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
PUTTUR: A Campus Recruitment programme on Medical Coding was conducted under the auspices of Training & Placement Cell and IQAC of St Philomena College Puttur . An US-based MNC- Health care and Insurance Company Optum (XL Health) is hiring fresh graduates for the post of Medical Coders. OPTUM as a global team of more than 1,25,000 employees with lot of commitment and passion to transform health care having one of the largest healthcare service Centre at Bangalore visited St Philomena College on 11 October, 2022 for orientation session for the interested students of the college, followed by the initial process with written test and interview. On the basis of performance, 42 candidates were shortlisted. Currently these candidates are attending 5 week long mandatory classroom training programme designated at St Philomena College. After completing the training programme candidates are eligible to appear for AAPC’s CPC certification examination. Candidates will be called for final Interview upon clearing the CPC Certification Exam and selected candidates offered with joining formalities, induction which follows training in Bangalore. The Placement Officer of the College Dr Radhakrishna Gowda organized the event under the guidance of the Principal of the College Rev Dr Antony Prakash Monterio.