FOUNDATION
Loyola Junior College was established in July 1993 on the Campus of Loyola High School, Rekurthy, Karimnagar. Loyola Junior College, was established and owned by the Jesuit Province Society, Hyderabad registered under the Society Registration Act of 1860 No. 617 of 1977 on 21-06-1977 and has its office in Hyderabad. Grant of Recognition by Telangana State of Bord of Intermediate Education, Nampally, HYD.
THE COAT OF ARMS
The coat of arms of the college consists of a shield divided into four quarters with a Dharma Chakram, Cross and Raising Sun. The crest is the monogram and seal of Jesus: IHS being the first three letters in Greek of the name, JESUS. The Raising Sun is the symbol of education imparted in this college, which challenges the students to live up to the college motto: BORN TO LOVE AND SERVE by their learning and good example so that they may become Inspiring Teachers of hope and liberation to others.
THE NAME LOYOLA
The name Loyola comes from the ancestral castle that was the family home where Saint Ignatius was born in 1491, the last of a large Basque family of Spain. Pursuing a worldly career in the service of the King, he was wounded in the defense of Pamplona and was taken as prisoner. While convalescing, he was converted and turned from the service of an earthy ruler to that of his divine Master, Jesus Christ. He took a life of prayer, penance and serious study and recorded his experience in the book “The Spiritual Exercises”, which become the source of inspiration for all his followers. He gathered around him likeminded and motivated university men like St. Francis Xavier, who came to India to establish the Society of Jesus in 1540.
LOYOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE – History
The North Telangana Region in general and the district of Karimnagar in particular were considered educationally backward in A. P. as has already been noted. As per the 1991 census, the literacy rate at Karimnagar District was abysmally low at 21.5% (15.99% for men and a mere 5.51% for women). At that time there was no good Junior College in Karininagar town, even in the entire district. The few students, who successfully completed their Secondary education, had to seek admission in distant colleges as residential students. Only the relatively rich could afford this, coughing up the almost prohibitive fee. So it was not entirety surprising that the public of Karimnagar area, who had already tasted the quality of Jesuit education in Loyola High School, Rekurthi, requested the Jesuits to start a Junior college on the same campus. Bishop Thumma Bala of Warangal was also very keen on it. Responding to this persistent request of the public and in a way fulfilling the dream of Sri. K S. Sharma who was instrumental in allotting the land at Rekurthi, Loyola Junior College was started in July, 1993, as a co-education institution with the primary objective of providing quality collegiate education.
