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ADMISSIONS (2025-2026)

Application Portal for UG courses will be opened two days prior to the release of TN State Board Plus Two results.

The Origin

Tempo Forte' is what the Jesuits of Loyola College of Art and Science called the five days, spread over a few months, of intense, no-holds-barred, discussion on their ministry. The discussions were free ranging and ran their full course and resulted in concrete decisions and specific projects like the Loyola Students Support Services (LSSS). LSSS will provide financial, academic and personal support to students, particularly from our target groups. It will encompass counselling, mentoring, tuitions, and a host of activities that would provide platforms for self-articulation and for enhancement on self-esteem. The LSSS office was blessed and inaugurated on 22nd May 2014 by Rev. Fr. Francis Jayapathy SJ in the presence of Jesuits and other well wishers. Rev. Fr. Joseph Antony Jacob SJ is the First Director. .

Vision & Mission

Vision
Empowering the Vulnerable students, particularly the Dalits, to face the challenges with dignity.

Mission
Enabling the Vulnerable students to attain over-all and integral formation through instilling confidence, capacity building, improving the quality of life, providing financial and academic assistance, creating opportunities for employability and deepening their commitment for better future for all.

Objectives

• To organize enabling programmes and special coaching classes to excel in their academic life.
• To provide financial assistance to meet their requirements.
• To guide the students to be critically conscious of their self-identity particularly the subaltern reality.
• To help them develop their personality and leadership qualities.
• To enable the development of students' artistic and expressive skills.

Loyola Student Support Services

Greetings!

Blessed you are, to be a Loyolite!

Loyola Student Support Services (LSSS) is one of the torch bearers and crucial gateways that converts the vision of Loyola College into the mission of the College, helping you find the appropriate path to make your light shine. In Loyola College, the temple of learning, LSSS is like holy of holies for the students coming from the poor and social backgrounds such as Orphans, Semi-orphans, Dalits, Tribals, Refugees, Migrants, Children of Folk artists, Gypsies, Academically Weaker Students, Physically and Visually challenged students regardless of their caste, language, religion and region. Since 2014, all student support services including academic help, financial aid, training in the arts and literature, midday meal, etc. have been brought under one roof called LSSS.

The impoverished and youth are given special preference by the Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus and the Provincial Apostolic Preferences of the Jesuit Chennai Province. Therefore, we conduct summer camp to ignite them to higher education and employment opportunities. In Loyola College, we accompany the students from their entry to exit periodically and purposefully.

Apart from Government Scholarships, the lion's share of financial support to the deserving students is given by Loyola College management under Jesuit Educational Support (JES). In addition to JES, Loyola Alumni, who are dispersed throughout the globe, provide a significant financial commitment to the education of students from neglected societal groups. Private scholarships are also incredibly available to the deserving students.

“Don't Curse the Darkness; Light a Candle” as the Chinese Proverb goes, we shall make the difference by educating the students from the bottom of the pyramid. As the LSSS tagline states, "Students are our Friends", the doors of LSSS are always open for you, and our team members are ever willing and compassionate enough to serve the needy in the greatest way. You are welcome to be a part of LSSS either as a beneficiary if you find yourself deserving and also as a generous donor to lend a supporting hand to make a tangible difference for the generation today for a better tomorrow. You could be one of them in making a BIG difference as the maxim of Loyola College goes, “Let your Light Shine” to be men and women for and with others.


Rev. Fr. Justin Prabhu, SJ.
Director, LSSS

Target Students

• Orphan and Semi-orphan students irrespective of caste and religion
• Poor and Dalit Catholics
• Economically poor and vulnerable students
• Academically weaker students
• Physically and visually challenged students
• Refugees
• Gypsy students
• Foreign students who come to Loyola on academic exchanges and service learning

Activities of LSSS

· Identifies the Dalits, First Graduates, Economically Poor, Orphans, Semi Orphans and Vulnerable students and helps them in the process of admission.
· Takes note of various management and Government scholarships available to various categories of students, such as SC/ST, MBC, BC, Differently Abled, FGL, Rural Girls and helps them in process of applying and receiving the Government scholarships and benefits.
· Administers additional financial help through management concessions by identifying the target students in the first semester itself and help in reducing the burden of paying their fee during their studies.
· Taps the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds in corporate sectors for the assistance of poor and vulnerable students in Loyola College.
· Helps in availing all the foresaid scholarships without any delay and difficulty by helping them with academic advice and logistical support.
· Caters to the needs of the academically poor students and helps them through Enabling classes (Remedial Classes) and Special English Coaching Classes in collaboration with respective departments.
· Monitors the academic activities by tracking the records of achievements for better monitoring and counselling.
· Coordinates with the management and helps the deserving students to avail the Noon Meal Scheme.
· Collaborates with the Training and Placement cell, and assists the students to get Part Time jobs (on Campus and off Campus)
· Conducts periodic workshops and organize seminars on Indian history and culture with a focus on subaltern realities.
· Forms various fora and organizes seminars and workshops to develop their skills and self respect.

