete his degree. The program moulds every student into a complete human by making them visit [[slum]]s and backward areas in and around Chennai to know the suffering of the people living there and take necessary steps to provide them a hygienic and a decent space to live. This program awards 3 credits. The college is on a {{convert|99|acre|m2|sing=on}} campus in the heart of the Chennai, in [[Nungambakkam]]. Its tree-lined pathways, academic buildings, steepled [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic]] church, which dates back to 1930, and separate playgrounds for each sport, make it a landmark in the southern metropolis. Its alumni include a former president of India, politicians, diplomats and civil servants, entertainers, eminent sportsmen, Olympic medalists, writers and journalists. The college has been conferred a "College with Potential For Excellence" status by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]]. It was given a {{INR}}10 million grant (1 Crore) in 2006 by the UGC for continual improvement of facilities. ===Institute for Excellence=== * Entomology Research Institute * IDCR * Loyola Institute of Frontier Energy (LIFE) * Loyola Institute of Vocational Education (LIVE) * Loyola ICAM College of Engineering and Technology (LICET) * Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) * Ignatian Institute for Career Development * Loyola Institute for Industrial and Social Science Research * Loyola Institute of People Studies * Loyola College of Education (B.Ed college) ==Culturals== Loyola College has a rich cultural history. Being one among the first colleges in South India to host cultural fests, Loyola College boasts of being the only men's college in [[Chennai]] to explore and nurture talent among its students. After allowing women students in PG courses since the turn of the [[millennium]], the college encourages women to participate in cultural activities. The historic [[Down Sterling]] annual 'inter-college' carnival for college students till 1992 is now a memory. Unexpected events and violence led the college management to ban this festival which was considered as the biggest in South India.{{Citation needed|date=June 2013}} Every year the Student Union members try to revive this fest but fail, as the scars of [[Down Sterling]] haunt the management authorities. "Down Sterling" was last seen in the friendship song "MUSTHAFA MUSTHAFA' from the movie ''[[Kadhal Desam]]'' which was released in 1996. [[Ovations]] is now the inter-collegiate annual cultural event held usually in September and is organised by the Loyola Student's Union on a large scale. The college hosts an annual inter-collegiate dance competition called Ignite outside the campus din February. Loyola College is known for its ace dance team, Loyola Dream Team, which is one among the country's best and one of the crowd pullers for other college culturals. Apart from dance they have Western/acoustic music bands, variety and mime teams. Academics, culturals and co-curricular activities are given equal importance in Loyola. The Loyola Debating Society shot into prominence between 1991 and 1994 with fiery orator [[Sanjay Pinto]] at the helm as the president, winning almost every inter-collegiate debate and oratorical competition. This in one of the major reasons why Loyola remains the one of the city's best and most preferred colleges in [[India]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2013}} ==Notable alumni== {{Alumni|date=April 2011}} Every student is proud to be a part of this college and calls himself/herself "A proud Loyolite".<!-- needs revision --> ===Politics and administrative service=== * [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]], former President of India * [[C. Rangarajan]], former Governor, Reserve Bank of India * [[Daniel Lisulo]], Former Prime Minister of Zambia * [[P. Chidambaram]], Member of Parliament, Finance minister, Government of India * [[Dayanidhi Maran]], Member of Parliament, Minister, Government of India * [[P.J. Joseph]], Member of Legislative Assembly, Minister, Government of Kerala * [[V. Vaithilingam]], Former Chief minister of Pondicherry * [[M. O. H. Farook]],Former Chief minister of Pondicherry * [[B.S. Gnanadesikan]], President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee [TNCC] * [[M.K. Narayanan]], Governor of West Bengal * [[M.M.Jacob]],Former Governor of Meghalaya * [[U. Sagayam]], Indian Administrative Service === Academics and business === * Rev.Fr. S.Ignacimuthu S.J, former Vice-Chancellor of Madras University & Bharathiar University. * [[C. K. Prahalad]], pioneering management guru and writer, famed for 'Bottom of the Pyramid' * [[Kalanithi Maran]], Forbes billionaire Chairman, Sun Television Networks, Forbes Billionaire * [[Ram Shriram]], Forbes billionaire, board member of Google and one of the first investors in Google * [[Jerry Rao]], founder of [[MphasiS]], a leading IT company; business man and entrepreneur * [[Narayanan Vaghul]], Chairman, ICICI