St Philomenas College, Mysore

About St Philomenas College, Mysore

A Bishop's dream and a Maharaja's munificence culminated in the establishment of St. Philomena's College on October 9, 1946. His Excellency the Rt. Rev. Dr. Rene Feuga, the First Bishop of Mysore, vacated his mansion to make room for classes and the Wodeyars, the Mysore Royal family, donated 29 acres of land to the college.The College was declared open by His Highness Sri Jayachamaraja Wodeyar, Maharaja of Mysore- a rare honour and privilege for any institution.

It was history in the making in more ways than one and the first group of 380 Philomenites was aware of it. They knew that they were stepping into the very first of the First Grade Colleges in the Royal City, affiliated to the University of Mysore. Even more importantly, St. Philomena's was the first Degree Science College in the erstwhile Mysore Region. Before its foundation, the college received its motto-from His Holiness the Pope. The Holy Father chose the maxim-Caritas vestra magis ac magis abundet in scientia- May your love grow richer in knowledge.Caritas in scientia- the first and last words of the quotation-became the motto of the college.

Vision
The college is guided by the visionary zeal of providing value based education to everyone irrespective of religion,caste,creed or sex by which the character is formed ,intellect is expanded and one can stand on his/her own feet

Mission
To transform young men and women who come to learn not just from books,but also from life and to share the experience of working and playing together ,which inculcates life skills to become good citizens with integrity and discipline