St Columba's College, Hazaribagh: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

St. Columba’s College is an affiliated college which was established in 1899 is located in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. Recognized by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), The college is affiliated to National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). St. Columba’s College is located on a twenty-three acre plot and delivers 29 courses comprising 7 degree programmes. Total strength of students is 10515 and there are 54 member faculties make the college an active and alive academic campus. The student population is also gendered with male students comprising 62% of the student population in the undergraduate levels and 38% of the students in the post graduate levels being female.

St. Columba’s College has myriad of facilities with regard to its academic activities, It is worth to note that. The Banwar Library established by a former principal contains more than sixty five thousand five hundred and sixty five books, journals and periodicals for the student use. It is a computerised library with ample space for readers, students as well as teachers. For those who wish to pursue their sports and personal physical trainer tourist campus offers outdoor games like hockey, football, cricket, volley ball, basketball and so on. Carom, chess, and table tennis indoor games have sections for boys and girls separately. It also houses a well stocked gym that can be used by the students to keep fit and healthy.

St. Columba’s College introduces a variety of programmes which amount to 29 full-time programmes, both bachelor’s degree programmes and Master’s as well. The college intakes a total of 10,515 students in all its courses More that 8300 are first year students. Some of the major under graduate courses include Bachelor of Arts – English Honours, Bachelor of Arts – History Honours and Bachelor of Arts – Political Science Honours courses for 400 students each. Science streams also include in its portfolio are B.Sc Geology Honours having 120 and B.Sc Mathematics Honours offering.150 seats. For those students who have been focusing on professional courses there is a B.Ed programme with 100 seats and the BCA programme with 50 seats.

St. Columba’s College operates on the admission policy based on marks secured in the qualifying years examination and or entrance examination as advertised by the state government and the university respectively. For the B.Ed programme also the admission is provided on the merit of qualification exam / B Ed entrance exam or any other examination as per the norms of state government / UT administration. One of the essential aspects that should be improved is the foremost type of entrance exams that the college accepts; however, the specific exam names are missing in the available data.

Tuition fees paid by the students at St. Columba’s College are highly subsidised. During the 2023 academic year, for instance, 6,309 undergraduate students and 655 postgraduate students were given reimbursements or scholarships in showing that the college’s concern is aimed at ensuring student access to college. Details concerning the scholarships are not well elaborated, but such a high number of beneficiaries suggest that there is a good stake for needy students.

It is hinted and appreciated that the college boasts of alumni relations but actual names and pictures of these graduates are not available. This is a newly formed body and is in the process of its registration but remains very much involved in the growth of the college through offering vital suggestions to the principal regarding the improvement of the college. St. Columba’s College is situated in Heranganj, Ranchi on the NH No. 33 Ranchi Patan Road Map Link St. Columbas College is well connected. To ensure smooth functioning, there is a bank with the branch of Punjab National Bank to enable students make their financial transactions. With