Bank, India's largest private sector bank * [[Verghese Kurien]], founder of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) * [[Narasimhan Ram]] Managing-Director of The Hindu Group, one of India's leading publication group * [[N. Srinivasan]], owner and Chairman, India Cements and [[Chennai Super Kings]] cricket team * [[Sashi Kumar]], founder and promoter of [[Asianet]], leading southern regional Television Channel * [[N. Mahalingam]], Chairman Sakthi Group of Companies * [[G. Viswanathan]], founder Chancellor of [[VIT University]] * [[V.M. Muralidharan]], better known as Mike, Chairman of [[Ethiraj College for Women|Ethiraj College Trust]] and Global COO of [[Bahwan CyberTek]] * [[Udhayanidhi Stalin]], Producer-cum-Owner of RED GIANT MOVIES * [[Rangaswamy Srinivasan]], inventor at [[IBM Research]]<ref>{{cite web|last=R.|first=Srinivasan|title=Loyola college|url=http://www.indiaabroad-digital.com/indiaabroad/20130222?pg=2#pg2|publisher=India Abroad}}</ref> * [[C.S. Seshadri]], Director-Emeritus of [[Chennai Mathematical Institute]]<ref>{{cite web|last=C. K.|first=Seshadri|title=Profile|url=http://www.cmi.ac.in/people/fac-profile.php?id=css|publisher=CMI}}</ref> ===Sports=== * [[Viswanathan Anand]], Grand Master and chess champion * [[Vijay Amritraj]], tennis star * [[Ramanathan Krishnan]], tennis player * [[Ramesh Krishnan]], tennis player * [[Sharath Kamal]], Indian [[table tennis]] player * [[A. G. Kripal Singh]], First class cricketer for [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] * [[A.G. Milkha Singh]], Indian cricketer * [[V. Bhaskaran]], Indian hockey player and coach * [[Ashok Kumar]], Chess Player and captain 2007-10 * [[Tinu Yohanan]], Indian Cricketer * [[Jawad Hussain]], first class cricket player (father of the former England captain, Nasir Hussain) ===Religion=== * [[Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy]], Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church ===Journalism=== * [[Narasimhan Ram]], journalist, Editor-in-Chief of [[The Hindu]] * [[P. Sainath]], Rural Affairs Editor of The Hindu and Magsaysay awardee. * [[Sanjay Pinto]], Resident Editor, NDTV 24 X 7 (He was the Editor of the Loyola Herald and the President of the Loyola Debating Society during his stint there from 1991 to 1994) ===Theater and cinema=== * [[Joseph Vijay]], actor * [[Surya Sivakumar]], actor * [[Aravind Swamy]], actor * [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], actor * [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], music composer * [[K. V. Anand]], cinematographer and director * [[Arvind Krishna]], cinematographer * [[Karthik Raja]], music composer * [[S. J. Suryah]], film director and actor * [[Mahesh Babu]], Tollywood actor * [[Jayam Ravi]], actor * [[Vishal Krishna]], actor * [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]], director * [[Paloma Rao]], [[Video Jockey|VJ]] and actress * [[Vijay Vasanth]], actor * [[Sibiraj]], actor * [[Sundeep Kishan]], actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Sundeep Kishan Signs Two More Films |url=http://www.cinegoer.com/telugu-cinema/news-archives/june-2009/sundeep-kishan-signs-two-more-films-290609.html |date=June 29, 2009 |publisher=''cinegoer.com''}}</ref> * [[D.imman|D.Imman]], composer * [[Prabhu Ganesan]], actor * [[Vijay Antony]], music director * [[Anand Babu]], actor * [[Dharani]], director * [[Vetrimaran]], director * [[Shakthi]], actor * [[Daggubati Venkatesh]], Tollywood actor * [[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]], actor in Tollywood * [[Prashanth]], actor * [[Anirudh Ravichander]], music director/ composer ("Kolaveri" fame) * [[Thiagarajan Kumararaja]], director * [[Pushkar-Gayathri]], director duo * [[John Vijay]], actor * Siddharth Vipin, music director/composer * [[Charuhasan]], actor * [[Vijay Sethupathi]], actor * [[Shanthanu Bhagyaraj]], actor ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:main building at night.jpg|Rear side of Main Building Image:Lawrence sundaram audi.jpg|The Jubilee Building Image:Loyola college entrance.jpg|Entrance gate Image:Loyola college.jpg|Name board at the entrance in Tamil </gallery> ==See also== * [[Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology (LICET)]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.loyolacollege.edu/ Official website] *{{cite web|title=Top ten colleges|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/16-year-toppers-in-science-colleges/1/199794.html|publisher=India Today}} {{coord|13.062|N|80.234|E|type:landmark|display=title|format=dms}} {{Jesuit Colleges in India}} {{Education in Tamil Nadu}} [[Category:Jesuit universities and colleges]] [[Category:Jesuit universities and colleges in India]] [[Category:Roman Catholic Church in India]] [[Category:University of Madras]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Tamil Nadu]] [[Category:Christian universities and colleges in India]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1925]] [[Category:Arts and Science colleges in Chennai]]'