ST. ALPHONSA GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS

The college proudly holds St.Alphonsa as the patron, for her great ideals of determination, sacrifice and dedication.
St. Alphonsa group has been derived from Blessed Chavara Educational Trust(BCET) for conducting various professional courses. BCET is dedicated to the great ideals of Fr. Kuriakose Elias Chavara who lived in Kerala one hundred and fifty years ago. Being a humble servant of God with heavenly virtues, he established himself as a scholar, a committed educationist and a philanthropist.
The Trust has been in existence since 2006, with the objective of providing high quality educational programmes and services through its Institutes. The major personnel involved in the trust have a good exposure of social, cultural and educational backgrounds.
The major aspects focussed by the trust are:-
Personality Development
Improvement in Communication skills
Discipline
Experience and qualifications of the faculty
Facilities (Lab, Classroom, Library, Hostel)
St. Alphonsa, a Biography
Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (August 19, 1910 July 28, 1946) is the first Indian women to be elevated to sainthood. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1986 and decided as a saint by pope Benedict XVI on March 1 2008. It was officially declared on October 12 2008.
Sr. Alphonsa was born on 19 August 1910. Her baptismal name was Anna and was affectionately called Annakutty.
Annakutty believed that a Carmelite nun had appeared to her and advised her to become a nun. She read the biography of St.Threse of Lisieux which instilled in her a strong desire to become a saint.
Therefore she resisted all compulsions to yield to marriage proposals. When she was compelled to attend her betrothal ceremony, she sought to escape from it by voluntarily stepping into a pit of burning husk.
Her feet were badly burnt and had to be confined to bed for several weeks. Her aunt finally relented to her desire and permitted her to join a convent.
Annakutty joined the clarist Convent at Bharananganam and received the veil of postulants on 2nd August 1928 with the name Alphonsa in honour of St. Alphonse Ligouri, whose feast day it was. Her vestition was held on 19th May 1930.
In 1984 the pope officially declared that Sr. Alphonsa had heroically practiced Christian virtues. A miracle wrought through her intercession was also formally approved by the Holy See on 16th July 1985. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 8th February 1986 at Kottayam and decided as a saint by the pope Benedict XVI on March 1 2008. It was officially declared on October 12, 2008.
All Indians are proud to have St. Alphonsa , the first Catholic saint in India, born of Indian parents, lived and sanctified her life in India.
So, the college is proud to hold St. Alphonsa as the patron, for her great ideals of determination, sacrifice and commitment to the society.
St. Alphonsa Group Of Institutions
St. Alphonsa group of Institutions holds two colleges, namely, St. Alphonsa College for Hotel Management and St. Alphonsa Institute for Management Studies (SAIMS).
St. Alphonsa College for Hotel Management is a self financing college affiliated to the University of Calicut for conducting B.Sc. Hotel Management programme. At present, the college is temporarily functioning at Puthiyanirath, Elathur, Vengeli, Calicut and bears the corporate office at Blessed Chavara Building, Chungam, West Hill, Calicut. The new college campus for St. Alphonsa College for Hotel Management is proposed at Anamooli, Mannarkad, Palakkad district in nearly 12 acres of land along with resorts. On completion of the project the college will hold a well spacious building with all modern amenities and aesthetically built resort inside the campus for the development of the students.
St. Alphonsa Institute for Management Studies (SAIMS) is a programme centre of Calicut university for conducting regular professional courses under SDE(School of Distance Education). Under this institute, a Diploma programme in Hotel Management and a degree programme viz. B.Sc. Counselling Psychology are being conducted. These courses are regular programmes and are not correspondence courses.
The college emphasizes on value based quality education and overall development of students apart from imparting theoretical & practical knowledge. Even though the college is functioning in a temporary campus, the management assures the availability of infrastructure and all other facilities to the students in the present scenario and does not compromise in the quality of the students passing out from the institution.
Apart from the infrastructure and facilities offered, the management takes utmost care in offering the students the best quality education through well qualified and experienced faculty. Students are trained in a manner to improve their skills and knowledge to build a career in hospitality/tourism industry. All the students are provided with the best possible training at star classified hotels at major cities across India. Students who maintain the institutional standards and express their talents are assured placements both in India and Overseas.