Loyola College, Chennai is a Catholic Minority Institution offering admission in fields of Arts, Science, Commerce, Engineering, Management, Vocational Studies & so on located in a sprawling 99-acre lush green campus at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Accredited with Grade “A++” by NAAC, and affiliated with the University of Madras, the college provides excellent & holistic education in commerce and business education at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and research levels.

Offering various UG, PG, and Research courses, the college imparts qualitative education with full-fledged faculties of Arts, Science, Commerce, Engineering, Management, Vocational Studies under its 8 departments. Admission to such courses is done either on the basis of merit scored in the last qualifying examination or through a university-based entrance examination. 

Apart from providing excellent infrastructure, cultural and other extracurricular activities, the university aims to create successful professionals. The college provides top-notch, well-qualified, supportive, and dedicated faculty members to its students. The college has 210 administrative staff, 329 academic staff, 184 Ph.D. qualified faculty members.

The reviews assess that the college has several amenities to offer such as Library, Wi-Fi, Health Centre, Smart Classroom, Language Lab, Hostel, Students’ Recreation Centre, Food Court, Counseling Centre, etc.

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Loyola College Important Dates

Events Dates
UG and PG Admission 2023 Application Starts May 1, 2023
UG Application Ends May 17, 2023
Loyola Visual Aptitude Test May 20, 2023
PG Application Ends May 24, 2023
PG Entrance Exam Date May 27, 2023

Loyola College Quick Facts

  • The college is recognized as “College with Potential for Excellence” in 2004 & “College of Excellence” from 2014 onwards
  • The college holds a rank of 7th among Arts & Science colleges in India by NIRF 2023.
  • The college begins with 75 undergraduate students & now the total annual intake of this university is 9500+
  • The college offers 24 UG, 19 PG & 12 Ph.D. courses in various disciplines with incredible & innovative methodologies and intensive research
  • The college is recognized as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Govt. of India. and around 455 Ph.D. scholars carry out research under 81 research supervisors
  • The college encourages its students to participate in various co-curricular activities through its various clubs 
  • The college invent an excellent record by providing mandatory internships, effective training programs and good placement opportunities
  • The college provides financial assistance to the students belonging to the economically weaker section

Loyola College Rankings & Accreditations

Magazine Year Ranked At
NIRF 2023 #7th in College category Out of 100
NIRF 2022 #4th in College category Out of 100
NIRF 2020 #6 in College category Out of 100

Outlook Magazine		 2021 #3 in Overall category Out of 110
2021 #8 (Arts) Out of 120
2021 #5 (Science) Out of 105
2021 #5 (Commerce) Out of 150
2021 #7 (Social Work) Out of 35
India Today 2021 #3 in Overall category Out of 178
2021 #7 (Arts) Out of 162
2021 #6 (Science) Out of 178
2021 #5 (Commerce) Out of 200
2021 #9 (Social Work) Out of 52

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Loyola College Courses & Fees

The course-wise details of Loyola college are as tabulated below:

Program Program Details Selection Basis
BA Duration: 3 Years
Eligibility: 10+2 in relevant stream
Fees: INR 34,200		 Merit in the last qualifying Examination + Interview
B.Sc Duration: 3 Years
Eligibility: 10+2 in relevant stream
Fees: INR 50,370		 Merit in the last qualifying Examination + Interview
B.Com  Duration: 3 Years
Eligibility: 10+2 in relevant stream
Fees: INR 37,950		 Merit in the last qualifying Examination + Interview
BBA Duration: 3 Years
Eligibility: 10+2 in relevant stream		 Merit in the last qualifying Examination + Interview
MA Duration: 2 Years
Eligibility: Graduation in relevant subject
Fees: INR 39,660		 Entrance + Interview
M.Sc Duration: 2 Years
Eligibility: Graduation with relevant subject
Fees: INR 1.71 Lakh		 Entrance + Interview
M.Com Duration: 2 Years
Eligibility: Graduation with relevant subject
Fees: INR 23,160		 Entrance + Interview

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Loyola College Admission Process 2023

Necessary steps to apply online for admission into Loyola College are as mentioned below:

  • Registration through Online Application Portal
  • Filling in the Basic and Specific details
  • Attaching the Documents
  • Submit the application form
  • Payment of Application Fee
  • Take a printout for further references

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Loyola College Placements

Loyola College Placements 2022 is in progress. Till now, 4 students got placed. These students received a salary package of INR 8 LPA. The job role offered to these students is Business Development Associate. by BYJU.

