St. Joseph's College

ABHS

The Advisory Bureau for Higher Studies (ABHS) was inaugurated in the year 1999. Ever since its inception, it is functioning as a separate wing with the prime notion to serve the student community for getting higher studies admission in India and abroad. ABHS has the latest information, books and CDs regarding GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, IELTS, GATE and CAT.

The main objectives of ABHS are to:

  • Motivate more number of aspiring students to pursue higher studies in India and abroad.
  • Enable the students to excel themselves in the tests like GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, IELTS, GATE, CAT etc.

The main activities of ABHS are to :

  • Provide information on various courses and admission requirements for higher studies.
  • Organize guest lectures and seminars to equip the students for pursing higher studies in India and abroad.
  • Conduct Cambridge language assessment Linguaskill training and examination.

Seminars and Guest Lectures

ABHS organizes guest lectures and seminars which are handled by resource persons from IDP, USIEF, Cambridge University, British Council and other higher studies agencies to equip students for pursuing higher studies.

Associate Directors, Deans, Department Heads and Faculty members from many educational institutes like

  • Wayne State University
  • Clarkson University
  • Arkansas State University
  • Swinburne University
  • University of Sussex
  • Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • University of Denver
  • Pace University
  • Southern Illinois University

have visited our campus and briefed students about the application process, scholarships and requirements in their respective universities.



List of seminars and guest lectures conducted (2013-2024)

Business English Certificate(BEC)

  • The Business English Certificate (BEC), a certification from Cambridge Assessment English, Cambridge University, is a qualification which is specifically in English for work
  • For the past twelve years, BEC examination has been conducted by Cambridge in our college campus.
  • Our colleges have been awarded as a Best Preparatory Centre Award continuously for the past seven years for conducting BEC inside the campus by Cambridge.
  • In year 2018-2019 we have been awarded as “South Asia’s Best 25 Preparation Centers for Higher Education 2016-2018”.

Academic Year : 2022 - 2023(Batch: 2021-2025)

Level

No. of students appeared

No. of students

 passed

Pass percentage

Vantage

829

809

97.58

Preliminary

476

456

95.79

Total

1305

1265

96.6

Academic Year : 2021 - 2022(Batch: 2020-2024)

Level

No. of students appeared

No. of students

 passed

Pass percentage

Vantage

519

473

91.13

Preliminary

534

481

90.07

Total

1053

954

90.59

Academic Year : 2020– 2021(Batch: 2019-2023)

Level

No. of students appeared

No. of students

 passed

Pass percentage

Vantage

595

543

91.26

Preliminary

473

438

92.60

Total

1068

981

91.85

Academic Year : 2019 - 2020

Level

No. of students appeared

No. of students

 passed

Pass percentage

Vantage

689

631

91.58

Preliminary

492

458

93.09

Total

1181

1089

92.21

Academic Year : 2018 - 2019

Level

No. of students appeared

No. of students

 passed

Pass percentage

Vantage

642

603

93.93

Preliminary

666

622

93.39

Total

1308

1225

93.65

ABHS Facilities

The interested students for pursuing higher studies can register as a member of ABHS in their second year onwards.

  • The registered ABHS members can avail all the facilities in the ABHS free of cost..
  • In the beginning of every semester, an orientation session is being conducted to make them aware of the functioning and facilities of ABHS.
  • ABHS has infrastructure of about 15 lakhs, which includes systems, books and CDs for taking-up examination like GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, IELTS, CAT, GATE etc.
  • About 1,150 books and 100 CDs are available for the access of the students.
  • The students can avail on duty for attending the above mentioned tests as well as interviews related with higher studies.
  • The record of the alumni pursuing higher studies is maintained in ABHS.The proof of admission obtained by the students in various universities is maintained.
  • All information related with higher studies is also maintained separately.

Students pursuing higher studies

Our students have got admission into various top ranking universities in different countries like USA, Australia, UK, New Zealand, Canada, Germany, Sweden and Singapore. To name a few, University of Texas, NJIT, Illinois Institute of technology, University of Birmingham, University of Queensland, University of Waterloo, Monash University, University of British Columbia, NUS, NTU, University of West Virginia, MRIT, McGill University ,The University of Western Australia, University of Windsor, University of Southern California, USA, Stevens Institute of Technology, Arizona State University etc.

The number of students who have got admission for higher studies during recent years is as follows:

S. No

Batch

No of students

Abroad

India

Total

1.

2019-23

90

22

112

2.

2018-22

63

33

96

3.

2017-21

50

63

113

4.

2016-20

38

30

68

5.

2015-19

48

63

111

6.

2014-18

69

76

145

Apart from this many students are pursuing higher studies in India like NITs, IITs, IIMs, and IIPM.

Linguaskill

  • Linguaskill, is an English language test certification by the Cambridge English.
  • The Business English Certificate (BEC) is now upgraded by the Cambridge as Linguaskill.
  • The training followed by the examination certification is a proof for the candidates to support their communicative skills.
  • Linguaskill is a quick and convenient online test to help the Institutes to assess the English level of students this intern helps the organization for recruiting.
  • This test, assess all four language skills - speaking, writing, reading and listening - in modules.
  • It provides accurate results within 48 hours and can be administered at any time or place.
  • Results are aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), the international standard for describing language ability.
  • St. Joseph’s Group of Institutions is an authorised Linguaskill Test Centre under English Language Assessment, Cambridge University, UK.
  • Linguaskill, the global English ability measure, easily anytime.

Higher studies in Foreign and Indian Universities

COUNTRIES

UNIVERSITES

COUNTRIES

UNIVERSITES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USA

Carnegie Mellon University

University of California

Illinois Institute of Technology

University of Massachusetts

Arizona State University

North Carolina State University

NewJersy Institute of Technology

University of Pennsylvania

Concordia University

Texas A & M University

Clemson University

University of Maryland

Stevens Institute of Technology

University of Southern California

University of Bridgesport

University of Florida

UNC Charlotte

University of New Haven

Michigan State University

SINGAPORE

National University of Singapore

Nanyang Technological University

MALAYSIA

Malaysia University

CZECH

University of Ostrava

 

SWEDEN

Uppasala University

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Lund University

NEW ZEALAND

Wellington Institute of Technology

Lincoln University

 

 

UNITED KINGDON

 

University of Sussex

University of Leeds

Queens University

Middlesex University

Western University

North Umbira of University

Fanshawe College

 

 

 

 

CANADA

British Columbia

University of Windsor

University of Calgary

McGill University

University of British Columbia

University of Toronto

University of Waterloo

University of Canterbury

Concordia University

North Alberta Institute of Technology

FRANCE

Skema Business School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDIA

Indian Institute of Technology

Indian Institute of Management

Indian Institute of Science

Anna University

NIT

International School of Business and Research

National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology

St.Joseph’s College of Engineering

Thiagaraja School of Management

Great Lakes Institute of Management

VIT

Sri Ramchandra University

Manipal University

Sastra University

MIT

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Indian Maritime University

 

 

 

GERMANY

University of Stuttgart

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Technical University of Munich

Technische Universitat Dresden

Hochschule Offenburg University

Graduate School Offenburg University

 

 

 

AUSTRALIA

Swinburne University

Monash University

Deakin University

University of Birmingham

The University of Melbourne

Flinders University

The University of Western Australia

University of Sydney

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