Specialties

Everyday the college activities begin with an invocation to Almighty, the Abode of Light and Wisdom.  The entire campus comes to a stand still at that time and the day's work begins in a spiritual ambience.

The aim of all education is the formation of the human person for the fulfillment of his/her individual and social responsibilities.  Conscious of this, the college gives excellent and all-round formation to the students.  The college offers a series of programmes under the aegis of the campus ministry.  The ministry conducts one-day formation programme for the first year students of all the courses every year.  There are inter-religious prayer and talks on character formation as part of this programme.  The parents are also participating in the prayer and separate talks for them are also arranged on this day.  The ministry also conducts talks on value education for the students and renewal programmes for the teaching and non-teaching staff every year.

Classroom cleanliness and beautification are conducted in a competitive spirit.  Every year prizes are distributed for excellence in class cleanliness and beautification.  Students are motivated to maintain a plastic-free campus.  The Nature Club of the college associate with other NGOs to make the city clean and plastic free.  Students also take part in various movements for aforestation, rainwater preservation and other environment friendly activities.

The various talent clubs functioning in the college motivate the students to find and foster various talents that lie dormant in them.  'Heartifest' is a cultural extravaganza conducted every year that gives an opportunity for the students to perform their talents in front of the 'Sacred Heart Family'.  The students are given guidance to participate and excel in University level Youth Festivals and other cultural fests.

The students are encouraged to participate in various community service programmes. Once a while they visit the nearby old age home and share meals with them and also entertain the old and lonely inmates there with cultural programmes.  They also take initiative to collect old clothes and blankets from the college community and distribute them to the needy.

Parents are considered as the integral part of the college family.  `Heartifest' is a cultural evening when the management, staff, students, and parents gather together as a family.  Parents of the students are invited formally once a year to give them an opportunity to meet all the teachers of their wards together.  The progress reports of the terminal examinations are regularly sent to the parents. PTA is very active in the college that meets every month and renders every possible help to the management and teachers for the smooth running of the college.

Teachers of the college play a pivotal role in the academic and administrative functioning of the college.  There is a warm and cordial relationship between the management and the teaching community.  The departments conduct periodical meetings and contribute valuble suggestions to the principal for the development of the college.

• Research Centres : The college has as many as six Research Departments viz., 
  Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Economics, Physics and Commerce.
   
• Collaborations : The College has the singular distinction of having tie-ups with national and international agencies. Our collaborators include Hohenheim University Germany, St. Mary's College and Notre Dame University, Indiana, CRL, FACT, IRE, HOC, MPDEA, CMFRI, FC Cochin, Spices Board etc.
   
• Zoological Museum: The college has an outstanding Zoological Museum, unparalleled of its kind in the state, under the Department of Zoology.  It has  a collection of over 1500 specimens, many of which are very rare.  The museum attracts a large number of students and science enthusiasts to the college.
   
• Environment : College has given due importance to environmental education programme. An awareness campaign is made among the student to protect the rivers in Kerala. Our faculty participate in many programmes conducted by different NGO's as resource person for the protection of  `Periyar River' and National Environmental Awareness Programme.
   
• Mithradham - Conserving natural resources
  To tide over the acute energy crisis of this state the College has already started research for developing renewable energy sources. The Renewable Energy Development Centre 'Mithradam' was constructed for this purpose.  We have planned out a project to exhibit a model in the campus to instruct the students regarding its functioning.  There is also a project to construct a water harvesting plant model.
   
• Career Guidance Centre: The college has an efficiently managed career guidance centre.  The centre provides information to the students regarding career options and equip them for competitive examinations by organizing seminars, workshops, competitions etc. Campus recruitments are also arranged by the centre. The college proposes to raise the centre into a full-fledged placement cell by initiating tie-ups with various industrial concerns.
   
• The  Social  Exposure  Programmes : Under this programme students visit tribal  communities,  slums,  hospitals,  juvenile  homes,  homes  for  the  destitute  etc.  The  various  extra  and  co-curricular  activites equip  our  students  for  a  healthy  community  life  in  future  .  The  students  are also  given  opportunities  to  participate  in  seminars  and  conferences conducted  by  agencies/organisations  outside,  under  the  supervision of  the  faculty.
   
• Into the Information Age : The college keeps pace with the information age with almost all the departments acquiring computers and relevant softwares.
   
• Campus Life : A happy blending of academic life with cultural and sports activities is another specialty here. For the past several years the college has been placed among the first five colleges in the University in sports and cultural activities as well as in academic work.
   
• Centre for Fine Arts
   The  Centre  for  Fine  Arts,  an  honorary  University  centre  functioning  under  the  English Department  organises  seminars,  workshops  and  Lectures  on  Art  and  Aesthetics.
   
• Heartifest : This annual cultural extravaganza offers an opportunity to the students, the parents, the staff and the alumni to display their talents in front of the college community and the public.
   
• Heart Beats : The official triennial newsletter of the college keeps the college community informed of the various activities of the college.
   
• Rajagiri College of Social Sciences : The College takes immense pride in the enviable growth of one of its departments into a prestigious institution of learning. It was the department of sociology in this college that branched out and blossomed into The Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kalamassery.
   
• Sargapadham : Intercollegiate literary pentathlon. This is the only one of its kind in Kerala. The events are the Extempore Speech, Debate, Mock Press, Essay Writing and Group Discussion.
   
• Student Welfare Trust
  The  PTA  of  our  college  has  been  formed  and  registered  as  a  'trust'  under  Literary  and  Charitable  Societies  Act  by  name '  Sacred  Heart  College  Students  Welfare  Trust,  Thevara,  Kochi-682013'.  This  is  mainly  meant  to  raise  funds  for  helping  the  financially  weak  students.
   
• Golden  Jubilee  Memorial  Trust
  The  Golden  Jubilee  Memorial  Trust  functions  in  close  collaboration  with  the  PTA  of  the  college.  Its  chief  aim  is  the  development  of  facilities  for  the  college  to  meet  the  needs  of  the  new  training  programmes  introduced  in  the  college.