The key highlights of Loyola College placement are as follows:

  • Almost 100% got placed last year with a decent salary package
  • 804 students got placed as per the last year placement report
  • Around 100+ companies participate in the placement drive
  • The highest package is around INR 10 LPA, the average package is around INR 5-6 LPA, and the lowest package is around 2-3 LPA
  • The profiles are offered to the MBA students ranges from a Financial Analyst, HR Manager, computer professional, etc 
  • Various reputed companies offer internship opportunities with a starting stipend of INR 10,000-15,000 

Many reputed companies visited the campus & offering best placement opportunities are as follows:

HCL Cactus Akshar Arbol Schools Real Foundations
Sutherland Amazon TCS Wipro
Syntel Stratagem Solutions Cognizant Deloitte
Flipkart ICICI Bank EY Infosys
KPMG Odessa PWC Goldman Sachs
BNB PARIBAS Agility IQVIA Zoom RX
HCL Boston Consulting Group  ETC RBS
Dell Google Microsoft Accenture

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Loyola College Scholarship

Loyola College provides several Scholarships to the needy students of the college on merit-cum-means basis. The college provides fees concessions for poor students, merit scholarships for top-ranked students, free food for eligible students, the gold medal for outstanding students, and a lot of recognition awards to all.

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Loyola College Facilities

Loyola College provides various facilities to its students. They are:

  • Library: Loyola College provides a well-resourced library with more than 1,00,000 books of various disciplines, around 96 journals, 9000 e-journals, and 2,00,000 e-books, magazines, and newspapers. The library contains an air-conditioned digital library furnished with 200 computers, reading halls, printing, scanning, photocopying, and internet facilities.
  • Wi-Fi: The entire campus is wi-fi enabled with 200 Mbps internet access. Through the student portal using the internet, they can check their class attendance, internal assessment marks, examination registration, and so on.
  • Loyola Health Centre: The college has a health centre where a dedicated team of a general physician, staff nurse, and lab technician are available on the working days for the medical assistance of students and staff free of cost.
  • Smart Classroom: The college provides smart classrooms equipped with sophisticated technological gadgets to facilitate modern learning.
  • Language Lab: The college provides an air-conditioned language lab with essential language software applications for slow learners to learn the English language effectively.
  • Student’s Recreation Centre: The college has recreation centres with indoor game facilities separately for both boys and girls.
  • Hostel: The college provides separate hostel facilities for boys and girls with limited seats. Admission into the hostel will be considered only after taking admission into Loyola College.
  • Food Court: There are food vendors offering a variety of cuisine with local, national, and international flavours to fulfil the desire of multicultural students.
  • Counselling Centre: The college provides free counseling services and conducts sanitizing workshops and various training programs to create awareness and develop mental health.

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FAQs

Ques. Is Loyola College government or private?

Ans. Loyola became an autonomous college in 1978. It continues to be an affiliated college of the University of Madras and is autonomous in the sense that it is free to frame its own courses of studies and to adopt innovative methods of teaching and evaluation.

Ques. Is Loyola College coeducational?

Ans. Loyola College is co-ed for all postgraduate courses and for French, Viscom and BMM it is coed in UG. Loyola College is co-ed for all postgraduate courses and for French, Viscom and BMM it is coed in UG. For the other UG courses, it is not co-ed and it is for only boys.

Ques. Is Loyola College Chennai good?

Ans. Loyola College has one of the best educational campuses well inside the heart of Chennai city. It is well recognized for its sports and extracurricular activities and cultural event's organization and participation.

Ques. Is B Com Hons available at Loyola College?

Ans. The department of B.Com Honours was started in the year 2018 at Loyola College. This programme is an undergraduate degree designed to inculcate business acumen in students for three years. The department currently has 80 students.

Ques. Is Loyola College good for B.Sc?

Ans. It is ranked as 2nd best institution in India in the field of science and arts and 3rd best college in terms of commerce. The college provides a good academic atmosphere though the syllabus is not worth it.

Ques. Is maths compulsory for B.Com in Loyola College?

Ans. Yes, either maths or business maths in higher secondary class is compulsory for admission in Loyola for B.Com. Yes, either maths or business maths in higher secondary class is compulsory for admission in Loyola for B.Com.