St Philomena College was founded by Msgr Antony Patrao who felt that a College in this part of the state would save the people of the inconvenience of moving to distant places for higher education. He set out to realize his dream and the mission was accomplished in the year 1958.
Since its inception, the Institute has lived up to societal expectations, turning out consistent and appreciable results in academic and non-academic fields. The institution does attempt to treat the primary stakeholders in 5 UG programs and 5 PG programs with a rewarding educational experience.
The Quality Assurance Framework of the institution has been developed to assure academic standards and enhance the quality of education. It underlines the institution’s commitment to excellence and improvement.
ISO 9001: 2015 Certified | Re-Accredited by NAAC at ‘A’ Grade | Managed by the CBE
Botany Museum came into existence in 1967with a vision to provide awareness of the region's flora to students and the general public. The Museum has a rich collection of more than five hundred specimens from tropical evergreen forests of western Ghats, semi-evergreen deciduous and shola forests of western ghats, and various beaches collected by the staff and students during field visits and botanical excursions/study tours over the years. The Museum contains approximately 40 species of Algae, 65 species of Fungi, 35 species of Bryophytes, 60 species of Pteridophytes, species of Gymnosperms, and more than 200 species of Angiosperm and plants. It also includes the number of local plants having medicinal importance, specimens of marine and mangrove, and more than 1000 herbaria belonging to 35 families of plants.