St Joseph College for Women, Gorakhpur

St. Joseph College for Women, Gorakhpur, was established in the year 2005 as an affiliated college at Civil Lines, Gorakhpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The women's institution is located on a 1-acre campus, hosting a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs.

It is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council and approved by the National Council for Teacher Education; hence, it has made a name for itself in catering to women's quality education. With a total student enrolment of 3,728 and a faculty strength of 32, St. Joseph College offers 6 courses across 5 degrees, focusing mainly on the arts, sciences, and education.

It has a number of facilities to make the learning process and all-round development of students easier. For this, there is a well-stocked library acting as a knowledge hub, together with state-of-the-art laboratories for science students to meet their practical requirements. The whole campus is Wi-Fi enabled; this makes for an environment of learning with so much technology within.

It provides more than just a housing facility as far as a place in the girls' hostel is concerned. It provides an atmosphere for community life and socialization of those requiring accommodation. More so, the college believes in a maxim, 'A sound body is the abode of a sound mind', and thus provides sports facilities for motivating students towards living a healthy life.

An open auditorium serves as a platform for much of the type of events and seminars which involve cultural and academic activity. A health center with first aid facilities to take care of the students' health is also available in its campus. St. Joseph College for Women offers various courses: BA , B. Sc in Botany, Chemistry and Zoology, B. Sc in Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry, B. Ed, D. El.

Ed , and MA in English Literature . All these are full-time courses, with the college ensuring that the students receive quality intensive education. The institution manifests a brisk intake of 50 seat approvals for the D. El. Ed. program, hence focusing much on teacher education. At St. Joseph College for Women, the admission form is issued in different ways for different courses. In the B. Ed and D. El.

Ed, courses admission is strictly on merit based by the marks obtained by the candidate in his qualifying examination and/or entrance examination, as policy of State Government and University.