The Bishop Jerome Institute or BJI or BJGI is an institution situated in
Kollam city of
Kerala,
India. It is one among the
AICTE approved engineering and management colleges situated inside the city limit of
Kollam.
Bishop Jerome Institute is set up in memory of Most Rev. Dr. Jerome M. Fernandez, the first native Bishop of
Quilon Diocese, who worked tirelessly for the educational progress of the Catholic community by starting colleges, schools and technical institutions. The college is affiliated to the
University of Kerala. The college is from the management of the Bishop Jerome Foundation functioning under the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon. It is one among the three architecture colleges in
Kollam city. The registration code for college in the university is BJK.[1]
The Architecture students of Bishop Jerome Institute are planning to start a heritage walk for the city of
Kollam in the name Kollam Heritage Walk as like the one organized for
Trivandrum, by revealing the city's secrets that are concealed in its tiny bylanes, crowded bazaars, places of worship and heritage buildings.[2]
History
Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon is the first Diocese in
India and is known as the Cradle of Indian Christianity. Institutions in
Kollam city include Bishop Jerome Nagar Shopping Complex,
Fatima Mata National College, Bishop Benziger Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital in
Kottiyam, Quilon Social Service Society(QSS), Karmela Rani College etc. Bishop Jerome Institute is their first technical & management educational institution in the city.[3] Bishop Jerome Institute is an integrated institution of three colleges - School of Management(BJSM), School of Architecture and School of Engineering.
The college received approval from the
University of Kerala in 2011 just after the completion of its first block.[4] During inception, the college was named as Bishop Jerome Group of Institutions but later they changed it to Bishop Jerome Institute because of some registration issues related with
University of Kerala.
Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to
India in-charge has inaugurated the Bishop Jerome Institute (BJI) on 2011 May 14.[5][6]
Bishop Jerome Institute offers undergraduate programmes in
Architecture and
Engineering and masters programme in
Business Administration. Admissions to these programs is based on the applicant's results of the entrance tests conducted by the Commissionerate of Entrance Examinations,
Kerala.[7]
Engineering Courses - School of Engineering and Technology
The Alumni Association of Bishop Jerome Institute was inaugurated on 25 October 2014. Two batches of MBA students and one batch of Engineering students have passed out from the institution.
The Bishop Jerome Institute or BJI or BJGI is an institution situated in
Kollam city of
Kerala,
India. It is one among the
AICTE approved engineering and management colleges situated inside the city limit of
Kollam.
Bishop Jerome Institute is set up in memory of Most Rev. Dr. Jerome M. Fernandez, the first native Bishop of
Quilon Diocese, who worked tirelessly for the educational progress of the Catholic community by starting colleges, schools and technical institutions. The college is affiliated to the
University of Kerala. The college is from the management of the Bishop Jerome Foundation functioning under the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon. It is one among the three architecture colleges in
Kollam city. The registration code for college in the university is BJK.[1]
The Architecture students of Bishop Jerome Institute are planning to start a heritage walk for the city of
Kollam in the name Kollam Heritage Walk as like the one organized for
Trivandrum, by revealing the city's secrets that are concealed in its tiny bylanes, crowded bazaars, places of worship and heritage buildings.[2]
History
Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon is the first Diocese in
India and is known as the Cradle of Indian Christianity. Institutions in
Kollam city include Bishop Jerome Nagar Shopping Complex,
Fatima Mata National College, Bishop Benziger Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital in
Kottiyam, Quilon Social Service Society(QSS), Karmela Rani College etc. Bishop Jerome Institute is their first technical & management educational institution in the city.[3] Bishop Jerome Institute is an integrated institution of three colleges - School of Management(BJSM), School of Architecture and School of Engineering.
The college received approval from the
University of Kerala in 2011 just after the completion of its first block.[4] During inception, the college was named as Bishop Jerome Group of Institutions but later they changed it to Bishop Jerome Institute because of some registration issues related with
University of Kerala.
Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to
India in-charge has inaugurated the Bishop Jerome Institute (BJI) on 2011 May 14.[5][6]
Bishop Jerome Institute offers undergraduate programmes in
Architecture and
Engineering and masters programme in
Business Administration. Admissions to these programs is based on the applicant's results of the entrance tests conducted by the Commissionerate of Entrance Examinations,
Kerala.[7]
Engineering Courses - School of Engineering and Technology
The Alumni Association of Bishop Jerome Institute was inaugurated on 25 October 2014. Two batches of MBA students and one batch of Engineering students have passed out from the institution.