How to apply for management concessions?
· A notice will be put up in the college by indicating all the information regarding management concession
· Deserving students can apply by collecting an application paying Rs.20
· Filled in application has to be submitted at the LSSS office on or before the deadline mentioned on the notice board. No application will be accepted after the deadline.

Special feature
· The Students who are economically poor and have improved their percentage of marks in the exams will be given more concession than the previous semester just to encourage them.
· The beneficiaries should be regular for classes, for retreats (if applicable), for the enabling classes on English  and on other subjects and other orientation programmes organized for the Dalit and poor students in the college by LSSS.

Who are not eligible?
· The students who have more than 2 arrears in the first year, more than 3 in the second year and more than 4  in the third year are not eligible as they are not responding to the objective of our management fee concession.
· Either of whose parents draws any Government salary/pension
· Who do not meet the required percentage of the attendance
· Who fail to attend the special programmes organized for the poor and Dalit students by the LEADS
· The catholic students who fail to attend the retreats without prior permission.
· In case the application form is incomplete without consent or knowledge of the LSSS Director.
· The students who receive scholarships from other Agencies / Organisation / NGOs.
· The students whose parents income is more than 2 lakh per year in Shift I and 3 lakh in Shift II

Auto Debit Form
· Auto Debit Form is an undertaking given by the Student and his/her parent to transfer the Government Scholarship to the LSSS account in case the student has received an advance amount equal to the expected scholarship from the Government.
· When the students are not able to pay the semester fees even after the management concession is approved, then the students are supposed to give an Auto Debit Form for the Government Scholarship.
· In case of failure in obtaining the scholarship from the Government for various reasons the student has to pay the amount after deducting management concession.

LEADS

In accordance with the preferential option for the Poor and the Dalits of the Jesuit Madurai Province, Jesuit educational institutions give priority to the Poor, Dalits and the first generation learners to study in their institutions. As a visible expression of its commitment, Loyola College Management offered a space for Dalit coordinator and named it as Loyola Emancipatory Action for Dalit Students (LEADS).

It was solemnly inaugurated by the Hon'ble Minister of Adi-Dravidar Welfare, Tmt. A.Tamilarasi on 14th February 2010.
* Leads would coordinate with LSSS in all programs with special focus on Dalit students.
* LEADS would meticulously work with LSSS in receiving the benefits from all its programs.
* LEADS would ensure the proper monitoring of the academic program of Dalit students.
* LEADS would arrange special programmes for the skill development of Dalit Students.
* LEADS would empower the Dalit students so that they excel in academics.
* LEADS would organize EXODUS CAMP for Dalit and Poor children and DESAM camp for Gypsy children during summer holidays. Every year 400 to 500 children from the neighboring dioceses and Gypsy settlements benefit from the facilities and faculty of our college.

Programme Conducted

-> Loyola Summer Camp 2023 = Report | Gallery

-> Photo Gallery - Veedhi Virudhu Vizha 2023

-> Photo Gallery - Veedhi Virudhu Vizha 2022

-> Virtual Graduation Ceremony of English Access Micro Scholarship Program Batch (2018-2021) - February 26, 2021 {Report}

-> Photo Gallery - Veedhi Virudhu Vizha 2021

-> Photo Gallery - Veethi Viruthu Vizha 2018

-> Photo Gallery - Veethi Viruthu Vizha 2017

-> Report - Special English Coaching Classes (SECC)

-> Report - International Students Meeting with the Rev. Fr. Principal

-> Report - Religious and Seminarians Meeting

-> Report - "Veethi Viruthu Vizha" Seminar on Human Rights, Art & Culture Festival

-> Report - Meeting and Get Together for all International Students

-> Report - Seminar on “Celebrating Consecrated Life”

-> Report - Veethi Viruthu Vizha 2016