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.
St. Philomena College, Puttur is affiliated to Mangalore University and it is managed by the Catholic Board of Education, Mangalore
It was in June 1958, when St.Philomena College, Puttur started functioning the Kannada Dept. was interlinked along with it. When we glance the history of the department, the ancestors who toiled for the birth and growth of the department should not go unnoticed. Prof.M.Venkatramana Bhat (Popularly known as M.V. Bhat and V.B.Moleyar) was the founder member of the department. Later he became the first head of the department till his retirement (1994) he successfully worked for the progress of the department in particular and of the College in general.
Read More...St Philomena College, Puttur, founded by the missionary Msgr. Antony Patrao in 1958 has a distinct niche for itself while serving the cause of higher education. The department of English came into existence from the inception of the college in June 1958 and since there the department has been vibrant and has been contributing immensely for the growth of the college.
Read More...The department of Hindi came into existence from the inception of the college in June 1958. Simple beautiful and flowery language Hindi is considered as the national language of India. Even electronic media made this language more popular among the students.
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