Andhra Loyola College

Andhra Loyola College was established in 1953 by the Catholic Bishops of Andhra Pradesh. It is an autonomous institute administered and managed by A catholic religious order, member of the Society of Jesus. The college is affiliated with Krishna University, Machilipatnam, and approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi, and UGC. ALC offers various undergraduate and postgraduate courses in science, business studies, arts, and commerce. These courses are provided under multiple specializations.

Why choose Andhra Loyola College

ALC thrives in offering world-class education to its students and value-based education to make the students grow to their full potential in every aspect of their lives. The college has a dedicated and highly qualified faculty team that helps the students not only excel in their academic life as well as in their personal life. In addition, ALC provides value-based leadership, spiritual growth and delivers a responsible citizen to society.

Andhra Loyola College ranking

• ALC has been ranked Grade "A+" by NAAC.
• NIRF ranked ALC 36th in the Allover national college category in 2020.

Andhra Loyola College courses fees

ALC offers 4 undergraduate courses and 3 postgraduate courses in various streams. These courses are provided in the field of arts, commerce, business studies, and science. Below is the list of courses along with their fees.

Andhra Loyola College admission

• Admission in ALC is merit-based and entrance exam based and merit-based.
• Admission in undergraduate courses at ALC is merit-based.
• Candidates seeking admission in bachelor's courses at ALC must have passed 10+2 from any recognized board of education in the relevant stream.
• The final admission will be based on merit achieved in the last qualifying academic exam.
• For admission in MA and M.Sc course at ALC, candidates must have a Bachelors's degree in a relevant field from any recognized university. In addition, the candidates must have scored a minimum of 50% marks in aggregation.
• The admission in MA and M.Sc courses will be based on marks scored by candidates in entrance exams conducted by Krishna University, KRU-CET.
• For admission in MBA courses at ALC, candidates must undertake the state-level entrance exam Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test (APICET).
• To be eligible to apply in MBA courses at ALC, candidates must have a bachelor's degree from any recognized university with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregation.
• For admission in undergraduate and postgraduate courses, ALC offers an offline mode of application. Candidates can visit the official site of the institute and download the application form from there. After filling up the application form, please send it to the college and the Rs DD. One hundred fifty issued in favour of Andhra Loyola College.
• Candidates can also visit the institute and collect the application form from the administration department by paying Rs. 150. Please fill-up the form and submit it by attaching copies of the required documents.

Andhra Loyola College campus

Located in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, ALC has a vast campus spread on 96 acres of land divided into two main blocks, North and South.

• The college has separate blocks for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The campus environment is calm, composed and gives a great opportunity for students' growth.
• ALC's campus is equipped with various facilities to provide students with a world-class education in a very peaceful and comfortable environment. Moreover, the college is located in the city's heart, and it has easy connectivity to the public transport depot.
• ALC has a zero-tolerance policy towards ragging and has its anti-ragging cell.

Andhra Loyola College infrastructure

• ALC offers a vast infrastructure, well maintained and fulfilled with various facilities, which helps the students and make their overall academic journey smooth and hassle-free.
• To help the student achieve academic excellence, ALC offers various facilities like two different libraries for undergraduate courses known as Father Gordon Library and another library for postgraduate courses.
• These libraries are filled with various textbooks, audiobooks, CDs, and volumes to help students in their respective courses. In addition, ALC also has Computer labs with around 620 computers, visual communication audios, and videos studious, fully furnished classrooms, and study rooms.
• ALC also focuses on the physical growth of its students. The college offers gaming and sports facilities like, indoor games room, badminton court, tennis court, basketball court, gym, playing ground, and many more.
• To motivate students to participate in extracurricular activities, ALC has various clubs and committees and special rooms allocated to them.

Andhra Loyola College placement

ALC has a dedicated placement cell that acts as an interface between the recruiter and the students. In addition, the placement cell connects with various companies and brings multiple jobs and internships opportunities for the students.

• The placement cell also trains the students for job interviews, aptitude tests, and group discussions. In addition, it enhances their soft skills and communication skills by conducting various skill enhancement workshops, seminars, and lectures.
• ALC records a decent placement percentage every year of about 50%. The average salary package for the undergraduate courses is 2.4 lakhs per annum, and the average salary package for postgraduate courses is 4.25 lakhs per annum.

Andhra Loyola College scholarships

ALC offers various scholarships and financial aid to deserving students based on their overall performance and economical status. The government of Andhra Pradesh usually regulates these scholarships. Below is the list of some scholarships offered at ALC.

1. The Government of India scholarship is awarded to the students whose family income is less than 2 lakhs per annum.
2. The Andhra Pradesh scholarship is awarded to students from the SC category and has parental income less than 2 lakhs per annum. However, for the candidates belonging to ST/DW/BC community, the parental income should be less than 1 lakhs.
3. The ALC management offers scholarships to 2nd and 3rd-year students from degree courses belonging to the economically backward category. The candidates must have above 75% attendance and should have passed all the subjects.
4. The institute also provides mid-day-meal programs, which are linked with the Earn while you learn to program.
5. MHRD offers various scholarships under the central sector scholarship program for college students. These are given to the students who have scored the highest in their respective courses.

Andhra Loyola College alumni

The ALC has its own alumni cell known as Andhra Loyola College Alumni Association, registered under the society registration act as a social body. The alumni association looks after all the affairs related to the alumni. Below is the list of some notable alumni who graduated from ALC.

1. Ramalinga Raju
2. Patcha Ramachandra Rao
3. Gangaraju Gunnam
4. Jayapraksh Narayna
5. Parakala Prabhakar
6. Mopidevi Venkataramana
7. G. Neelakanta Reddy
8. G. Sree Rama Chandra Murty